What I love about Medved is that he gives a chance for the far-left to demonstrate just how groundless and detached from reality they truly are. He's a former liberal himself, and he's very respectful of other people's beliefs and attitudes. On the film boards I attend, bringing up his name means a volley of insults directed at him, he'll be called a bigot, a homophobe, etc., when he's nothing of the sort. He is indeed very sympathetic to gays, siding with them on the Basic Instinct controversy, and devoting at least two pages in Hollywood Versus America attacking those who claim there's a Gay Mafia working behind the scenes in Hollywood, and is very careful to note that some of the best, life-affirming movies have been made by gay film makers (for instance, James Ivory's films). He also named An Lee's The Wedding Banquet, one of the best films of 1994.
My main problem with him is, that while he can be a very witty writer, his film reviews seem to hurried, and he doesn't devote enough space explaining why he has taken a particular position on a film, leaving him open to the type of potshots he frequently takes from the far left. He does that much better in his longer essays.
Don't get me wrong, I respect and appreciate ALL conservative hosts and commentators. I just don't like big portions of shows being turned over to the commies just to be "fair".
Not too long ago, many here, including me, were jumping on Sean Hannity for showcasing his "dear friends" (the Charley Rangles, etc.) on his shows over and over again.
As much as Medved is a gentleman and a scholar, I just won't listen to his show any more because of the radicals he features all the time.
Rush doesn't and wouldn't fall into this insidious trap, ever.
Leni