NPR UPDATE: Reader Jack Shaw sends this:

I actually enjoy NPR, but yesterday the Chicago affiliate (on its program Worldview) broadcast a hilarious speech by Robert Fisk, which he gave at North Park University on April 7. There are too many rich moments to dissect in an email, but the most absurd came when he brought up Mark Steyn’s response to his “they beat me” column and, to horrified gasps from the audience, revealed that Steyn’s column was headlined “A multiculturist gets his due.” The message to the teen audience was, of course, that the pro-American media “hates us”, and would like to see us beaten bloody for speaking the truth. There was no acknowledgement that the line from the WSJ was ironic, intended to mock Fisk’s own words to the effect that he deserved it.

At first I thought Fisk was being manipulative. But as I continued to listen I realized, no. He’s really that stupid.

Here’s the link if you want a listen.