Don't Give Me Your Opinion

And here I am giving you mine. At least in this arrangement, you have the choice of whether or not to visit the site.
Started re-reading Atlas Shrugged and found this amusing statement.

“It is not advisable, James, to Venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener.”

Francisco d’Anconia to James Taggart

This got me thinking (uh-oh) of something that has been bothering me about mainstream left-biased media. Much of news today is filled with video clips detailing the opinion of common-folk, bundled with the opinions of reporters. All of this obliterates air time allotted for news. Opinions are not the same as news.
The opinions of young people and the under-privileged are portrayed to dis-proportionate advantage. The Democratic party along with the media panders to these groups, giving them a voice disproportionate to the contribution to society. The opinions of young men an women, albeit potentially articulate, are the product of stilted education industry. Opinions that are developed by experienced citizens carry the scars of reality and personal evaluation of effectiveness. If a mature citizens chooses to remain a liberal after his or her experiences, then the opinion is valid and should be honored.
Why is it that in politics, the least informed opinions of, children, illegal aliens and the education deficient, receive the most prominent position display? In business opinion is weighed with respect to position followed by experience, neophytes have probationary periods. In education, opinion and responsibility are releated to tenure. In sports, roles are assigned with respect to proven results and ability. In religion, roles are earned by experience and ability.
In democracy all votes are given equal weight.
Not all opinions deserve equal respect.