The more things change.. the more they stay the same; the fringe on both sides of the political divide are just as nutty now as they’ve ever been. It’s just that one side will get more press than the other because the media picks its favorites (and favorite memes of the day).

FoxNews is a media outlet, and while it has generally been to the right of CNN and the other news outlets, it still runs centrist. Throwing down with Beck and the far right may get the ratings (which is what drives the news business unless you’re Air America and think that you owe them your listening time), but it also reveals just how out of touch some of those folks are and reveals the ugly underbelly of the far right (conspiracy mongering, birth certificate, trooferism, etc.)

It’s extremely offputting to someone who opposes the Administration on policy grounds, but who sees that the opposition is flirting with the loony right wing out of convenience, necessity, obligation, or naivete (it’s a poo-poo platter of choice; you pick ‘em).

Fox has been doing this for years - giving folks like Pat Buchanan a platform to air his odious views, even though he’s a raving loon and anti-Semite. There are others, and Charles has reported on this all the while.

So, for all those who give Charles grief I have this to say - you’ve been outed for your real views. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and it sucks to be in the glare.