Randi Rhodes Fans: Want to see something?

[lala_rawraw]

Honest and heart felt? Fucking read this:

I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everyone knows things are bad. It's a dangerous world where people are blowing people to smithereens. The rest of us are either out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickels worth, pensions are going bust, gasoline is over $2 a gallon, store owners keep a gun under their counter, bags are being searched when you want to ride the subway. Terror is everywhere and no one knows what to do and there's no end to it.

<snip>

You've got to say "I'm a human being Goddammit! My life has VALUE! So I want you to get up, get up now and go to the window. Open it up, and stick your head out and say "I'm mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this anymore"

<snip>

So I want you all to get up now, get out of your chairs and get up right now. Go to the window. Open it up and stick your head out and yell "I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE"

...honest, angry, sad, frustrated, fragile... wow. I demand that she write more, no?

Scroll all the way down, her post is the very last one.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/archive/larisa-alexandrovna/comment-diton-awtfa-_4554.html#comments

[liberaltrucker]

1. Give 'em hell, Randi!

Or should I say give US hell.

[libnnc]

2. Damn that was good

Randi keeps the fires stoked. Does she make you mad? Good.

We shouldn't be quibbling about her lack of social graces on the telephone. Who fucking gives a shit if she calls some ditz "dumber than a rock". Her manners aren't what matters here. What matters is the SUBJECT-- the meat of her daily rants. Don't get lost in the minutiae, folks.

FOCUS, PEOPLE! FOCUS!

[madfloridian]

3. And she doesn't even know what to tell us to tell our congressmen...

Hell, yes, she is right. There are so many outrages, it is like which one to deal with first.

That was a wonderful rant.

One does not know where to start to deal with all the outrages.

[lala_rawraw]

4. Let her know

You think it was a great rant and written honestly and passionatly. I think Le Buck needs to head back to Vogue, where her pretty mind will not be cluttered with strong female voices.

You guys read Buck's piece, no?

[Scout1071]

13. Le Buck?

Heh?

[lala_rawraw]

32. Read my argument

Dear Ms. Buck and the link to her attack on Randi

[Scout1071]

41. Aaaahh.....that does make sense.

I wasn't connecting the dots on that one.

[skids]

5. Exactly. I'm keeping my human dignity.

...too bad the sheeple at large don't even know what dignity feels like.

[wolframtarant]

7. Just in case anyone missed it...

Here's the monologue she modified:

I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth. Banks are going bust. Shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there's no one anywhere that seems to know what to do with us. Now into it. We know the air is unfit to breathe, our food is unfit to eat, and we sit watching our TVs while some local newscaster tells us that today we had 15 homicides and 63 violent crimes as if that's the way it's supposed to be. We know things are bad. Worse than bad. They're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy so we don't go out anymore. We sit in a house as slowly the world we're living in is getting smaller and all we say is, "Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my toaster, and TV, and my steel belted radials and I won't say anything." Well I'm not going to leave you alone. I want you to get mad. I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to riot. I don't want you to write to your congressman because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the Russians and the crying in the streets. All I know is first you've got to get mad. You've got to say, "I'm a human being. God Dammit, my life has value." So, I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window, open it, and stick your head out, and yell, "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" I want you to get up right now. Get up. Go to your windows, open your windows, and stick your head out, and yell, "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Things have got to change my friends. You've got to get mad. You've got to say, "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Then we'll figure out what to do about the depression and the inflation and the oil crisis. But first get up out of your chairs, open your window, stick your head out and yell, "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!"

Go Randi! :)

[punpirate]

11. And for those that may have missed it...

... this is the big monologue by the "Mad Prophet Howard Beale," played by Peter Finch, in the movie, "Network," which was released in 1976, I believe.

Things haven't gotten better in a long time, have they?

[Garbo 2004]

16. Network is one of my fave movies. Ned Beatty in the board room is another

great scene.

[Scout1071]

6. Great job Randi.

I think it would be terrific if she wrote more. Especially now that us Sirius subscribers can't get the daily word from Randi anymore.

We miss you Randi! Keep up the good fight.

[bookman]

10. Xm listeners...

... only get half of her show.

I've written to XM and AAR. Heck, I'm in the Houston area. No liberal radio here. (well Ed Schult during Astro rainouts--and it's a covered stadiium.)

[Roxy66]

20. Listen on-line... live or go to her "ILLEGAL ARCHIVES"

[bookman]

42. Thanks...

.. I do listen when I can. And I've used the "Illegal" archives which are wonderful.

I pay for XM and feel shortchanged. I have written to them to let them know how I feel.

My XM MyFi will record it for delayed listening, but it has to be on XM first.

[libnnc]

8. and remember to check out her website

www.therandirhodesshow.com

Her blog and message board are on there too. She usually writes a blog piece everyday.

libnnc

[fooj]

9. I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore! Woo Hoo!

:kick:

[Tommymac]

Elevator music is for elevators

Heavy Metal is for LIVING!

I for one thinks the left needs to crank it up even more...I'm tired of wine and cheese; I'd prefer Jose C. and jalepeno's.

Thanks for the link and an interesting read!

[Gold Metal Flake]

12. But but but... she wuz MEEEN to cawlah tudayuh... (ooohh, vapors..)

I have yet to see anyone take an hour of Randi and fact check her. Fuck nice, she is factual.

People make a nice living pointing out the lies of Limpballs, O'liely and the others. No one can honestly do that with Randi.

But what makes Randi important, rare and beautiful, is how she takes the truth she presents and shows where it came from, and where it's going (and where the fuck she got it). And, if you listen regularly, you know that she makes clear when she is relating fact, and when she is presenting conjecture based on those facts. And, unlike the criminals sucking *co dick, she gives a good goddamn about this country and the people in it.

Randi can not be refuted, she can only be mocked.

That's OK. Soon, we will be hunting RW radio whores with dogs.

[Sydnie]

14. lala, I hope you share this thread with her because

I want to tell her something from my heart.

Randi,

I need to hear your voice everyday. I need to hear what you learned today that built the rage that you share with all of us. I listen to you every chance I get. Not that I am not tuned to your station, I am. I listen on a station that my friends affectionately call "Static America Radio" because my local station carries you tape delayed and their signal is so weak at that time of the day. But I listen all the same. You see, I am where you are. I am outraged too. You have to continue to be my voice and that means continuing to be, dare I say it, human. I am not always outraged about the subject that you are that day, but I always walk away THINKING. Searching how I feel about how others feel is priceless. That is how we build consensus.

So, you keep on doing what you are doing, and doing well, I might add. Your contribution is mighty and is much appreciated by those of us out here in "Static America Radio" land. I need to hear other women with strong voices staying what is on their mind and to hell with those that can't accept you as you are. None of us are perfect. Not you and not me. But, we are doing the best that we can, everyday, to set things right. What more could anyone expect from any other human?

You ARE a good person and I thank you everyday for continuing to put one foot in front of the other to champion the causes that are near and dear to me in such a public way.

You have my support and my ear. Carry on and remember - each one teach one as often as you can. We are depending on you to raise your voice loudly enough to wake up an entire nation. That's no small feat to accomplish in four hour attempts but I trust that your voice will be one of those that will break through the darkness.

Keep the faith. We are listening and we care.

:hug:

From me to you Randi.

[lala_rawraw]

31. done

[Sydnie]

40. thank you both for what you do for all of us. n/t

[LiviaOlivia]

15. I think she needs to address this:

Is she going to apologize to the caller from today?

See link:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4170445

[Rainscents]

28. No, she does NOT need to apologize... I heard what woman said

and she wasn't hearing what Randi had to say. Randi was explaining to her how to goole, woman just didn't get it. Randi is a host and anyone who calls in with question, they better be ready to listen as Randi don't have much time with each caller.

[ailsagirl]

37. Randi's a helluva lot more patient with callers than I could ever be

Many's the time I have thought that a caller should be cut off
(for whatever transgression) but Randi lets him/her talk. I don't
think I've ever heard her hang up on anyone!!

Randi rules!!

:yourock:

[Pachamama]

38. The woman caller today was an idiot! Not only had she no clue what it was

or meant to "google" something, but even when Randi was asking her other questions she just was clueless...I was getting annoyed listening to the caller, so when Randi hung up on her, I thought it actually was amazing she had her on as long as she did....

And I agree...if a person calls her and can't listen or ask intelligent questions or give intelligent answers, then they need to be prepared.

PS: Not everyone knows the internet well or what it means to "google"...but this woman wasnt' even listening to Randi...I think that was what annoyed Randi the most...

[Roxy66]

17. Love you Randi!!!!

Keep ranting!! "I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE"!!!

[ClayZ]

18. DU and Air America have saved my sanity!

I believe the tide is turning and the bu$h EVIL EMPIRE is about to reap its Karmic Rewards.


Fitzgerald, THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!

[madfloridian]

19. I hate that she is off Sirius. I have to stream her to listen now.

I can not tolerate any of the Sirius stuff from 1:00 on. I just can not. Randi is brilliantly researched and knowledgeable, and I simply can not bear to listen to Ed Schultz whose research skills are lacking.

We were going to switch to XM, but it would mainly be for her.

Is is true they are only carrying part of her show?

I am not registered at Huffington Post, so someone tell her I just stuck my head out the window and yelled. All our neighbors are Republicans, and they think we are crazy anyway....so hey, why not?

Love ya, Randi. We listen to you at dinner every night, then Majority Report. But it ain't the same trying to turn up the sound loud enough to hear in the other room.

[bunny planet]

21. I adore Randi, warts and all. She has saved my sanity since I first heard

her voice over the airwaves a year and a half ago. I can't even remember what it was like not to have her tremendous energy charging me up every day for the fight ahead. Some people can't handle strong woman. She's Brooklyn through and through and she is awesome. Yes, she's not for everybody but I can't imagine why people who only just a short time ago had no voices speaking for them on the airwaves would feel it's constructive to denigrate someone who is out there everyday doing something to try and make her country, your country, a better place, to keep people informed. In your face is exactly what we need IMHO. She has educated so many people and woken up so many people who were not paying enough attention to what was going on. The big difference(s) between Randi and Limbaugh (and I can't even believe 'intelligent' people can even make such a comparison) is that Randi is smart, funny, informed, courageous, and she tells the TRUTH, something Oxycontin boy is apparently incapable of doing. She is everything that he is not and she's on our side. It's a wonderful thing to have her there.

Thank you for defending her, she's a treasure. I loved that she posted.

[Roxy66]

25. Bunny...right on n/t

[Name removed]

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[me b zola]

23. Well done, lala!!

Your first rate defence of Randi was superb. :applause:

oh yeah, I loved Randi's rant as well :loveya:

[K-W]

24. Note: Randi adapted, not wrote this piece.

Just in case anyone missed that.

[libnnc]

26. I got it on the first read.

I'm a film buff and Network is a fav of mine. I've heard her reference it a million times and it is very, very prescient.

I don't "miss" much. ;) Thanks for the reminder, though.

[lala_rawraw]

27. adaption is hard

LA

[madfloridian]

29. Finally, I knew I saw this.....audio clip. Mad as hell,

Thanks, Randi. We all needed this. The first time I saw that I cheered. From 1976, for all you kids here.


http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechnetwork2.html

[Roxy66]

30. The part I love..."Currently, Larisa is Managing Editor at RawStory.com.

From "authors Bio" at end of post

http://www.rawstory.com/

[lala_rawraw]

34. what is to love about that?

No joke, really? That is the best part of the bio? Not the cool links?

[Roxy66]

36. I love "Raw Story".....most of the Randi bashers here worship that site

[Robbie Michaels]

33. That Was Straight From Her Heart

And that's why I listen to her, and volunteer to moderate her message board.

[Roxy66]

35. A poster doubted Randi's post....read on

"doubt that it was really Randi Rhodes that made the earlier post. It is very unlikely she would make such a statement.

"I don't even want you to write your congressman because I wouldn't even know what to tell you to write."

Posted by: Randi Rhodes, NOT at July 23, 2005 01:59 "
----------------------

Here's Larisa's response.....

"RR Not: That is Randi Rhodes actually. You don't have to take my word for it. Most people who follow my work and/or her show, should know that.

Posted by: Larisa at July 23, 2005 02:45 AM"

[Gold Metal Flake]

39. A kick for my goddess

:kick: