"That's a shame"..
Posted on 10/20/2011 8:25:26 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
That is EXACTLY the sort of thing people like you working for NPR would do. Read The Fountainhead. Slipping "seditious comments" into so-called "artistic" commentary and reaming the moral fabric of this country is the foundation of this entire communist movement.
Sorry, but I’m on her side; no matter how antithetical her views are to mine, if she were not breaking any laws she should not have to be dealing with this crapola from NPR.
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.”
Free speech protects you from the government, not your boss.
Bears repeating. Thank you.
Don’t they teach civics anymore?
Oh? Wait, no they don’t.
They didn't want to have hearings on her.
Listen young lady, you can protest on Wall Street, in Atlanta, in Los Angeles, in Boston, in Nye, Montana for all we care. But don't &*%#ing go anywhere near DC, or anywhere else THE WON may be. Do you understand? No one protests THE WON. No? Still don't get it? You're fired.
Wasn’t she the old DJ on WPLJ in NYC in the 80’s?
The constitution says nothing about private companies or individuals when it comes to free speech. Only government can be charged with violating your free speech. If NPR chooses to enforce an ethics violation, which she must have known about, then they have every right to do so. They didn't fire her for actually demonstrating, the way I understand it, and I didn't see mention of it here, is that she wanted all jews run out of America. That sounds like hate speech to me and fomenting violence against a certain race of people.
+1
The recent effort to de-fund NPR fell short. Too bad as I would like to see no taxpayer dollars going to them. They get support from Listeners Like You (well, not ME), corporate (shock!) donations, and foundation grants...and yes, CPB funding through taxes.
The last one is what should be gone. They want to do their liberal slant, fine, then take the tax money out of it and
re-brand as National Progressive Radio. NO tax money, NO way.
(By the way a 2008 list of corporations who VOLUNTARILY gave to NPR includes...Fox Broadcasting Company)
The sad part is as seen recently, efforts to de-fund probably won’t happen. In the end elected representatives
“stand up for educational radio” (read: liberal indoctrination).
It’s...for the children, you see. This is why they
won’t get rid of public money for Big Bird (PBS),
All Things Considered, etc.
I wonder how long he'll remain as Capital One Bank's spokesman?
Bears repeating. Thank you.
We have devolved into a society where no responsibility or accountability for one's personal conduct or character can be questioned. It is always somebody else's fault. Or everybody is a victim.
I am teaching my children about freedom, the cost of it and the responsibility that comes with it. "You have the right to say anything you want in public, on TV, on the Radio, in Print and on the internet per the Bill of Rights. You have the RESPONSIBILITY to show restraint, couth and good behavior in the interest of your own integrity and the integrity of those you represent, namely, me. :o)
I fail to see the logic here.
Where was mgt. When Cokie Roberts practically cried on the radio when Bush won? Or attacked a fellow reporter who appeared to be conservative when Bush was nominated? Honestly, this firing doesn’t impress me at all.
NPR is way biased, and with this firing, now they rate as hypocritical as well.
Occupy NPR!
Coffee mugs and tote bags for the 99%!!
Bill of Rights reads Congress shall make no law... Did Congress make a law prohibiting her free speech? Well McCain-Feingold does that, but that's not what she's accused of violating.
The only possible interpretation that might agree with her is if you consider that National Peoples' Radio is a government organization, and in fact by firing her, a part of the government did violate her rights. Best answer of all - GET RID OF NPR COMPLETELY.
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.
Funny....when you don’t show up for work, they stop giving it to you.
Funny....when you don’t show up for work, they stop giving it to you.
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