I don't know about y'all, but I have been growing more and more frustrated and disgusted with NPR's steady decline as a news source. This morning I hit my breaking point as I caught correspondent Tovia Smith's story about Governor Palin's candidacy stirring up feelings of empathy and identification with working moms.
Until now, I thought NPR might have been subtly grinding an axe against Obama (I perceived a general pro-Hillary bias in their primary coverage)-- but as of this morning, I now think they've set aside their commitment to unbiased news gathering altogether and are just picking up on whatever memes Republican strategists are using to warp the debate on important issues into a referendum on personality.
I bet Bob Edwards never would have put up with this crap.
Here's the angry letter I sent NPR in response.
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