Posted on 03/29/2025 6:55:28 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
"Real Time" host Bill Maher argued in favor of pulling federal funding from NPR, insisting it has to go private in the age of hyper-partisan politics.
During his online "Overtime" segment, Maher read a viewer question asking the panel to react to the testimony of NPR CEO Katherine Maher (no relation) and PBS CEO Paula Kerger, who defended their outlets to the House of Representatives' newly-formed Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee as GOP lawmakers call to strip them of taxpayer money over their left-wing bias.
He specifically called out his "namesake" Maher over her repeated assertions that NPR was "unbiased."
"Give me a break, lady," Maher reacted Friday. "I mean, they're crazy far-left."
The HBO host went on to say the country is "past the age" where the federal government can subsidize outlets like NPR and PBS.
"Why do we need to subsidize," Maher asked. "We're so polarized. These outlets became popular at a time when Republicans and Democrats didn't hate each other and weren't at each other's throats and didn't think each other was an existential threat. In that world, you can't have places like this, I think, anymore. They have to be private."
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why is there even a debate. this is 100% wasteful spending
Why is this a#####e saying a number of things that make sense lately...and meeting with Trump?
Maybe he’s seeing that the left has gone mad...but i dont trust him.
The Great One said he didn’t leave the democratic party..it left him.
What would He think today?
Another lefty hero about to get dropped in the grease?
On the other hand NPR has been liberal for fifty some years - how about if it’s agreed it’ll be funded by taxpayers for the next fifty years as a conservative station? I’m sure liberal ‘elites’ will see the fairness in that and agree, right? /s
in this age of paid podcasts, streaming channels, fed gov’t should sell these two entities. i am sure PBS can stand on its own 2 feet having positioned itself with Passport and other streaming services for revenue. NPR should find out if people will actually pay for that far-left pov. there is no reasoon to subsidize what can be independent - or is too partisan.
Throwing us another bone. We’re being played.
Oh, sure. Like they haven't been saying that for decades!
The Maher idiot is on the board at ‘Signal’, too. So, she's hardly credible!
I use to be a loyal npr listener til about 15 years ago.
I quit listening cause I got fed up as about ever seventh issue discussed was pro homosexual bull shit.
Or pro abortion.
It really burns my ass that any of my tax money goes for the crappola this rag pushes.
Maher is like a washed up shock jock flips what ever direction the wind blows.
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