Posted on 11/18/2010 5:28:17 PM PST by pissant
House Democrats on Thursday shot down a G.O.P. attempt to roll back federal funding to NPR, a move that many Republicans have called for since the public radio network fired the analyst Juan Williams last month.
Republicans in the House tried to advance the defunding measure as part of their “YouCut” initiative, which allows the public to vote on which spending cuts the G.O.P. should pursue. But their push was blocked, 239 to 171, with only three Democrats voting with a united bloc of Republicans.
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Dhimmicrats = the party of No.
Even though it’s only symbolic, I like the attitude of the new congress. One day we will defund govt out of existence.. except for the barest of essentials.
You will see Obama decide to defund NPR ~ he likes his HVAC in the White House ~ he likes to fly Air Force One. He likes to plant plants and hold parties on the grounds. He enjoys Secret Service protection.
There are all sorts of things that can be done to persuade the craziest narcissist to go along to get along. Those things will be tried and they will succeed.
Once the Dem/lefty/media hive break out the Big Bird/Sesame Street card the Republicans will cave.
The GOP ought to simply fire all of the NPR staff, replace them with conservative Republicans, and then jack up the funding. Let’s see if the Dems like it then.
That’s when the rubber meets the road. I bet they punt.
That is what I expect from the Rats in congress. They need to protect their propaganda machine that is funded by you and me.
Who were the three deocrats voting with the Republicans ?
We’ll see how serious the pubbies are about this when they take the gavel.
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On this and many things. I hope they come in to do a lot of tearout.
Even though it’s only symbolic, I like the attitude of the new congress. One day we will defund govt out of existence.. except for the barest of essentials.
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Sooner or later, one way or another.
They must ELIMINATE programs....or the minute the Dems get power back, they just open the $$$$$$ spigots again.
That’s a Brilliant idea.
I think you Republican bashers protest too much. I think you are democrats.
Similarly , 100% of Republican Senators voted against the democrats/marxists'government healthcare, dream act ,etc. still you all bash Republicans and Mconnel.
So far, I’m liking what I see. Let’s all give them a ringy dingy and let them all know that we are all watching, and we all like what we see. So, keep up the good work or .......
I hope there’s more people around here that remember that attempts in the ‘late 90’s’ to defund, CPB, NPR and NEH/NEA...
It was Republican Committee chairs that basically stopped the defunding - Hackney and Regula. It may be ‘old’ and ‘boring’ but might be worth the read:
http://www.upenn.edu/pnc/ptkoch.html
Scroll down past the news article graph and pick it up at:
“At the same time — July 1997 — efforts in the House to eliminate the NEH failed by a voice vote.”
The ‘newbies’ in Congress have to know what they may be up against when they come in January.
We could have eliminated that and so much more at that point in time and failed to do so.
One consideration that should never enter into a vote is this ‘sacred cow’ idea that because someone who ‘championed a cause’ is still around in their 90’s that somehow that justifies putting your brain on hold to vote for something that was unconstitutional to begin with.
Amazing idea. Thinking outside the box.
The dems’ eyeballs would explode with rage.
Should be the first thing passed by the new House to defund PBS/NPR!
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