Amazing...simply amazing. You want media bias? How about this huffy passage from Tami & Howard? It would make the NYT blush.
A talk radio hosts dares to TAKE ADVANTAGE of the 1st Amendment? What did he do, get the 1st Amendment drunk and take it to a motel? The "long" adjective is a huge tipoff - it means these writers think that talk radio should be eliminated - of course, newspapers and especially their articles should be more widely distributed (take note, prospective buyers of the LA Times operation).
The writers certainly don't like this "broad latitude," except, of course, when applied to pornography, sick-out gore films devoid of any artistic merit, and hip-hop (them again). Sorry, H&T but the 1st Amendment gives the BROADEST latitude, especially with regard to political speech (at least until the unholy union of McCain/Feingold).
I know it's probably not getting worked up about left-wing bias in the LAT but this kind of how-dare-he sniping drives me up a wall.
not getting = > not worth getting