Why did Al Franekn change the name of his show?

[Jackson4Gore]

I thought it used to be the O'Franken Factor, now it is just the Al Franken Show. What gives?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

1. He said it was supposed to piss O'Rielley off and it didn't so

he changed it. I think it was just a funny joke that lived its joke life and needed to be put to bed

[DenverDem]

2. Jokes get old, eventually. He has bigger falafel to fry, now.

oliely is a dead man. Time to move on.

[Jackson4Gore]

4. Thanks just found this

FYI, from Franken:

Other than the absence of a lawsuit, the name �The O�Franken Factor� has served its purpose. It has annoyed O�Reilly to such an extent that he has broken his self-imposed rule never to dignify my almost daily indictments against him with a response (other than that lawsuit), and now spews crazy-ass nonsense about me pretty much constantly.

And yet, the OFranken Factor has, as a title, had its limitations; its own natural life span. It has not, by itself, infuriated Rush Limbaugh nor has it aggravated President Bush. We have been forced to rely on the internal program content to do that. And while we considered adopting the new name �The O�Limbaugh Factor� or �The O�President Bush Factor,� somehow they didn�t have quite the same ring to them.

So, today, we will mark the program�s continuing evolution by taking the nom de guerre, �The Al Franken Show.� We have no longer linked our fate with the declining fortunes of Bill O�Reilly. We will not be dragged down with him.

Does this mean we have given up making fun of Bill O�Reilly? No, it most certainly does not. In fact, we reserve the right to change the name back to �The O�Franken Factor,� at any point for any amount of time. So, behave yourself, Bill, if you know what�s good for you.

[2ndPlatoon]

3. I don't think it really matters...

The meat is still there..

[IronElder]

5. Franken didn't wanna get involved in O'reileys legal problems

Franken probably knew a Sexual harassment suit was on the way.