tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post3599247120351674072..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Q TipsMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-60388430680257609302009-06-21T00:46:10.670-05:002009-06-21T00:46:10.670-05:00I keep trying to like Allison Stewart, but her con...I keep trying to like Allison Stewart, but her constant cheerfulness and 'hip' informality drives me batty, particularly when something more serious is required. Still, I realized this morning that, compared to Scott Simon, she was a joy.biggerboxhttp://nosmallplans.com/rants/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-50074626327579268912009-06-20T12:53:30.651-05:002009-06-20T12:53:30.651-05:00A Scott free Saturday is always an occasion for re...A Scott free Saturday is always an occasion for relief. Unfortunately, the depth of nitwits in the wings at NPR seems pretty deep. Allison Stewart is a "music reviewer" at NPR who this morning read the script of the most mind-numbingly vapid <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105717857" rel="nofollow">commentary</a> about Senator Boxer preferring the address "Senator" to "Ma'am." The <a href="http://lacpr.usace.army.mil/default.aspx?p=LACPR_Final_Technical_Report" rel="nofollow">context</a> of the Ma'am exchange was interesting and richly deserves some investigative reporting. We can expect that sometime in the next few millenia, maybe.geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300772545812600392noreply@blogger.com