I certainly respect your right to like Julian, but these messages boards are all about an exchange of opinions, and I daresay that the great majority of people posting to threads on Phillips are not fans. He often reveals his left-wing orientation, and on top of that can be less-than-well-informed, awkward and ostentatious.
"Viewers, or at least a large majority of them, tune in week after week because they feel a connection to the hosts,"” Phillips said. "A lot of times it boils down to whether people like you or not in the TV business. I've been fortunate that people think I'm a likeable guy."
http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/comm/Newsletter/Spring2003/phillips.html
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