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Originally posted by seretogis
Are you suggesting that NPR and public radio/television is politically balanced? If so, <insert laughter>.
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I should clarify that the forums I find on local public access radio are more balanced, because they present a panel with (sometimes) widely differing beliefs; as well as accept calls from people that may be diametrically opposed to the views of the panel, and allow them to have their say, as long as it is done in a thoughtful and coherent fashion.
People like Rush Limbaugh just sit at the mic and spout their view of things. Sometimes those things sound *right* because of the conviction of the speaker and because you don't hear anyone else's point of view or perspective.
This isn't isolated to the Conservative wing. Being from San Francisco, I can attest that there are just as many crackpot blowhards leaning to the left. But the thread is about Rush.
As for NPR in particular, obviously it has a left-leaning bias in reporting. I think it does a better job of being balanced than shows (yes, I think of them as entertainment) such as Fox News and CNN.