Perhaps she meant “Wright-wing institutions” ...
I looked at the author’s name and went, batcrap.
That would make a lot more sense.
Good one.
“(To the extent that Republicans stay away from interviews on NPR, I would focus the same criticism at them as well.)”
For the author - hey, I occasionally listen to NPR, and watch CNN, MSNBC and PBS nightly, but I always know what I’m gonna get there (particularly in the case of PBS)- I just like to see what they’re saying on a given day. The difference between all the above and Fox News Channel is that with FNC, Fair and Balanced is not just a cliche. The loons I know who bash it haven’t even watched it (nor will they give it even one shot) - they just regurgitate the party line. FNC’s the only one that consistently has both sides equally represented on their shows, battling it out. None of the others can make that claim. ‘Oops, sorry - Glenn Beck is the shining exception to that, on HNN (CNN division).
Funny how we “mean” conservatives are much more open-minded than the “enlightened” liberals. Maybe it’s because we’re secure in our unshakeable knowledge of the truth. For the sake of my new friend, I forced myself to suffer through a full hour of Keith Olbermann. (Chrissie Matthews I can usually take - Keith-O? HELL NO). But my friend has yet to watch Hannity, O’Reilly or Beck. (Hmmm, maybe I should rethink this friendship :-))