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6. I love NPR and I have supported them for years.

Reply to greiner3 (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:49 PM

Jan 2013

I am one of those people who really hate to even hear republicans talking. I just switch to WBGO and listen to great jazz if something comes on that makes me grind my teeth.
They have some wonderful programing and their reporters, commentators and hosts are all intelligent and articulate. All this purity stuff is hard to adhere to especially when "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" and "Car Talk" is on.

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EVERY TIME there's an OP about a diatribe on NPR; [View all] greiner3 Jan 2013 OP

Thank you! etherealtruth Jan 2013 #1

did you mean to say "about NPR" in your OP? Enrique Jan 2013 #2

" that would make it make more sense." greiner3 Jan 2013 #28

Fantastic post!!! Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #3

Buzz Clik, laughing about the NRA "cold dead hands pledge card", saidsimplesimon Jan 2013 #21

I don't hate NPR. But I do feel that, snot Jan 2013 #4

snot, the Rehm Show was never one I liked. However, in balance, she sure saidsimplesimon Jan 2013 #22

Beck and Limbaugh are a low bar. snot Jan 2013 #34

The Diane Rehm show is one of the NPR shows; greiner3 Jan 2013 #29

Car Talk went off the air last year taterguy Jan 2013 #5

They still play the best of them. nt Walk away Jan 2013 #7

taterguy, if we want to restore Car Talk, they need funding. saidsimplesimon Jan 2013 #23

Oh FFS taterguy Jan 2013 #27

I love NPR and I have supported them for years. Walk away Jan 2013 #6

I still like NPR but they used to be better. limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #8

limpyhobbler, in my local market, NPR has aired investigative journalists' saidsimplesimon Jan 2013 #24

"I like the Michael Feldman/what do you know show." greiner3 Jan 2013 #31

oh yeah I like to make eggs and toast and listen to that show limpyhobbler Jan 2013 #32

A lot of the criticism is driven by when you listen. Fumesucker Jan 2013 #9

NPR pimped Bush's imperial aggressions in Afghanistan and Iraq along with the rest of the coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #10

exactly heaven05 Jan 2013 #17

coalition unwilling, I remain in oppossition to wars fought for oil, greed, saidsimplesimon Jan 2013 #25

Sorry, I've listened to winger after winger claim "Social Security is broke" without challenge... Scuba Jan 2013 #11

Ditto. SoapBox Jan 2013 #14

Agreed, Kochy Roberts and Mara LIE-ason are very "fair and balanced (TM)" in a "Foxy" kind of way. corkhead Jan 2013 #12

Ditto again. SoapBox Jan 2013 #15

SoapBox, I turn the dial, or tune out if it offends me. saidsimplesimon Jan 2013 #26

"Kochy Roberts and Foxy Liasson" greiner3 Jan 2013 #30

On Being with Krista Tippett gulliver Jan 2013 #13

Most of the time its fine. I don't even mind Frum who is on quite a bit. But sometimes they grantcart Jan 2013 #16

Saturday live Metropolitan Opera mantinee. longship Jan 2013 #18

I quit listening to NPR years ago ybbor Jan 2013 #19

The flagship news programs ATC and Morning Edition are at issue here Orrex Jan 2013 #20

What Orrex said. snot Jan 2013 #35

"they rush to give Mitch McConnell five minutes to air his views..." greiner3 Jan 2013 #36

the truth isn't "fair and balanced". quit pushing that right wing crap. Agony Jan 2013 #33

Thank you. 1gobluedem Jan 2013 #37