I feel strongly that our country needs good public broadcasting and it needs to be an honest broker of the news. I think when people get the most upset, it's about the news.

That's the kind of quality that needs to be on television.

The Democrats and other liberal groups try to make it look like CPB is run by a bunch of right-wingers that will interfere with the news. We can't and we don't.

I feel very sad when it happens and hopefully the day will come when it is more objective and balanced. I invite listeners to let us know if they hear any kind of bias — whether it is to the right or the left. We need to shine the light on that.

The people who own the country ought to govern it

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