Posted on 11/07/2004 3:01:13 PM PST by doug from upland
This is the place, now is the time, momentum is on this side..let's get ride of NPR
Lobbying at the state level might be effective.
Does that include money that goes from the government into other organizations and from there gets steered into public radio? True, either way, they don't need $10 million seed money, $10 million endorsement, or anything from the federal gov, much less more than that. Another thing to look at is special treatment by the FCC.
It's no better here in Vermont. I used to listen to NPR for the sake of the classical music. But there's no classical music left. It's all left-wing talk shows and third-rate jazz, and third rate anti-Bush jokes on Prairie Home Companion.
I've always liked good jazz, but I'm beginning to hate the very sound of the stuff they try to shove down listeners' throats, no doubt because they think it's politically correct. What ever happened to Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane? Whatever happened to Mozart, Bach, Hayden, and those guys?
The ONLY excuse for public radio was that it was educational--that it broadcast stuff that was good for people and that wasn't commercially feasible. Whatever happened to nonpolitical discussions on informative subjects? History, geography, philosophy, art, cooking, almost anything but POLITICS ALL THE TIME.
Now it's nothing but POLITICS ALL THE TIME.
Are you sure about this? The left is very sneaky about phrasing their explanations about funding so as to mislead the Rubes (us). For example, the United Way tries to convince suckers that their donation won't go to left-wing wackos if you check the right boxes on the contribution form. This is absolute nonsense, of course.
I wouldn't be surprised if NPR didn't have some similar misleading arguments.
Doug
KPFK is not an NPR station. Its the LA branch of the far-left Pacifica network. They have a station in SF and one in NY. I could be wrong but I believe it's privately funded although its possible it may receive some federal grant money and, if so, I agree they should cut it off.
Jan.21.
Bingo! The best way to soak the government is to hide the routes that the money takes. Democrats have probably turned this into a science.
THANK YOU for that link!
NPR and Federal involvement in public education seem to share the attribute of "should be wiped out, but won't be."
I listen to Car Talk, With Heart and Voice and Jazz on my local PBS stations. That's it. I used to love Garrison Keeler, but not anymore.
HA!
Good.
No wonder a few folks have been scarce around here!
Oh, my! Dan Rather would NEVER allow his tax dollars to support FoxNewsChannel!
Oh, but they were so hawkish when Clinton was bombing Serbia. Killing white Christians is so cool, so not racist,they can clap each other on the shoulder and congratulate on how liberal and progressive they are.. You are right, they make me vomit too.
And don't forget Bill Moyers (may cr*p be upon his head) getting rich making leftie films for PBS
Changing the subject slightly, Bush should beware of any Democrat help in his efforts to allow public funding of religious volunteer programs. Look at what the gay marriage issue has done to a lot of church denominations. The left may be small, but they're often the first there with the most men, (to paraphrase someone the left reviles).
I used to be against NPR, but I've realized that it keeps the Left in their fantasyland. If they had to venture out into the private sector they might learn to be more effective. Why take their kool-aid away from them? It's not like any swing voters listen to that biased junk. We still want to have NPR and a few other liberal institutions to kick around for awhile. Better strategery to let them all have ether kumbaya sessions.
Actually, I think isolation keeps people in their fantasyland. But NPR is just about everywhere except the most rural areas. NPR/PBS/etc is subsidized left-wing evangelism. There's nothing good about it.
DEATH TO NPR
NPR needs balance. Let's shove it down their throats or else . . . .
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