go get 'em, ben!

My friend Ben gives Knute Berger of the Seattle Weekly gentle reminder that we best speak truth to power when we examine the facts. While Berger makes some good points about the conservative assault on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Ben points out that Berger may be buying into the conventional wisdom about the Fox "News" Channel's "popularity" and appeal, without fully examining those claims. (Which I won't get into here, because I want you to read Ben's letter.)

And to further prove how much Ben kicks ass, listen to the sample of track 18 on disc 1 of this new recording of Leonard Bernstein's Mass. Ben is the second gentleman in that sample.