This is yet another thing that pisses me off about the last 7 years. We had majorities in Congress, why didn't we kill tax funding for NPR?
to paraphrase the old Tonto and Lone ranger joke, "What do you mean we, conservative?" What makes you think the "compasionate conservatism" typified by King George II has anything at all to do with true conservative values. Once the republicans got into power they showed that at heart they weren't any different from liberal democrats - both groups dispensing largesse from the taxpayers pockets with both hands.
But but....When they were begging this past weekend, while actually showing pieces of an interesting show for a change, I was informed that they recieve “very little” government funding. Less than (insert small number here) per cent.
You don’t suppose they meant paid direct do you? And that the statement meant that their funding comes from various “foundations” which are in turn funded by tax dollars? Hmmmm.