So I read Travis LaFrance's blog, and found that he wrote about a Republican singles' mixer he encountered during the RNC.
He observes an NPR reporter who asks one of the guests at this shindig about dating. The conservative guy apparently couldn't quite get over the fact that there was a representative of NPR in their midst. His response had nothing to do with his love life:
"'I don't trust any station that doesn't support itself with advertisements,' he announced, his body taking a defensive posture. 'I don't trust any news organization that has to ask for money. And then purport to be unbiased.'
"The reporter smiled and held out the mic: 'So have you met any woman [sic] tonight?'
"'If you hand over your revenue to the free market, you're guaranteed to be neutral,' the fellow demanded. 'No offense, but that's how it works.'"
At this same event, Travis asks a potential date what her interests are:
"The stockmarket. Ways of earning income without working."
She then inquires: "Do you have any investments?"
"No."
"It's no wonder you can't get a girlfriend."
The heart and soul of America, I tell you. The heart and soul.
