The odd thing about these television discussions designed to “get all sides of the issue” is that they do not feature a spectrum of people with different views on reality. Rather, they frequently give us a face-off between those who see reality and those who have missed it entirely. In the name of objectivity, we are getting fantasy-land.

Molly Ivins (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]

Essay (1987-03), “Killing the Messenger,” The Progressive
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Collected in Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She? (1991).