exposure to other people's (responsibly worded) opinions. Interesting piece. It was close to hitting the mark of encouraging balance. I would love to get the polar fringes off the political debate and focus on more substance around the issues. I believe the interview would have been better with the following: * Bill Maher has used some colorful hate speech that would rival O'Reilly's outburst. Would have been good to balance it out. * Part of the justification for the other outlets (mostly conservative) is that the core news on ABC, CBS, and NBC and the mainstream press are slanted and support more liberal views in their questioning and reporting. This question should have been asked? Is the mainstream media biased? * I could hardly say that John Stewart is peacemaker. * There are plenty that can debate an issue on both sides and do it with respect. Put that on your show as a starting point to make the change. I will watch. Tony Snow was pretty good at this. * So I watch the interview and get that it is about money. Is that the best you can do? Fairly soft piece for a good subject. I watched the Ted Koppel piece on Rock Center last night. It was a well done report, and pointed out that profits are more important than objectivity in the news business. There is only one problem I see, howevver. O'Reilly, Coulter, Schultz, Maddow, Limbaugh, etc., are opinion programs. If anyone thinks they are