May 18, 2008
Can We Talk?
By Robert F. Hull Jr. Can we really talk? Not rant, emote, condemn, accuse, dismiss, but actually talk to each other? If you”re thinking “talk shows,” you have found me out. I used to be a confirmed nonlistener to talk shows; then I began idly dialing them in while driving, just to see (I told myself) what all the fuss was about. I came to see that, while not all talk shows are created equal, their premise is pretty much the same: I”m going to tell you what “the media” won”t talk about, because “the media” is too liberal, or
