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Frisco wrote: "So, 33-year old Wil, in spite of his appreciation of his father’s considerable accomplishments and intelligence, is unwilling to consider that perhaps, just perhaps, his father’s wisdom might extend to politics as well. No, dear old dad been taken in by talk radio, which means that Wil can dismiss any ideas that do not conform to his own narrow, liberal world view as espoused by the “impartial” media (NY Times, CBS, et al)."
It's not the point of view that's the problem. It's that his father was screaming it, red-faced, in the middle of his living room. That isn't how "wise" people express their opinions in my family. Is it how they do in yours?
In this case, the medium IS the message. A wise opinion - an opinion to be respected - isn't delivered in a raised voice, accompanied by flecks of spittle and finger jabs, to one's child in a living room during a holiday dinner.
