December 23, 2003Poor TomNational Public Radio has a reputation for being rather "progressive" (read: left/liberal)...and in my view, it often is left-of-center, but not actively seeking to destroy Western civilization. But most people that listen to it for news are smart enough to identify "spin" and bias, and pull out only relevant facts as they are presented. Yesterday morning, however, while driving to work and listening to "Morning Edition," NPR broadcast an interview with Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, and I nearly...
...had to pull over to hurl...talk about fawning. Senator Daschle is "brave" and "optimistic" when tackling his foes - namely, the President and other non-Democrat Senators. Poor, poor Daschle hasn't been able to get projects through Congress, thanks to the heartless opposition...projects such as expanded welfare benefits, and forced increase of the minimum wage. Boo hoo. The slant of the interview was blatant, and I normally am willing to give the benefit of the doubt..but this kind of interview is exactly what stokes the fires and charges of "liberal media." Posted by davidmsc at December 23, 2003 02:03 PM | TrackBackComments
To all of Dave's faithful readers (all two of you). I want you to know that Dave is A VERY HANDSOME, VIRILE MAN. Ahhhhhh....don't we all wish we could be Dave? INCLUDING the looks, current health, and other factors :) Happy Holidays everyone!!!!!!! (ed: some words have been modified to make me look better than what Nate originally wrote) Posted by: Natealicious at December 23, 2003 02:09 PMDaschle makes my skin crawl. I don't know if he is worse or whoever it was last week who said that Libya's recent gesture "proves that diplomacy works". Posted by: Renee at December 23, 2003 03:01 PMFrankly, Dave, what you call "left/liberal" seems very mainstream and moderate to me. From my progressive perspective, I've always thought that NPR was rather balanced, despite the cries of the convervative right. I mean, what is so extreme about wanting a minimum wage increase, when its purchasing power has decreased by some 20 percent over the last two decades? Posted by: Patia at December 23, 2003 03:50 PMThe only time I couldn't stomach listening to NPR was during the Iraq War, when they were pumping in the Baathist Broadcasting Corporation. Besides that, ,I agree - when they're biased, it's obvious and easy to dismiss. I love listening to NPR in particular for its arts programming - from This American Life to Selected Shorts. It's something you're not likely to find on your typical conservative AM frequency. Posted by: Kensho Godchaser (Jay Allen) at December 23, 2003 04:11 PMPatia, the whole concept of a state-mandated "minimum wage" is appalling to many people, and some argue that increasing the minimum wage will cost jobs. It's very easy to say "let's pay people more money!", because it sounds so simple, and "compassionate", and after all, who WOULDN'T want people to have more money in their pockets...but the truth is, it shouldn't be up to the government...it should be between an employer and an employee. Posted by: david at December 23, 2003 04:19 PMand some argue that increasing the minimum wage will cost jobs. This is, indeed, the case. Minimum wage laws effectively cause labor shortages, and effectively price many people out of jobs. One need only look at the effects of rent controls to see what the minimum wage does to the labor pool. Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell write extensively about the effects of minimum wage laws. Posted by: mtpolitics at December 23, 2003 05:14 PMI think we've seen what happens when wages are left solely to the domain of the employer. They're called sweatshops. Posted by: Oliver at December 26, 2003 07:58 AMHa, ha, Oliver...very funny. Posted by: david at December 26, 2003 07:59 AMPost a comment
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