NPR's Morning Cuddle With Obama

Townhall.com ^ | December 31 | Brent Bozell

[cuban leaf]

Because I have a 1.5 hour one way commute in an area with few radio stations, I find myself listening to NPR from time to time. I’ve been doing this length of commute for a few years now and actually enjoy their shows quite a bit, but not for the reasons they intend. I honestly find it funny. The arrogance of their communication style, especially when spewing raw ignorance or misinformation, often has me laughing out loud. Seriously.

On a related note, back around this time last year, they had a report on obama’s last year (2013) in office and called it “Obama’s terrible, horrible, very bad no good year.” I remember saying out loud to the radio, “You guys think 2013 was bad, wait ‘till 2014. And 2015 will be even worse.”

And here we are.

And in thats is a hint at why I think my tag line is more accurate than ever.

[fatez]

I really only want to know one thing, did Inskeep have his kneepads on or not???

[MeshugeMikey]

"The arrogance of their communication style, especially when spewing raw ignorance or misinformation, often has me laughing out loud. Seriously."

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i used to get the same sense of the surreal while watching the local PBS affiliate...particularly when they read their call letters..

it sounded like they were pronouncing...a royal edict.... of some sort.

[MeshugeMikey]

everuthing the do is STILTED.....why do they display thier logo in such a manner???

[twister881]

It’s NPR’s “Morning Sedition.” Bathhouse Barry saves his cuddles for Reggie Love.

[PGR88]

When i listen to NPR, I think of middle-aged metrosexuals in the SF Bay Area driving their lexus hybrids to their yoga lessons. NPR have a very specific world-view which colors everything they do.

I recently listened to a report about the launching of the worlds largest container ship - and where did NPR take it? The low number of women sailors in various merchant marines, and how big ships might effect whales. That was the entire content of the story about a massive new container ship.

[Random Access]

New drinking game..... one shot every time someone on N(ational)P(eoples)R(evolution) uses the word “diversity” when they could have used “variety”.

Disclaimer.... I own stock in Jack Daniels.

[cuban leaf]

I recently listened to a report about the launching of the worlds largest container ship - and where did NPR take it? The low number of women sailors in various merchant marines, and how big ships might effect whales. That was the entire content of the story about a massive new container ship.

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I missed that one, but it is the MO I’ve seen in lots of other stories. I can understand their rationale - to get “the rest of the story” - to make their listeners think they have a perspective most people don’t have. It feeds their superiority complex even though they really know nothing about the ship that was created.

It’s like hearing about the invention of the automobile, but knowing nothing about the benefits and uses of the car, and only reporting how it will impact armadillos in Texas.

[Prov1322]

Many years ago, Morning Pro Musica was the morning programming of the Boston NPR station. It was a great offering of mostly classical music (...even older head-bangers can appreciate the classics...!)

Have not listened to NPR in decades...except for the occasional Saturday foray into The Tappet Brothers, when they were available online.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Mouton]

“compared Obama to a president on Mount Rushmore”

Yeah, I do that too: in AF-1 at 6000’ at 450 KPH

[Drango]

defund NPR/PBS. Death to government propaganda.

[tet68]

I remember when NPR was where you went to hear
classical music, not propaganda.

Of course that was a long time ago.

[cuban leaf]

When I come back from band practice (after ten pm) they are still the classical music source. And they do a pretty interesting job of it.

[Rummyfan]

NPR "Morning Edition" anchor Steve Inskeep reported the president "seemed unusually relaxed when we pulled up chairs for a 40-minute talk by the Oval Office fireplace." And why not? He knew he would be getting equally "unusually relaxed" questioning.

Of course he was relaxed. He knew he was going to receive a journalistic b**w-job from an NPR anchor.

[Rummyfan]

The arrogance of their communication style, especially when spewing raw ignorance or misinformation, often has me laughing out loud.

You either have to laugh at it or scream in frustration.

[hal ogen]

I have some relative LIBs. They are npr addicts...and they are certifiable mentally unstable. I manage to avoid them 99% of the time. Their root of the family tree is very, very gnarled.

[SteveH]

keyboard spew alert

[nascarnation]

It’s a half a billion / year.
I could find better uses for that.