Non-Conservative Paper Shows Astounding Lack Of Non-Bias
The following story appears in the on-line version of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
Radio talk show host quits non-conservative program
Interesting choice of words, don't you think? Let's read on:
An effort by a recent Democratic congressional candidate to introduce a non-conservative alternative to the local talk radio scene got off to a shaky start Thanksgiving week when the star of the show, veteran local comedian Jeff Gerbino, quit after two days.
He complained that the boss wouldn't let him be funny or provocative and was turning the show into a "shameless plug for the DFL.”
Those of us familiar with Gerbino’s work would contend that he is incapable of being either funny or provocative, but that is beside the point.
Let’s take a look at the non-conservative guests who have appeared on the show, cleverly entitled “High Ground”, during Gerbino’s brief tenure:
…(Gerbino) complained about an hour of the second show that featured this lineup of guests:
Sen. Mark Dayton, U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, Attorney General Mike Hatch, a professor discussing the Democratic presidential field, state Rep. Tom Rukavina and (Al) Franken.
That’s a non-conservative lineup if I ever saw one. Have any less non-conservative non-conservatives appeared on the show? Gerbino’s boss, Janet Robert, certainly thinks so:
(Robert) said the show…has had Republicans as guests, although she could think of only one, State Auditor Pat Awada, who was on the show after Gerbino's departure.
Well, there’s your balance right there. The show has been on the air for a mere two weeks and the State Auditor is the only non-non-conservative guest she can think of?
And what radio station can we thank for giving us this “centrist and politically independent” program with “no partisan leanings”? That would be WMNN which happens to be owned by the parent company of Minnesota Public Radio which, I’m told, also happens to be slightly non-non-non-conservative.
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