Re: "a microphone in her ear"
So how bright is the person saying that? Perhaps her ear is occupied by a talking cootie!
Probably someone that talks to his TV too.
Alex
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
-- Isaac Asimov