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		<title>Ivins, Molly -- Essay (1987-03), &#8220;Killing the Messenger,&#8221; The Progressive</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The odd thing about these television discussions designed to &#8220;get all sides of the issue&#8221; 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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The odd thing about these television discussions designed to &#8220;get all sides of the issue&#8221; 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.</p>
<br><b>Molly Ivins</b> (1944-2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]<br>Essay (1987-03), &#8220;Killing the Messenger,&#8221; <i>The Progressive</i> 
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Collected in <i>Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?</i> (1991).
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