Hi Marco,
I read somewhere (if memory serves) that over 90% of journalists in the US
describe themselves as liberal. Again, I see Newsweek as definitely more
centrist than Time or most network news. They have drifted noticeably to the
right economically over the past 10 years or so, imo.
I believe O'Reilly's point is that people have confused rights of citizens
for protection from the government with acceptable standards of treatment of
non-citizens that are trying to destroy the country. A reasonable complex
organization needs to be able to recognize the difference between a part of
itself and an external pathogen.
The Constitution is full of rights to protect citizens from government. It is
not intended to protect the rights of terrorists to destroy the society. They
are two very, very different things. I am certainly no apologist for
O'Reilly, but I must concede that his point seems both valid and
non-threatening to tourists.
Rog
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