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NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts) Mon Dec 1, 2014, 11:51 AM Dec 2014

another day, another Diane Rehm show, another episode of false equivalence

I was only in the car for 15 minutes, but once again, no mention of how one side's only mission was to block everything. They mentioned that the majority of the public thinks big government is bad (WTF!), but no mention of the impact of media control and public brainwashing, of stacking the Sunday news show deck with right wingers, and perhaps a centrist, but rarely balance on the left.

The clueless-ness is truly breathtaking.

"...but...but..both sides do it! No one is cooperating! The public is fed up with both sides!"

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another day, another Diane Rehm show, another episode of false equivalence (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 OP

I'm surprised she got through the introductions in 15 minutes tkmorris Dec 2014 #1

I've managed to call in a few times to vent my frustration. She always has right or far right, NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 #2

WAY too much of that kind of mentality on NPR these days. Hell, just listen bullwinkle428 Dec 2014 #3

Odd. Rod Beauvex Dec 2014 #4

tkmorris

(11,138 posts)

1. I'm surprised she got through the introductions in 15 minutes

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 11:56 AM

Dec 2014

That woman talks so slow I cannot stand to sit through her program. And yeah, she pushes an agenda rather shamelessly.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)

2. I've managed to call in a few times to vent my frustration. She always has right or far right,

Reply to tkmorris (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 12:07 PM

Dec 2014

sometimes libertarian or centrist - rarely, if ever, the left. It is so transparent, and makes the show useless when they are talking politics. The second hour, on books, or the first hour when not firmly centered on politics, can be somewhat interesting...now and then.

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

3. WAY too much of that kind of mentality on NPR these days. Hell, just listen

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 12:18 PM

Dec 2014

to Cokie Roberts' segment every Monday morning, which I had the unfortunate displeasure of catching on my way to work this A.M.

Rod Beauvex

(564 posts)

4. Odd.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 02:07 PM

Dec 2014

I swear I remember Diane Rehm herself always being a lefty. Is my memory bad, or did she fall to the dark side?

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