[Stoat]

Giving credit where it's due....I ran across this article because it was linked at

Orbusmax ™ Northwest News - 'Around The World In 80K'

[pikachu]

NPR -- Never Praise Repulicans

[Peach]

WHAT!!!!

The left NEVER asked a hard question of Tipper and certainly didn't ask about her son's sexuality. Or his arrest(s) for pot use or DWI (I've forgotten which it was).

[Texas_Jarhead]

Less than 5 responses and already multiple trolls...

[Drango]

Here is NPR's take on the matter from their ombudsman... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?columnId=2781901

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Lynn Cheney on 'Fresh Air with Terry Gross'

One bright spot in an otherwise fraught week was on NPR's Fresh Air.

On Thursday, Feb. 10, Terry Gross interviewed Lynn Cheney, author, conservative and wife of the vice president.

Mrs. Cheney was there in part to talk about a history book she has authored. She spoke about how Americans should have a better sense of their own history, the story of America is one of progress and freedom, and she spoke about how Americans should take pride in the accomplishments of the country. The interview also covered her critique of how history is taught, the influence of the women's movement on her own life and career, and what it was like to grow up in a small Wyoming town.

Some listeners did complain, though. When Terry Gross moved the interview to conservative positions on gay rights, listener Doug Jorrey wrote:

It was very clear to me that Ms. Gross had an agenda for the interview that was much different than what was promised. Her comment to Mrs. Cheney that "I know you don't like to talk specifically about your daughter's sexuality BUT..."' was typical ambush journalism. I found this and other attempts to pull Mrs. Cheney (out) of the closet on gays and faith to be childish and far beyond the scope of the promised discussion. Does Ms. Gross always do this with folks she doesn't agree with? It's poor journalism, and probably the reason why I don't often listen to Fresh Air.

Tough, But Respectful

A few listeners, such as Dulce McLeod, disagreed and thought it was a tough but respectful interview with a very articulate spokesperson for the conservative side:

Terry Gross is the type of interviewer that asks the right questions. It is sometimes uncomfortable to hear them but appreciate her spunk.

Danny Miller is the executive producer of Fresh Air:

It was frankly not surprising that Ms. Cheney was less enthusiastic discussing other topics in the news (in particular: the call for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, how that issue impacted on the election, and the Buster controversy). While we respect Ms. Cheney's desire for privacy specifically in regard to her daughter Mary (no questions were asked about her), that doesn't mean that the entire topic of gay rights and gay marriage was off the table. Many Americans are interested in what a public figure with Ms. Cheney's influence would have to say on these topics, especially given the fact that one of her children is gay. And for the record, our producer Amy Salit made it clear over the course of several phone calls with Lynne Cheney's office that we would talk about her children's book, but that other issues would be covered as well.

I also thought there were moments when Terry Gross was too persistent in her questioning of Mrs. Cheney. But overall, I thought it was a model of how good public radio interviews can be when people in the public spotlight need to be held to account.

Unlike Bill O'Reilly in a Fresh Air interview some months ago, Mrs. Cheney did not run away. She stood her ground, and so did Terry Gross. It was tough and nobody blinked.

That accounts for the tension many listeners felt during the 38-minute interview.

I felt it, too, but I couldn't stop listening.

Good job.

[demlosers]

I suspect Terry Gross is a dyke.

[gieriscm]

I'm assuming this was a live broadcast. In this case, it's easy to shut down the interviewer.

GROSS: I don't want to ask you any questions about your daughter Mary...

CHENEY: I hope everyone takes time to read my book because public schools over the years have failed to educate our children about how our great nation came into existence.

Seriously, what's the interviewer going to do at that point? Especially if every question he asks about Mrs. Cheney's daughter is met with a critique of the public school system, or the way we view history, or... well you get the idea.

[jla]

GROSS: Is it difficult to be in a position where you're different from the president?

CHENEY: Well, not too difficult, since I've done it - how many times now in the last ten minutes? Perhaps six? I've made my position clear.

Gotta love Mrs. C

[GretchenM]

I've always wondered what the host would do if he/she continues to ask inane, belligerent or otherwise nasty questions that the guest has steered away from for any reason, and then the guest just sat there in the studio, quietly, refusing to answer a question he/she already refused to answer.

One thing a radio host cannot tolerate is dead air.

[BigWaveBetty]

We trust that the next time Sen. Clinton pops in for a sit-down at NPR, Ms. Gross and her colleagues will be equally tenacious about why - to pick a topic at random - neither Hillary nor her husband have ever responded to questions about Juanita Broaddrick's sexual assault allegation.

Hell, I'd be happy if someone, anyone, would ask Hill and Bill how they feel about their daughter shacking up.

[Cold Heat]

LOL!

She did a good job answering the question!

While I differ with her on this particular subject, the States Rights issue is a very valid point.

[John Lenin]

It's the last issue the liberals have left to bash Republicans with and it's a Losing issue. This is too funny watching the RATS self destruct.

[brewcrew]

NPR Badgers Lynne Cheney

Oh, no! Not badgering...

BadgerBadgerBadger

[JOE6PAK]

GROSS!

Pick on someone your own size.

[Chef Dajuan]

This man is aptly named.

Gross!

[Buck W.]

Terry Gross strikes me as somewhat butch herself. Mrs. Cheney should have asked her a few personal questions in response.

[proud American in Canada]

"because I think this impacts on public policy, and on the lives ...

CHENEY: How?"

LOL! Way to go, Mrs. Cheney. Excellent answer.

[Eva]

Lynne Cheney should have told the interviewer that she seemed especially fixated on her daughter's sexuality and private life and asked her if she was Gay.

[longtermmemmory]

Respectfully, Mrs. Chenny is wrong about the amendment.

This is no longer a states rights issue without the constitutional amendment. It is now a FEDERAL issue because one state is demanding all states adopt and recognize Mass.'s homosexual based marriages.

The constitutional amendement returns the issue to the states.

With that said, this interview should be used to further defund NPR.

[Darlin']

Ms Gross is obviously too stupid to recognize that she was out matched and out classed by Lynn Cheney.