Beg-a-thons

A note to all NPR execs that may be reading this blog: I really, really, really detest your Beg-a-Thons. Yesterday, I actually listened to five minutes of static on the AM dial in order to avoid listening to lame jokes, phones ringing, barely concealed desperation and the “Bing!” that accompanies all online donations. If there were a station that played audio from car wrecks 24/7, I might very well have tuned in to that to avoid Dubbya Aitch Why? Why?
That is all.