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NPR and the larger public-radio community (Soundprint is not produced by NPR), because they rely in part on public funds, are vulnerable to politicization and practically obligated to overreact when a staff member or even freelancer comes within 200 feet of a political opinion.

Yes, exactly!

Stop accepting public funds and you don't have to answer to the government.

Right now, you're a dancing bear wearing a muzzle.

Free your mind NPR. Get off the dole.

[raccoonradio]

Of course a radio board I frequent has a thread called “Here We Go Again” and the first post, by the Big A, starts:

>>nce again, House Republicans are targeting NPR:
(Link, then):
>>So they’re not targeting public broadcasting as a whole, or CPB. Just NPR. Why? Because of some unproven mythology about liberal bias. It’s one thing to believe the government shouldn’t be in the broadcasting business. Fine: defund the FCC too. It’s one thing to want to cut down on unnecessary bureacracy. Eliminate CPB. But that’s not what they’re doing. It’s continued retribution for Juan Williams. Talk about holding a grudge.

http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=198777.0

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(Back to me) Yes, public radio fans are concerned because there are more efforts to de-fund NPR. Bravo, I say to that.
(And his call to defund the FCC, too, is crazy. They are needed to keep illegal broadcasters off the air, like the pirate station in Boston that not only interfered with a classical station—owned by NPR giant WGBH—but also
aviation radio!)