[Chuck D]

Dig Lou Reed and Neil young and worship FZ, but all three could be blowhards in an interview.

[1 Thump]

 If NPR is left leaning, then you have no clue what left can be.

Peace !

[oldsalt]

What I feel is interesting is the amout of tax money we give to the Federal Government and they give to NPR. There is no doubt that NPR is, and has been for many years, an outragiously left leaning organization.  How could it be otherwise?  They receive the largest part of their proceeds from government aid which is only done by far left [or worse] government programs.  A regular everyday radio station, that is supported by the capitalist system, produce programming with the expectation that some person or company will pay to air it plus an advertizement.  Again please note, that is capitalism.  NPR receives taxpayer funding is a couple of different ways.  They get huge government grants from various federal agencies.  Corp. for Public Broadcasting, Dept. of Commerce, Dept. of Education [that one is as scary as our public schools], National Endowment for the Arts [ The same folks that funded the cruifix in a glass of urine and even under fire continued to claim it is art!], and etc..  That is called, and I am sorry if this is a shock to anyone, socilalism.  That amount was around 9 million in the last couple of years.  NPR, as thinking folks might guess, get a lot of additional tax money somewhat indirectly.  The Corporation for Public Broadcasting makes lots and lots of 'grants' to public radio stations.  Would anyone care to guess where these 'public' stations spent the lion's share of these welfare checks?  About 40% of NPRs loot [about 65 million on top of the above pitance of 9 millon] comes from programming fees, dues, and etc..   Like all liberal spending for social programs the money trail is as difficult to follow as Mafia money.  Again, when a government takes money from those that have it and parciles it out to organizations that the government [in its infinate wisdom] believes is 'best' for the governed it is generally called Socialism.  Ya, I know, the new word is 'Progressive".  Take caution when you hear any responce to the true cost to taxpayers when an NPR spokesman is speaking on the subject.  NPR officials are already spinning the heck out of it.  The 'official' word is that government support amounts to a small portion of their budget!  No need for me to comment on their truthfullness...these people have spent many years proving they can't really tell the difference between fact and fiction.  Their diminished capacity tells it is to be expected.

[REpozer]

I find it amazing that someone really can't tell the difference between liberal and conservative. I also don't understand why NPR( anyone really) would be ashamed of there core beliefs/ values.
Masquerading as a Conservative ...really now.Do we not have brains to think with?

Well ,must be true that New York City makes better salsa then all of Texas.

[Anon]

these people have spent many years proving they can't really tell the difference between fact and fiction.  Their diminished capacity tells it is to be expected.

I respectully disagree!  Goodnight!
Eamon

[Anon]

Dig Lou Reed and Neil young and worship FZ, but all three could be blowhards in an interview.

No doubt true, especially Lou and Frank, as much as I love 'em.    I think of Neil as more a space cadet then blowhard, or at least by comparison.  The thing that got me with her Neil interview was when she asked him how it was being in a band (CSNY) where everyone else was such a great singer and could sing great harmonies, and he had such a weird (implication being not very good) voice.  He naturally got somewhat offended and said he'd been singing in close harmony in before ever being in CSNY.

It's all nitpicking!  I think maybe I just get irritated by her voice.  Most people I know love her.

Eamon

[Anon]

She almost got in a fistfight with Gene Simmons.

Who wouldn't?   

[REpozer]

Who wouldn't?   

Bet he couldn't keep his tongue in his mouth.

[Chuck D]

No doubt true, especially Lou and Frank, as much as I love 'em.    I think of Neil as more a space cadet then blowhard, or at least by comparison.  The thing that got me with her Neil interview was when she asked him how it was being in a band (CSNY) where everyone else was such a great singer and could sing great harmonies, and he had such a weird (implication being not very good) voice.  He naturally got somewhat offended and said he'd been singing in close harmony in before ever being in CSNY.

It's all nitpicking!  I think maybe I just get irritated by her voice.  Most people I know love her.

Eamon

It's her voice that gives me a chubby .

[Chuck D]

Dug the Buffalo Springfield link btw. Thanks.

[jdrouin]

I have a friend who's a music writer that met Lou at a party. He introduced himself, and Lou simply said "You fat fuck" and walked away.

[Cabo Cruz]

Regarding this topic, the perspective from the ladies on The View was, generally, the same as mine.  Their views are almost always diametrically opposed to mine on most matters.  However, here's an action by NPR on which we found agreement because, as it was in my case, they felt it was the wrong thing to do.

I had distilled this matter down to a case of more right versus wrong than conservative versus liberal.  The action taken by the so called top management at NPR with respect to Juan Williams was handled totally poorly and it was the totally, shamelessly wrong thing to do to the man!

[Chuck D]

When faced with some potential embarrassment, bosses of any stripe can be counted on to  take some dunderheaded CYA action. Plain and simple.

[1 Thump]

What I feel is interesting is the amout of tax money we give to the Federal Government and they give to NPR. There is no doubt that NPR is, and has been for many years, an outragiously left leaning organization.  How could it be otherwise?  They receive the largest part of their proceeds from government aid which is only done by far left [or worse] government programs.  A regular everyday radio station, that is supported by the capitalist system, produce programming with the expectation that some person or company will pay to air it plus an advertizement.  Again please note, that is capitalism.  NPR receives taxpayer funding is a couple of different ways.  They get huge government grants from various federal agencies.  Corp. for Public Broadcasting, Dept. of Commerce, Dept. of Education [that one is as scary as our public schools], National Endowment for the Arts [ The same folks that funded the cruifix in a glass of urine and even under fire continued to claim it is art!], and etc..  That is called, and I am sorry if this is a shock to anyone, socilalism.  That amount was around 9 million in the last couple of years.  NPR, as thinking folks might guess, get a lot of additional tax money somewhat indirectly.  The Corporation for Public Broadcasting makes lots and lots of 'grants' to public radio stations.  Would anyone care to guess where these 'public' stations spent the lion's share of these welfare checks?  About 40% of NPRs loot [about 65 million on top of the above pitance of 9 millon] comes from programming fees, dues, and etc..   Like all liberal spending for social programs the money trail is as difficult to follow as Mafia money.  Again, when a government takes money from those that have it and parciles it out to organizations that the government [in its infinate wisdom] believes is 'best' for the governed it is generally called Socialism.  Ya, I know, the new word is 'Progressive".  Take caution when you hear any responce to the true cost to taxpayers when an NPR spokesman is speaking on the subject.  NPR officials are already spinning the heck out of it.  The 'official' word is that government support amounts to a small portion of their budget!  No need for me to comment on their truthfullness...these people have spent many years proving they can't really tell the difference between fact and fiction.  Their diminished capacity tells it is to be expected.

You know, you say it loud enough and repeat it enough, then a lie starts sounding true.

NPR by no means is a left leaning radio station. I hear it everyday, and find it educational, intellectual, sometimes funny and definitely neutral.

[Chuck D]

You know, you say it loud enough and repeat it enough, then a lie starts sounding true.

NPR by no means is a left leaning radio station. I hear it everyday, and find it educational, intellectual, sometimes funny and definitely neutral.

Better watch what you say. The liberal boogyman will get you.