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p> Maybe the mainstream media needs the equivalent of a Trading Spouses . Of course, instead of swapping spouses we swap reporters. Maybe two weeks of Dana Milbank getting coffee and donuts for the staff of the American Spectator might broaden his horizons. Any brave volunteers to head over to the Washington Post ? br> -- Don Herion /p>

The explanation for the moderately strange personalities displayed by reporters might be explained in overall intelligence and logical thought development. Although many of the MSM op-ed stars matriculated from elite universities, the education received in journalism schools might thwart development of critical thinking processes.

If one's critical thinking is poor either from lack of intelligence or inadequate training in logic, such an individual might not have the introspective capabilities or self-awareness that he or she has a plainly strange personality. In business environments where I have spent the past nearly thirty years, one must learn to behave in such a way as to garner financial reward and avoid financial punishment (demotions or termination).

Like you, I graduated from Indiana University. Even as a student, I recall walking by the beautiful Ernie Pyle hall with its ivy-covered limestone facade thinking that those students ought enjoy the nice digs while they can. At the tender age of 19 or 20, it was clear to me that the meager average salaries after graduation with a journalism degree would relegate these budding reporters to far less opulent-looking working environments.

A question follows: why spend so much money on an education only to earn a starting salary far below that of a UAW factory worker? Rush states that the reason is a misguided self-aggrandizement of a person who wishes to "make a difference."

I believe that the a better answer is intellectually-oriented: it takes a dope or a clever person with no logical thinking capabilities to expend so much in resources for an education with an expectation of such a small financial return from that education expenditure.

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