Right-wing radio is lefty Orrin Onken's guilty pleasure
(NEWSER) - There’s something about right-wing talk radio that’s undeniably attractive—even for a “sushi-eating, Prius-driving, gay-marriage-supporting Oregon liberal” like Orrin Onken, he writes in Salon . Though he’s always been a lefty, Onken began listening in high school, and he’s maintained his “dirty little secret” for four decades now. Sure, he prefers Car Talk and Science Friday on NPR, but when they’re not on, it’s straight to Glenn Beck ("his mixing of morning-zoo high jinks with conspiracy-laden apocalyptic politics tickles me")—or any other "wingnut" who happens to be on air. More»
