Talk radio completely spoils this fantasy. Tune in any day, and you ll hear the opinions of ordinary Americans on these shows views that don t bear much relation to those of the people dominating the mainstream media. Talk may simply be the convenient fall guy, due to its visibility, for a decades-long trend that has seen large segments of the American people peel themselves off from the liberal coalition. C learly, the liberal critique of talk radio reflects more than mere disagreement. There are certainly rough edges to talk radio, which in many ways is still in its infancy.
Programs range from cogent and informative to banal and puerile.
Listen long enough, and you ll hear both some occasional far-out stuff from callers, and lots of interesting and enlightening analysis. Public opinion can be unsettling.