Yep; not only are you right but it is obnoxious even to listen to the straight news anymore. They appear so wary of violating some PC rule that everyone of them eithor flogs dead horses/repeats endlessly the same phrases or harrasses some poor schlub who decides to appear on the program who can't articulate his view as quickly as the host. And the parade of experts; guys look like deer in the headlights. Do you remmember Bill Buckley? The conservative TV talk show guy? From the 70's through the 90's; he moderated an interview show called The Firing Line? Talked very Boston aristocrat?