If I ever have twins, I'm naming them "Noumena" and "Phenomena."

It's funny, because I said to Other just yesterday that it's incredibly unfair (waah waah waah, I'm a liberal and I want everything to be fair!) that there's this dichotomy between liberal NPR and conservative talk radio, when in fact the opposite of talk radio does not really exist, because what talk radio is is basically a bunch of bullies sitting around and saying mean things about people who disagree with their ([I'm sorry, I have to say this] utterly uninformed, jingoistic, and paranoid) political views. NPR is relatively neutral news plus a bunch of entertainment shows* written and performed by people with generally liberal viewpoints.

But, wait, that's not the funny part. The funny part is that when I got on the bus this morning, I heard a snippet of talk radio that really really supported my argument. It was said that people who voted yes on two ballot Issues were, and I quote, "stupid." And perhaps I should have said up front that this story is not funny-ha-ha, but funny-maybe-God-thinks-it's-funny-but-I-do-not. I kind of believe that I should be able to ride on the bus without being called "stupid."

I'll save further analysis for the 20-page report I intend to issue at some point, the working title of which is "If by 'liberal' you mean actually reporting on events outside the country, using four-syllable words, and occasionally implying that it's okay to express opinions contrary to those of the president, then I don't want NPR to be conservative," and follow instead this strand of Bus Story, and tell you what happened next.

I expressed my displeasure with the involuntary exposure to the talk radio by, get this: not saying thank-you to the bus driver as I disembarked. I know, right? But that's the sort of behavior that talk radio perpetuates in the world.


*This American Life, I love you darlin!