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Not only did Ari Shapiro say something about a "weird obsession with a sorority" (thank you, GG, for proving what a load that was), but when he and NPR sunk so low as to say "Ivins was cast as the murderer in a high school play", I had to laugh at how bad they have become. From now on, every unsolved case of cannibalism should have Anthony Hopkins as a prime suspect.
I don't remember all the details, but I remember that years ago, Kenneth Tomlinson was appointed chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and immediately denounced NPR as too liberal, saying it must become "balanced". I even seem to recall him saying that he wanted to make NPR more like cable-news shows, that had hippy liberal douche from the left vs. intolerant asshole from the right (he said left vs. right, but you get the point).
Ever since then, I noticed NPR news quickly turn from hard-hitting, intelligent journalism to the bucket-o-crap we see before us today (even sans Tomlinson). In their attempt to become neutral, all they do now is regurgitate whatever they are fed.
Sorry, I know this post was a little OT, but this is the state of the media today...oh yeah, and this is in no way meant to say Ivins is Innocent. I wouldn't know...all I know is that he theoretically COULD be the guy, he liked to drink, enjoyed porn, didn't want people to know he enjoyed porn, once dated a sorority girl, and he pissed off a social worker who loves driving drunk. When I get more evidence, I may be more judgmental about him.
