[Cabo Cruz]

Below is the message I sent Alicia Shepard at NPR under the following subject title:


THE FIRING OF JUAN WILLIAMS

Madam, I need only 19 (*) characters for my actual subject message to NPR: TOTALLY SHAMELESS!!!

* They state a character limitation of 64K for the body of a message.

[r80rt]

Good for you!

[Coronach]

The firing was asinine.

Period. Full stop.

[oldsalt]

I can't figure this out...? 

NPR has been [for many, many years] a far left, mouth piece for Denocrat Party presidents and a shameless lier about anything not supported by the Democratic National Committe.  That is unargueable.  [By the way, NPR is dedicated to a neverending support of socialist causes and is paid for by OUR TAX DOLLARS]. 

On the other hand they fire a well known, card carrying, no matter what the facts are appoligist for the Socialist Obama Administration!!!!!

What am I missing? 

Could it be that Juan is only a Far Left Democrap and not a full blown Socialist that the current administration, and by extension NPR, prefer?   That obviously is the case.  I can hardly wait to hear the Washington spin doctors story on this one.

[Anon]

I'll agree that they F'ed up their handling of this, and they had no business firing him based on the listed reason - completely ridiculous..  That said, he has been crossing the line for some time on NPR's clear policy that its news analysts may not take personal public positions on controversial issues; doing so undermines their credibility as analysts.  He was not a commentator or columnist at NPR - the roles are quite different.  If they believed he was crossing this line in his Fox appearances, they could have told him to stop or choose between which role he wanted to play.  They ended up doing the same thing that happened to Shirley Sherrod with the edited video clip made to look bad - very stupid.

All that aside, NPR and its affiliate public radio stations the most non-partisan, independent, rational, balanced new source around in the radio world.  This asinine situation doesn't change that.  Some of you may not like the news they report, but hey I guess the truth hurts sometimes!   

Eamon

Disclaimer:  I work for a public radio station and NPR affiliate.

[REpozer]

I listen to NPR . Why are they not proud of there left leaning positions?

Lest Fox news is self supporting and doesn't require my taxes to promote its propaganda.

[TheFatMan]

I sent the ombudsman a note as well.  I don't donate when they have fund drives, but my wife always does.  We are both conservative, me fairly rabidly so, my wife more moderate.  I told them that they had received the last penny they ever would from my household.  I listen to NPR because the discussions are intelligent, though I rarely agree with the perspective.  I'll continue to listen but will never again send them money.  I still operate under the "everything I need to know in life I learned from the Godfather" so imagine in the best Marlon Brando you could do...
"Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer"
TFM

[TheFatMan]

Oh, and Eamon
NPR is one of the most left leaning organizations in all of media.  MSNBC may be further left, maybe...  I am a physician in rural northern Wisconsin.  Every Wednesday I travel 60 miles to a hospital that is woefully understaffed and NPR is the only station my car radio will get.  To say they give fair and impartial coverage is simply not a fact.  I know Wisconsin is one of the more progressive states and Wisconsin Public Radio is further to the left than NPR, but NPR is is , at it's core, a service that is supported by tax dollars and contributions from like minded individuals.  This fact alone, whether you believe it or not, skews the perspective.
My $.02
TFM

[Chuck D]

Yeah, "Car Talk". Really radical stuff, that.

[single]

NPR did Juan a favor.He can now move on and quit wasting his time and good efforts.He was not appreciated there.Now he needs to calm down,it is kinda over.I have liked this guy for a long time although we usually have opposing views,politically.I like ol' Al Sharpton,even.Stand up guy,wrong,but gutsy.Good dresser.I got tired of NPR,find them a little dull.Bill Mahr is another favorite,in spite of his shockingly outrageous rhetoric.Fun guys to watch.

[Anon]

Yeah, "Car Talk". Really radical stuff, that.

Yeah those freakin radicals at Car Talk, they're the most left leaning show about cars out there  - practically a mouth piece for Denocrat Party presidents.   

Eamon

[Anon]

To say they give fair and impartial coverage is simply not a fact.

Yet you provide no evidence of this other than your impression.  By the way, I assume you haters are all talking about NPR's NEWS division.  They produce a lot more content than just news.

Anyhoo, I'm off to ride my bike for a bit.  Later, taters!   

Eamon

[Anon]

NPR did Juan a favor.

It appears they did - he's cashed in quite nicely with the new 2 million dollar contract Fox just gave him.  Nobody in public broadcasting makes that kind of change!

Eamon

[The Garbone]

Ehh,    For what it is NPR us not as bad as it could be.

On the issues they are covering they do appear to make an attempt at being unbiased,  however, the problem is with the stories they choose to cover..  Something people would have problems with no matter what side of the fence they were on.

Being that they are government funded the question has to be asked if NPR is a legitimate function of government?  Why is a portion of anyones income seized to support a Radio or Television network?   Maybe when Television was in the early stages ok,  but now with YouTube, Blogs, Email,  Message Boards and other electronic media it seems to be a waste of tax payer dollars. But then again 50% of what the Federal government does is a waste of money.

NPR and PBS should go,  followed closely by a lot of other foolish programs and departments.

Heck, as it is I think Television as we knew it to be is on the way out...

[r80rt]

Yet you provide no evidence of this other than your impression.  By the way, I assume you haters are all talking about NPR's NEWS division.  They produce a lot more content than just news.

Anyhoo, I'm off to ride my bike for a bit.  Later, taters!  

Eamon

I'm a hater because I don't agree with NPR news?