[lbo-talk] Bashing NPR

[Alan Rudy]

Neal Conan is the most infuriating faux-know-it-all and lousiest in-depth
interviewer on NPR... which it flush with the type.
I despise Talk of the Nation, it's only half tolerable on Science Friday
when Neal's not the host.
Last, who the hell screens their callers?! It has to be someone who clearly
intends to assure
that anyone with anything reasonable to say or interesting to ask is
discouraged from ringing in.

On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:54 PM, MICHAEL YATES <mikedjyates at msn.com> wrote:


>
> I was once on Neal Conan's Talk of the Nation.  We were discussing unions
> in general and
> NAFTA in particular. Steven Greenhouse of the NYT was on too. Conan was
> such a condescending
> asshole.  Not to Greenhouse, of course, but to me.  He said, and not in a
> nice way, that most
> economists would disagree with my take on NAFTA.  I said, well bring them
> on the show and we'll
> debate it.  He really didn't like that.  Later I wrote and thanked his
> producer for having me on the show
> and I repeated my offer to debate any economist Conan chose to have on.
>  Nary a reply, not even to thank me
> for being on the show. NPR is full of self-important pricks like Conan.
>
>
>
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