Cleveland residents are now treated to Jerry Springerโs daily radio show on WTAM 1100. For the program, Springerโs transformed himself from the daytime TV show em-sleaze to liberal talk radio pundit. Iโve listened in a few times, and Iโm not impressed. Surely the Left has more to offer than this. Springerโs just not that entertaining when heโs talking (or, as is more likely, ranting) about politics, nor is he particularly insightful. Thereโs also a slightly paranoid streak in his show. Today, for instance, a listener warned about Bill Kristolโs Project for a New American Century, and its alleged plot for Neocon world domination, and Jerry chimed right in, saying the project was โscaryโ and real. If I want to hear intelligent liberal commentary, I think Iโll stick with NPR.
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Jonathan H. Adler is a professor at William & Mary Law School.
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