Hmmmm.... Same colors.
Posted on 03/10/2008 6:29:47 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
NPR is throughly liberal. But I don’t see the point in attacking them when they present real conservatives in unbiased light. If there is ever to be improvement at NPR that’s the way it will likely start.
And if it upsets some longtime liberal listeners who only want to hear one side, that’s really a good thing rather than bad, yes?
Who needs more proof?
I finally gave up on NPR and decided to get XM Satellite radio. At least with XM I have a choice of news sources from across the political spectrum.
. . . gosh, almost their entire listening audience! No wonder they're concerned!
NPR is a waste of taxpayer money. That is all the justification I need to attack them.
National Proletariat Radio. Socialism served with a healthy dose of pretentiousness. Its like a warm security blanket to every pinko that listens, assuring them that their views are mainstream, middle of the road, reasoned thought. Pravda with a cup of tea.
Oooh. Sixty angry emails. They make it sound like there was an open revolt from their listeners. Is 60 a large percentage of the listenership? lol
It's certainly a GOOD reason to never make the mistake of airing conservative thought again, whew! 60 emails!
If your emotion-based ideology was so weak that it couldn't stand exposure to question or an opposing viewpoint, you'd get upset, too.
>>NPR is a waste of taxpayer money. That is all the justification I need to attack them.<<
Absolutely make the argument that the government should not pay for one sides political viewpoints. Or even that the government should not pay for news at all.
But on this occasion, when they are balanced for once, I don’t think the author is being helpful attacking them for that.
And they have a great sense of humor, too.
>>If your emotion-based ideology was so weak that it couldn’t stand exposure to question or an opposing viewpoint, you’d get upset, too.<<
Right. I understand why the liberals who listen are upset at conservative balance. I don’t understand why the conservative author would pick NPRs effort to add balance as an excuse to complain.
There is plenty of regular stuff (like their tax payer funding) that merits complain without complaining that new had some real conservatives on.
I'm not surprised that NPR's listeners would go ballistic. NPR listeners are those people you see driving Prius's covered in Kucinich stickers.
The radio segments themselves were perfectly fine, if a bit too short.
The interview with Grover Norquist was particularly good I thought.
The government is paying to promote ITS viewpoint - that it should thrive and grow in power and scope.
Well, to be honest. I’d like to know the true ratio there. All the “proof” in this article is that 60 people complained and an unknown number supported it.
“To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical.” —Thomas Jefferson: Bill for Religious Freedom, 1779.
60 complaints. What’s that 50% of the listenership?
Hmmmm.... Same colors.
If NPR wants to reform it’s programming they should enter the free market and ween itself from public funding.
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