Take a bow, Mr. Jones

I was touched -- deeply touched! -- by Luke Benson's cry of anguish over how the liberal media prevent conservative voices from being heard in this country ("Liberals, media have all but ignored Lott's apology for his remarks," Dec. 26).

In fact, I am deeply touched many, many times each day by the silencing of the right in this great nation of ours.

I weep as Rush Limbaugh describes, on the hundreds of radio stations that carry his show, the ruthless suppression of the conservative viewpoint by "liberal wackos" and "femi-Nazis."

My heart bleeds when I read the same lament in the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal, our nation's most prestigious financial publication, and when I hear it on the up-and-coming Fox News cable channel, or on one of the countless radio talk shows hosted by the little Limbaughs.

I rend my garments when the Voice of the Times, deep in the heart of the Daily News, bemoans the stifling of the conservative voice.

Yes, if I've heard it once, I've heard it a million times: Conservative views can't get a fair hearing because of the machinations, the bias, the dishonesty and the mind control of the liberal media.

With so many saying it, who can doubt it?

Think about it!

-- Stan Jones
Eagle River