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National Pathetic Radio (Fitting Title)
Townhall.com ^ | March 15, 2011 | Cal Thomas

Posted on 03/15/2011 5:04:43 AM PDT by Kaslin

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1 posted on 03/15/2011 5:04:46 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

We can’t defund these commies soon enough!


2 posted on 03/15/2011 5:11:45 AM PDT by rj45mis
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NPR has been indistinguishable from propaganda for so long, that it is IMPOSSIBLE to listen to them.

None of their news is balanced and they are shamefully inimical to any but the MOST LIBERAL causes and views.

3 posted on 03/15/2011 5:13:13 AM PDT by SMARTY (Conforming to non-conformity is conforming just the same.)
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“In 1993, I wrote a column about comments made by Washington Post reporter Michael Weisskopf, who claimed that evangelicals were “largely poor, uneducated and easy to command.” When some of them flooded the newspaper with their educational and professional bona fides, Weisskopf said he meant to say that “most” evangelicals were “poor, uneducated and easy to command.” That triggered more protests. The Post ombudsman at the time, Joann Byrd, tried to defend Weisskopf, saying that readers needed to understand most journalists don’t know any of “these people.” “

..... LOL - too rich! You just cannot make this stuff up.


4 posted on 03/15/2011 5:14:13 AM PDT by Senator John Blutarski (The progress of government: republic, democracy, technocracy, bureaucracy, plutocracy, kleptocracy,)
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To: Kaslin

I refer to them as:

National Propaganda Radio

and

Propaganda Broadcasting Service


6 posted on 03/15/2011 5:19:04 AM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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One of the most memorable examples of bias courtesy of NPR occurred on election night 1992 when it was announced that Clinton had been declared the winner. I was driving in New Mexico listening to a local NPR affiliate and had all I could do to not drive off the road as I listened in astonishment as the NPR newsroom staff burst into loud and sustained cheering and clapping.

This incident reportedly cost NPR and affiliate stations thousands of contributors. Now they warn the staff on election nights about such outbursts. The bias is still there and obvious, but at least they don’t openly cheer (from what I’ve heard; I haven’t voluntarily listened to them since.)


7 posted on 03/15/2011 5:19:04 AM PDT by Spartan79 ("We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a feather-bed." ~ Ths. Jefferson)
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If National Proletariat Radio doesn't give the upper middle class white liberals their socialist ear candy with a healthy dose of conceited pretentiousness, who will?
8 posted on 03/15/2011 5:39:09 AM PDT by SampleMan (If all of the people currently oppressed shared a common geography, bullets would already be flying.)
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To: Kaslin; Quix; pissant; DakotaRed; Cobra64; BenKenobi; cripplecreek; Tublecane; JPG; JABit; ...
...comments made by Washington Post reporter Michael Weisskopf, who claimed that evangelicals were "largely poor, uneducated and easy to command." When some of them flooded the newspaper with their educational and professional bona fides, Weisskopf said he meant to say that "most" evangelicals were "poor, uneducated and easy to command." That triggered more protests. The Post ombudsman at the time, Joann Byrd, tried to defend Weisskopf, saying that readers needed to understand most journalists don't know any of "these people."

Open mouth, insert foot, and chew...

9 posted on 03/15/2011 9:38:57 AM PDT by GOPJ (http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php - It's only uncivil when someone on the right does it.- Laz)
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Most journalists are intellectually poor, uneducated and easy to command.


10 posted on 03/15/2011 9:51:04 AM PDT by Tax Government (Democrat: "I'm driving to Socialism at 95 mph." Republican: "Observe the speed limit.")
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Has anybody seen the similarities between NPR and ACORN? The people could be interchangeable as far as their immediate willingness to break the law. Its just unbelievable.


11 posted on 03/15/2011 10:00:50 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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I would suggest that as a Post “journalist,” Michael’s gaffes were simply a case of him “actin’ natcherly.”

Or IOW, MSM journalists are extremely stoopid...and Ron-boy Schiller proved that once again.


12 posted on 03/15/2011 11:19:35 AM PDT by Scanian (i)
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evangelicals are "largely poor, uneducated and easy to command."

Who could ask for better enemies?

13 posted on 03/15/2011 11:24:51 AM PDT by Theophilus (Not merely prolife, but prolific!)
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To: Kaslin
My Uncle Eli had a PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of Notre Dame. He graduated at age 23. He coined the term "single event upset" which concept was critical to the development of successful modern satellite communications. He authored and collaborated on numerous scientific articles, chaired international meetings, and developed several patents. His second career as a consultant saw him elected to fellowship in the American Physical Society and also the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Smart, smart man and a devout Catholic, who believed in the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Ignorant my foot. Christian's are very diverse with those not so smart and those highly intelligent, from poor to very very rich. Unlike snobbish leftists who think they are all that. There arrogance stinks like yesterdays diapers.

14 posted on 03/15/2011 11:29:18 AM PDT by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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Your post got me to checking my own circle of politically active friends...of all my pals that I consistantly exchange emails, all but about 5 are college grads, mostly with science degrees...about half have advanced degrees, are currently employed in their professions and all but a couple completely despise Obama and everything he stands for.

The higher education level is well reflected in Tea Party activists as well. The left wishes we were all a bunch of uneducated hicks.


15 posted on 03/15/2011 11:44:24 AM PDT by Cuttnhorse (Obama; a skid mark on the undershorts of American history.)
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Exactly...I only have a HS diploma. But, I received Advanced Personal Training Certification from National Academy of Sports Medicine. After spending about 12 years bodybuilding, studying nutrition and how the body, muscles, tendons function. The Academy recommended that you have a 2-4 year college degree in the medical field before taking the test. If you didn't have that, they recommended going to your local college and enrolling in a biology class. I study completely on my own, with a little help from my hubby. I passed the test and went on to be a personal trainer. You can learn anything you want to on your own, if you are willing to read, study and do.

And my hubby got most of his college education through the military. He started out at as an E2 in the Navy and retired Lt. Commander 22 years later.

16 posted on 03/15/2011 12:00:00 PM PDT by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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Good for you and your husband...E2 to Lt. Commander is very impressive.

I got out in 1968 as an E5 Quartermaster in 3-years...loved the Navy, (Swift Boats Viet Nam, Tin Can Mayport, Fl) and probably would have stayed but always wanted to go to college. Have a B.S. in geology and have worked all over the world in mineral exploration. Life is good if a person is not afraid to work at it.


17 posted on 03/15/2011 12:04:49 PM PDT by Cuttnhorse (Obama; a skid mark on the undershorts of American history.)
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My hubby loved the Navy also, but after 22 years he was ready to retire. He was in the first gulf war and on several ships. If he'd stayed in he would have made Commander but, that would have been another 5 year commitment and he really didn't want to stay in that much longer.

Sounds like your job is fascinating. Geology is very interesting. I haven't read a lot about it, just bits and pieces here and there. If I had the time to study and read up on everything that fascinated me, I'd have to have 200 hour days...lol

18 posted on 03/15/2011 12:44:41 PM PDT by MsLady (Be the kind of woman that when you get up in the morning, the devil says, "Oh crap, she's UP !!")
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19 posted on 03/15/2011 7:14:06 PM PDT by rhema ("Break the conventions; keep the commandments." -- G. K. Chesterton)
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Quel IDIOT!!!!!!!
No surprise....


20 posted on 03/16/2011 6:56:00 AM PDT by matginzac
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