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NPR Ombudsman refuses interview regarding "torture"

A common affliction: a willingness to opine pedantically followed by a refusal to engage criticisms.

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  • Tuesday, June 30, 2009 04:58 AM

    I can't wait for the day

    when the only people paying attention to the "Gang of 500", is the "Gang of 500", and the rest of us can finally move on to better things. I can no longer bring myself to visit the WaPo's op-ed section, even though it still features a few good writers, like Dionne, Robinson and Meyerson. But they're working in a fetid swamp that's just too rank for me to spend any time in. I'm trying to wean myself off of the Sunday talk shows and even Countdown, where even though Keith is one of the good guys (most of the time), his obsession with the far-right and concern troll bad guys subjects me to them way more than I can stand.

    When oh when will the stupid just end? It's just killing us.

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