On Wed, 8 Apr 2009 17:23:12 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo® wrote:

> On Apr 8, 6:46*pm, Dan Abel > wrote:
>> In article
>> >,
>> *Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:
>>
>>> On Apr 8, 2:00*pm, Dan Abel > wrote:
>>> > That's because only idiots listen to political talk shows.
>>
>>> What about Diane Rehm? *That's not aimed at idiots. *Neither is the
>>> Political Junkie on TotN. *It's *commercial* talk radio that's aimed
>>> at idiots.
>>> > :-)
>>
>> It was supposed to be a joke, even though it wasn't very funny.
>
> Listening to obnoxious idealogues, even Progressives who I'd agree
> with, is idiotic.
>
> I think that Franken will be a good Senator, but listen to his show?
> No way. I want to hear calm, polite discourse. I want there to be
> someone there from Heritage, Club for Growth, and Cato, balanced by
> Brookings, The Nation or Mother Jones magazines, etc. That's what
> they do on Diane Rehm. David Corn and David Brooks *politely*
> disagreeing about things they really disagree on, and sometimes
> agreeing on things that many Conservatives and many Liberals do agree
> on. They go into detail, and presume that their audience is bright
> enough to detect outright deception. NPR/PRI/BBC is so much more
> civilized than any commercial media, and while NPR's audience does
> skew a bit Liberal, it's not extreme, and the nation's GOP leaders and
> spokespersons get equal time, and are treated with equal respect.
>
> Hey, a related topic, how 'bout that Eric Holder, dismissing all
> charges against Ted Stevens because of prosecutorial misconduct? Is
> that something that Gregory and Blake can agree was a good thing?

yes, it was a good thing. maybe it presages that the obama justice
department will be different from bush's.

your pal,
blake