Timothy Karr has a nice summation of Sen. Al Franken's keynote speech at Netroots Nation this year.

Sen. Franken to the Netroots: Only You Can Stop the Corporate Takeover of Free Speech:

Over the weekend, Sen. Al Franken (D.-Minn.) made the corporate takeover of our media, and the government's acquiescence to these corporations, frighteningly clear. Franken told more than 2,000 bloggers and organizers attending the Netroots Nation conference in Las Vegas that our media system is at risk everywhere we turn - from our free speech online to the growing power of companies who own a massive number of media outlets. Read on...

Al did a fantastic job. Part one is above. Parts two, three and four are below the fold.

Part two.

Part three.

Part four.