HBO Movie Left of the Dial

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Just got done watching this flick and I would have to say that it is average at best. I found it interesting how financially inept the start up operation of Air America Radio was, the original founder lied about his investment. Although, I have rarely listened to Air America, from this movie I thought that Al Franken seemed like a good host whom would be worth the time to listen to know and then. There is another host named Mike Malloy, and this guy comes off as a real ahole in this movie, like a whiny bitch, similar to a Rush Limbaugh. As for the rest of the hosts in the movie, they make a big deal about Janeane Garofalo, but for the life of me I cant recall any movies that she starred in. Another host Chuck D, is suppose to be some big-time former rapper, but he gets limited exposure. The host whom seems to get the most air-time in the movie is Rhandi Rhodes, and although I do agree with some her thoughts on the present administration, I found her screaming and ranting to be on par with a moron like Bill O'Reilly whom I feel is a worthless dirtball. All in all, if your bored or need to kill a hour and half then TIVO the flick and watch it, but it's not worth going out of your way to view.
 

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I saw part of this movie too, and it was boring me to tears.

I tend to agree about Al Franken - he's very intelligent and well-spoken on most issues. He gets a bad rap because of his futile tangles with O'Reilly. Most of the others do seem to be partisan blowhards on par with the rest of AM radio.

What I found much more interesting was "Control Room" - a documentary showing behind the scenes of media coverage during the invasion part of the Iraqi war. Has anyone seen that?
 
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