Its pretty striking, isn't it? There's teevee. On teevee these days, there's what passes as newz. But there's little that passes as newz that is not simply left to stand on its own. Instead, in the interest of being 'fair and balanced' we get 'debate'. This is what passes for 'fair and balanced' today. A very well trained right wing shriek monkey who's chief schooling is a PhD in 'microphone domination'. They are schooled in a special breathing technique that allows them to effortlessly talk for minutes on end, never stopping or seeming to breathe. Its an artform, really. Meanwhile, abetted by the 'host', the lefty 'victim' gets to set up the next talking point, at which point the right winger uses the feigned indignancy of 'I let you talk, now let me say what's on *my* mind.'
Sometimes, however, there is no credible reason to even have 'debate'. There is only one side to a story when the story is about facts. The 'newz' may wish to book an expert on the topic to explain it, but the facts are .... well ..... facts.
Facts is or facts ain't.
People like that right wing amphetamized stepford woman, Cheri Jacobus, need to be put out of work. For all the words she and her ilk string together in sentence-like constructs there is only spin. No substance.
And who does their hair, makeup, and clothes? They all look the same.