Talk radio not arm of Republican Party

I was dismayed to see Inga Bark’s letter of April 6, 2009, appear in the online edition of The Bakersfield Californian. I can understand why her letter was published, she has a program on local talk radio.

Her achievement, my in opinion, is equal to a parrot quoting scripture or a seal dancing to Michael Jackson music. While entertaining no one believes that a parrot understands the Bible or that a seal is a natural break dancer. There is no mystery here. The parrot will squawk for crackers; the seal will dance for fish. Ms. Barks is paid to do a show on local talk radio.

This is dismaying, because as demonstrated in her letter, Ms. Barks has a very poor grasp of facts. For example, she claims President Obama defines people with $250,000 as rich. This claim is false.

A visit to http://www.barackobama.com/taxes/ will show that the President promised that “Middle class families will see their taxes cut – and no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase.” If your family’s income was LESS than $20,833.33 a month you may receive a small tax cut. Not receiving the cut does not define your family as “rich.”

There is too little space to debunk all the errors in her letter. Ms. Barks does have a bully pulpit to spout her political views. I hope that in the future that her views will be arguments grounded in fact and not mere parroting of paranoid, right-wing rumors. I will never be one of her fans. I worked with Ms. Barks prior to her stint as a talk radio entertainer. I prefer to spend my time watching a dancing seal.


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