LET THEM FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
Posted on 10/21/2010 2:28:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Three potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates chimed in Thursday on the firing of NPR news analyst Juan Williams, with two of them calling on Congress to scrutinize NPR's federal funding.
Williams was ousted Wednesday night for comments he made on Fox News about Muslims. But former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) all called NPR's move an act of censorship and political correctness.
"While I have often enjoyed appearing on NPR programs and have been treated fairly and objectively, I will no longer accept interview requests from NPR as long as they are going to practice a form of censorship, and since NPR is funded with public funds, it IS a form of censorship," Huckabee said in a statement. "It is time for the taxpayers to start making cuts to federal spending, and I encourage the new Congress to start with NPR."
House Republican Leader John Boehner (Ohio), who could be House speaker next year, said that "it's reasonable" to examine federal subsidies for NPR, which he called a "left-wing radio network."
“We need to face facts – our government is broke," Boehner told the conservative National Review. "Washington is borrowing 37 cents of every dollar it spends from our kids and grandkids. Given that, I think it’s reasonable to ask why Congress is spending taxpayers’ money to support a left-wing radio network – and in the wake of Juan Williams’ firing, it’s clearer than ever that’s what NPR is."
Conservatives saw the Williams's firing as a chance to criticize media outlets, such as NPR, which they say are too sympathetic to left-wing points of view.
The long-time commentator told Fox News's Bill O'Reilly, "Look, Bill, I'm not a bigot. You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
NPR explained Williams's firing in a statement saying his comments were "inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices, and undermined his credibility as a news analyst with NPR."
NPR operates using both private and public money, though most of their revenue comes from non-public sources.
Gingrich, who was the top House lawmaker from 1994-1998, said that Congress should investigate NPR and consider cutting its funding.
"The U.S. Congress should investigate NPR and consider cutting off its money," he said on Fox News, calling the incident "a total act of censorship."
Palin put her response on her widely read Twitter account, saying "NPR defends 1st Amendment Right, but will fire u if u exercise it. Juan Williams: u got taste of Left's hypocrisy,they screwed up firing you."
For God's sake grow a pair John and instead call for the END of subsidies...
...don't go RINO anymore...
TAKE A STAND
I don’t want federal funding of NPR investigated; I want it terminated. Cut them off and NPR will still exist, but let the liberals, not me, pay for it.
I believe we said “eliminated” not “examined.”
The British announced drastic 19% cuts to their budget. Amazingly, it would take double of that to balance the American budget. Boehner should begin preparing Americans for what can't be put off any longer. A little 1% nibble isn't going to do it.
Gingrich, who was the top House lawmaker from 1994-1998, said that Congress should investigate NPR and consider cutting its funding.
“The U.S. Congress should investigate NPR and consider cutting off its money,” he said on Fox News, calling the incident “a total act of censorship.”
Consider? CONSIDER!?
SCREW “consider” ... CUT THE DAMN FUNDING... NOW!
End NPR’s non-profit status... NOW!
TERMINATE NPR’s broadcast license... NOW!
Newt Gingrich is such a pathetic, pansie-ass chump. He’s got no balls. Just another moderate RINO pretending to be a conservative... and this sort of middle-of-the-road response proves it.
"Scrutinize"? Hell, taxpayer funding should be totally eliminated!
“Three potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates...
Sarah Palin; Mike Huckabee; and Newt Gingrich...”
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I have a lot of admiration for Newt, but he IS NOT a potential candidate.
How much of the money contributed by businesses and foundations is TAX DEDUCTIBLE?
END THE TAX DEDUCTION, and watch the contribution dry up. If we are going to kill this vulture, then let’s rip its damn heart out by the roots, and stomp it into pulp!
Pull the plug on NPR, let them compete in the market for advertisers or donations. Without government subsidies NPR will disappear.
forget ending funding....SHUT IT DOWN.
National Peoples Revolutionary Broadcasting......time to kill it.
The left is taking a shoe up the butt... big time.. That means Juan Williams is taking it in the BUTT... All the effort to support Williams is exposing him as a supporter of TYRANTS... poor guy.. O'Really will go over tonight too I suspect..
Williams, the far left sympathizer, is exposing the left beyond himself.. Surely he is smart enough to know this is happening.. Maybe not.. maybe he is stupid..
After all 97% of black voters voted for Barry Half-White..
Merely 3% were SMART...
Remember Republicans, this isn’t 1994. We’re going to put you in office, and then you are going to work for more than the first 100 days and then go RINO. So you can call for examining the funding all you want now, but come January, you will be expected to actually do it.
Well put. Stupid is as stupid does. Problem is, it was the stupid segment of the other 90 percent of the population of this country that really put that slug into our most sacred office.
Republicans rarely speak up when one of their own is treated unfairly, but they are quick to defende Democrats in such situations.
Hey you GOP sissies, any wonder why Conservatives are abandoning you for the TEA Party?
Man up! Start by peeing while standing. Once you manage that, report back for further instructions!
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