A Brief History of NPR's Intolerance and Imbalance

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A Brief History of NPR's Intolerance and Imbalance

Published October 21, 2010 | FoxNews.com

From calling Tea Party members “Tea Baggers,” to saying that "the evaporation of 4 million" Christians would leave the world a better place, to suggesting that God could give former Sen. Jesse Helms or his family AIDS from a blood transfusion, NPR's personalities have said some pretty un-PC things in the past. A look at the record reveals no shortage of intolerant statements and unbalanced segments on the publicly sponsored network's airwaves.

Here's an incomplete list of questionable and controversial content that has aired on NPR or has been uttered by its employees:

-- In June, the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) said it was easy to see why some refer to NPR as "National Palestine Radio" following a June 2 segment hosted by Tom Ashbrook on the Gaza flotilla incident. The segment featured five guests -- none of whom defended Israel's actions.

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DE-FUND.......

[Alex Murphy]

Ping to read later.

[fantom]

Right . They sneer and say they fed money is only 2% of budjet . Good for them , the leeches will not miss the largess .

[samtheman]

This is such a pathetically short and simple list, apparently pulling together a few random stains.

NPR violates common sense and fair journalistic practices every single day, with more egregious violations of the public trust at least once a week.

[Starboard]

DE-FUND.......

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Seriously, this would be a good litmus test right out of the gate to see which Republicans in the new Congress are really standing up for conservatives. No more tax dollars for this one-sided and intolerant outlet. Let National Propaganda Radio go the way of the erstwhile Air America.

[Loyal Buckeye]

Sure, but those at NPR will go berserk over this article. Not a bad thing.

[GOPJ]

NOT ONE THIN DIME FOR NPR. How dare they? ( And yeah, I NEVER agree with Juan Williams - but the man has more integrity and courage in one little finger than all of NPR put together... and a few Republicans thrown in...)

[dblshot]

NPR's personalities have said some pretty un-PC things in the past.
Wrong, it is very PC to make these kind of remarks against the right. That's the whole point of the P in PC. We can attack you and at the same time make you apologize for stating your opinion, facts be damned. What is The View if no an attack machine? Slip some anti right hate into a TV drama no problem. Sometimes I turn on NPR just to marvel at the alternative view of reality they come up with.

[stocksthatgoup]

Defund and sell off the assets.

[Carley]

FNC offered him a three year two million dollar contract.

[jimt]

Right . They sneer and say they fed money is only 2% of budjet . Good for them , the leeches will not miss the largess.

But other here have said it's really up to 20% because of grants to individual stations.

Let's make sure when we go after it we get it ALL.

As our local radio host Michael Berry says, "How's about them apples, boy !"

(Michael was quoting a black father who shot two thugs here in Houston who'd carjacked his daughter, and forced her to drive to the family home. Houston applauds his action.)

[BigSkyFreeper]

NPR should be defunded and told to practice it’s liberal foolishness in the private sector like all those other failed media entities. Tell them it’s sink or swim time.

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NPR violates common sense and fair journalistic practices every single day, with more egregious violations of the public trust at least once a week.

Schiffer should have been canned on the spot this morning for suggesting what Williams said was psychotic.  She got off easy and apologized in a freakin press release, and she remains NPR's CEO.