Posted on 01/13/2011 5:05:39 PM PST by Sub-Driver
NPR Launches Offensive Against Congressman Trying to Cut Its Public Funding
published January 13, 2011 | FoxNews.com
National Public Radio is accusing Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., who is leading a Republican charge to cut public funding to the broadcaster, of trying to stifle free speech, a move that puts the embattled network on the offense as it fights fallout from its decision to fire Fox News contributor Juan Williams.
Lamborn immediately fired back, saying the whole point of not funding NPR is to enhance competition and viewpoints.
The tit-for-tat comes just a week after the NPR news editor who fired Williams resigned as the network's board of directors completed its independent review of the dismissal. The directors recommended new internal procedures for personnel decisions and disciplinary action, and cancelled NPR CEO Vivian Schiller's annual bonus because of "concern over her role in the termination process."
Lamborn first introduced his NPR defunding legislation in June, but it didn't receive much attention until the network fired Williams in October over remarks he made on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" about his anxiety over seeing people dressed as Muslims on airplanes.
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The congressman is brave. I expect NPR will fight back by accusing him of being complicit in a brutal mass-murder or something, as is now wont by the media.
“My employer pulled all funds from our local WPR years ago.”
SWEEEET!!!
They can compete in the regular media market without government funds.
No more six figure “bonuses” for the overpaid “executives”. I want a Congressional investigation and complete audit of PBS. It is nothing but another liberal scam of the taxpayers. Defund and revoke their “non-profit” status.
War was an exception so movies were made regarding our own side in a war although the John Ford documentary was restricted since it showed REAL DEAD BODIES. (Hey, it also showed my Uncle more than 2 dozen times ~ which was great ~ except when he was on a stretcher ~ Ford showed that too).
Come NPR a lot of the older theories on keeping the government out of the news business were simply ignored.
Actually those ideas weren't all that nuts ~ but they were carried to extreme by restricting publication of postage rates to the inside of post offices.
Maybe we need to get back to LIMITING GOVERNMENT'S VOICE.
Geter dun, now that Newt isn’t there to pull their fat out of the fire.
Rep. Lanborn,
My suggestion... congressional hearings to grill NPR administrators.
Thanks Sub-Driver.
Yo NPR, it’s time to grow up. Stop suckling from the tax payers’ teat and go out out and earn a living on your own.
Kudos for Lamborn and I hope he succeeds. I would also like to see them lose their tax-free status. THAT is overdue, as well.
If speech is taxpayer funded, it is not free! If I am forced to pay for it, it cannot be free speech!
About as neutral as CAIR.
National Public Radio is saying Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., who is leading a Republican forward motion to decrease public funding to the broadcaster, of trying to soften free speech, a move that puts the harried network under an umbrella as it covers itself from its decision to let go Fox News contributor Juan Williams.
Lamborn immediately talked back, saying the whole point of not funding NPR is to enhance teachable moments and viewpoints.
It’s time for the liberal elitists over at NPR to stop living off the government trough and get real jobs.
Aren’t they supposed to be non-political anyway? They keep telling us they are anyway....
Imagine conservatives had a federally funded right-leaning radio network called “Patriot Radio Network” or something... could you imagine the anger, vitriol and rage from the left?
The real question here is whether there are enough Congressmen and Congresswomen to defund NPR.
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