PETA to protest NPR donation

PR Newswire | November 7, 2003 | News release

[GulliverSwift]

WASHINGTON--After agreeing to accept a $200 million donation from the widow of McDonald's founder Ray CrocNational Public Radio, National Public Radio has come under fire from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for accepting "blood money."

Protesters gathered Wednesday morning outside of the network's Washington headquarters carrying signs with such titles as "NPR: Never Pay the Ransom," "Mourning Edition" (accompanied by a picture of a mutilated calf and "Just Say No to Blood Money."

The demonstrators said they were upset that NPR, which is known for being a voice in the progressive community would take money from a woman whose husband had profited by "murdering" millions of cattle, chickens, and pigs.

"This is just outrageous," said Josh Nichols of Arlington, Virginia. "I would hope that NPR has the integrity to turn down what is obviously intended as a bribe to get them to never cover the many outrages that have been perpetrated by a greedy multinational corporation."

[OXENinFLA]

I can't figure out if I should laugh or cry!

[B Knotts]

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

[mhking]

Just damn.

If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[nuffsenuff]

Oh the irony!

I love it when they eat their own.

[B Knotts]

Hey, PETA...I got something for ya:

[GulliverSwift]

FYI for the sarcasm-impaired: This is not a real article!

[nuffsenuff]

PING

[Wheee The People]

LOL

[nuffsenuff]

Not cool.

[hchutch]

We need veal recipies, ASAP!

[farmfriend]

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[tractorman]

This money is from the profits on French fries and Coke, not those bloody burgers!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Funny thing.

Ya know, PETA never got around to protesting that Arkansas chicken farmer's MILLIONS of dollars used to bribe the Clintons over those many years.

Nor the millions "donated" to Clinton from Walmart over the same years.

[GulliverSwift]

I guess I could have put the disclaimer in the comment part, but it would have ruined the effect.

I still believe that this will be happening in a few days, anyway :-)

[Carry_Okie]

"I would hope that NPR has the integrity to turn down what is obviously intended as a bribe to get them to never cover the many outrages that have been perpetrated by a greedy multinational corporation."

As opposed to a coddled claque of statist flacks at NPR, McDonalds, whatever you think of their food, has supplied more entry level jobs than just about any corporation in the world. It is built on franchises, small businesses, having produced tens of thousands of wealthy entrepreneurs, including many minorities.

PETA calls that evil, and it is instructive that the words "greedy corporation" precede even their destructive obsession with animal life, even when their vegan lifestyle kills far more animals, by count, than do meat eaters! PETA represents the ultimate in hypocrisy.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[nuffsenuff]

Funny how no one had a hard time believing it though.

I wouldn't put it past them either.

LOL

[GeronL]

NPR, which is known for being a voice in the progressive community

At least someone is admitting it

[TheRightResponse]

"HEY PETA.... EAT ME!!"