Posted on 10/22/2010 7:22:27 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Trying to downplay calls--in reaction to the Juan Williams firing fiasco--for the federal defunding of NPR as mere right-wing electoral politics and "cable catnip," Norah O'Donnell has grossly understated the proportion of its budget that NPR obtains from the feds.
Aided and abetted by Chuck Todd, Norah offered her misleading math on today's Daily Rundown on MSNBC. O'Donnell claimed that only 1-3% of NPR's budget is derived from federal funding. But as you'll see, the real number is at least double that.
View video here.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
More like 30%+.
Good. Then they will not miss the money.
The most delicious moment for me happened on Morning Joe with Eugene Robinson. The man was so torn, it was delightful.
First, he tepidly acknowledged that NPR had gone too far, and was sort of wrong. But it was killing him because he loves NPR.
Next, he had to condemn NPR for firing one of only 2 black voices they had. This really got Eugene twisted, because he so dearly wanted to play the race card, but for Juan Williams?! To poor old Eugene, Juan Williams is a step away from being Rush Limbaugh. To the left, Juan Williams is the conservative voice of NPR.
So, there’s Eugene Robinson, loaded for bear, all the ammo he needs, but just doesn’t want to take the shot.
It was entertaining.
I would love to see a credible, independent study on the sources of funding for ALL public radio.
Since they don’t have to pay Juan anymore, I’m guessing that they don’t need as much as they did last week.
Her last little dig was a nice touch, implying that conservative media is “flogging” the issue. What a witch.
Only 1-3 percent? Heck, they’ll never miss that piddling little amount. Might have to cut back on tinfoil hats for awhile, but not a big deal at all.
Cut ‘em off.
We have cable stations, we have the internet. Media is profligate. Let NPR change its name and business model. We should be able to remove at least this one squeeling piggy from the Federal Momma hog’s teets.
gonna be some smokin@sses over this one!
“Well then, I guess the shouldn’t miss it!! DEFUND NPR!!”
Exactly. It’s so minuscule, they won’t miss it at all. Besides, Soros will make up the difference...until he’s run back down his rat hole.
ABSOLUTELY! And, while we’re at it, cut off the National Endowment for the Arts, and kick the UN out of the US like our grandparents started asking for in the 50’s.
Vivian Schiller
President & CEO
National Public Radio
635 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington DC 20001-3735
(202) 513-2005
vschiller@npr.org
Ditto that bump TTT
It is an outrage that the American people are forced to fund this government propaganda arm of the Socialist Democrat party. It needs to be stopped.
Why would anyone want to listen to Gov’t funded radio anyway? Any one with an functioning brain cell would conclude that they will promote the position of their sponsor, the Gov’t. Just as they will promote the interests of their far-left financiers i.e. George Soros.
What Sarah Palin should have said is that Congress should defund (i) NPR and (ii) any public radio station that pays any money to NPR. *That* would make NPR change its tune mighty fast.
http://www.npr.org/about/aboutnpr/statements/fy2009/2009_LA_NPR_Cons.pdf
NPR’s Financials 2009
Total Revenue $153,000,000!! $62,000.000 plus from station programming fees........ 1-3%? yeah right!
Not only do they pay no taxes, they compete with small businesses that do.
In many cities they provide studios and editing services. They have put any number of editors and production companies out of business because they pay no taxes on their profits.
BTW - I'm old enough to remember when public TV had NO commercials. If they're raking in money from advertisers, why should they also be getting taxpayer money?
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