NPR is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democratic Party. Any remarks by Shields/Lehrer et al should be cleared by the Party leadership before being aired.
Shields and Lehrer should either step down or else apologise for abusing their microphone. And then step down. They've shown themselves to be unreliable spokesmen for the Party.
Actually, Lehrer's NewsHour is generally excellent. They do a synopsis of the day's news, then extended segments on a few timely topics, generally with opposing viewpoints from a several people, plus moderator.
But, then, I'm not afraid of other viewpoints, and I'm not afraid to think.
I found Lehrer's coverage to be the most enlightening of all outlets after the Nov. 2000 election mess. Insight into the constitutional process and historical precedent was thorough and very helpful.
Yes, Lehrer has moonbats on (who are kind of fun to watch) but also very reasonable and knowledgable experts whom you may not see on other channels.
My favorite news, hands down, is Brit Hume's broadcast. But Lehrer runs a close second. I'm not at all surprised at his Kerry remarks.
Ready for the brickbats . . .
Actually, I kind of understand the liberal outrage. Lehrer and Shields have been ultra-reliable shills for the dems for 30 years. To some on the left, this must seem like a betrayal of the worst kind.
But it reality, this seems to me to be just more intramural rivalry amongst various factions on the left. Yes, Shields and Lehrer are attacking a dem. But the beneficiary will be HRC, not W. So they are still reliably on the plantation.
The moonbats on the street don't realize this is just maneuvering for 2008 and they feel betrayed.
I'm surprised they their DNC ID cards weren't taken away.
PBS is not NPR.
PBS is usually liberal, but Lehrer isn't too bad. I like that they actually cover stories in depth on the NewsHour without the extreme bias of NPR.