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kstewart33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:07 AM Original message |
Watchdog group report (NPR is no liberal station) |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
1. that's a LiberaL think thank |
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mhr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
2. No Surprise - This Is The Reason I No Longer Contribute |
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cindyw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. I never realized how right wing NPR was until I listened to AA |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
4. NPR was playing Bush commercials a few weeks ago. |
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rastignac5 (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 12:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
38. They played them to criticize them |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:38 PM Response to Reply #38 |
50. Do you think FauxNews will play one of Kerry's? |
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WhereIsMyFreedom (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
5. Now I wish FAIR would |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 11:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Pew isn't lying. They just aren't telling the whole story. |
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WhereIsMyFreedom (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
42. I take a more encompassing view of lying |
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0rganism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 03:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
94. That's not even the Pew story -- they tried to spin it that way, but can't |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 11:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
31. You mean like this? |
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WhereIsMyFreedom (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Hey yeah, exactly like that |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 03:03 PM Response to Reply #31 |
74. snip- "making trouble," -unsnip |
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annak110 (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. NPR became National Corporate Radio in the early 80's, its staff |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
20. I don't think... |
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annak110 (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Yes, back then I was calling Senators and Representatives to ask |
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Wilber_Stool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
7. We lost it. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:33 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. I contributed annually.. |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 11:11 AM Response to Reply #7 |
28. It's Americans who can't afford to donate anything who lost the most and |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 11:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Yup |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:22 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. God, send this one to Jerry Falwel (sp) |
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utopian (815 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
8. Tell me something I don't know |
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pollock (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
55. You mean that joint production with the Slate conservatives? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
89. Oh, since the Gulf War at least |
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Philostopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. Yeah, and if anybody thinks the real reason Bob Edwards |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
90. I once heard a talk by a former NPR reporter |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
10. Deleted message |
The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. NPR is coopted. It has been perverted by Republican and right wing |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:32 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Screw the stupid 10 second ads... |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Two red herrings; real meat is classism/corporatism &foreign policy |
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JohnOneillsMemory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
11. Yup. Heritage Foundation people give essays all the time. |
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Moderator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
13. Please edit your subject line |
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kstewart33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Done |
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Moderator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Thanks! |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
14. NPR = "New Prostitutes for Republicans" |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 04:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
82. HA! That's a pretty good piece. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
16. It's nice to be vindicated... |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. i knew it! |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
91. My first red flag with respect to PBS was |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
23. Anyone hear the segment on Army Recruiting last week? |
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jburton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 11:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Yep, it was almost half an hour! |
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icymist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
25. The day I heard "Brought to you by Walmart" was the day.... |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
26. Since starting here at DU I've had more resistance to me pointing out this |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 03:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
77. Well, now we've been vindicated... |
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central scrutinizer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
30. they originally lost me back at Gulf War I |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
32. I fought the truth for a long time.... |
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Nlighten1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
34. NPR's top two executives are former CIA agents. |
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PeaceProgProsp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
53. You might need to update your information. |
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Nlighten1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 07:49 PM Response to Reply #53 |
86. I will check on the VP |
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progressivebydesign (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
35. I thought that was the case with NPR.. |
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PROGRESSIVE1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
36. No suprise here!!! I have never been much of a fan of NPR to begin.... |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
37. Sad but True |
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CShine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
39. EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP BEING DEFENSIVE ABOUT MEDIA BIAS |
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PeaceProgProsp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:43 PM Response to Reply #39 |
54. The most dangerous kind of media bias: |
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PROGRESSIVE1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:00 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. I have been a strong believer that Faux is not really doing much.... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:10 PM Response to Reply #39 |
62. I want unbiased reporting, WITHOUT |
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PeaceProgProsp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 11:28 PM Response to Reply #62 |
92. I don't mind bias, so long as it is clear. |
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Suspicious (780 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
41. Defining "liberal".... |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
43. Well, it *is* kinda fun lately... |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
44. no kidding |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:08 PM Response to Reply #44 |
61. NPR's Money |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
46. The Speech that Got Bob Edwards Fired??? |
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rastignac5 (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:32 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. NPR isn't going to give the real reason for the firing because |
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The Stranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Actually, Edwards was one of the best interviewers available in any media. |
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rastignac5 (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:11 PM Response to Reply #51 |
63. NPR took to having reporters prerecord their stories |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:21 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. That's unadulterated bullshit. |
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rastignac5 (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:33 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. No its not |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:35 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. Oh? Which station? |
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rastignac5 (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
47. I'm surprised by the hostility to NPR in this forum |
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orlin2k (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:37 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I agree |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:05 PM Response to Reply #49 |
58. you're just fooling yourself |
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PeaceProgProsp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:40 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. There should be no sacred cows. |
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pollock (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 01:59 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. NPR sucks. |
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abracadabra (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:14 PM Response to Reply #47 |
65. your "surprise" is the point of this thread-maybe you'll see |
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rastignac5 (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. I guess I'm surprised that everybody is acting like |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
67. I have often defended NPR as a news source--it's the Edwards decision |
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bhunt70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:28 PM Response to Reply #47 |
68. I'm with ya too. |
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pollock (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:35 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Listen to BBC radio |
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gbwarming (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:59 PM Response to Reply #70 |
73. NPR is turning my wife against Bush* |
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pollock (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 03:09 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Fair enough. |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 03:43 PM Response to Reply #70 |
79. Uh, don't trust the BBC feeds put on by NPR. |
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gbwarming (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 04:34 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. Newshour is a 60 minute format BBC product |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 05:19 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. I know, I didn't just discover The Beeb yesterday, y'know... |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
59. No shit Sherlock |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
60. I was stunned by their story on the "healthy forests act" |
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abracadabra (152 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
64. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN RADIO-- |
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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 03:48 PM Response to Reply #64 |
81. Excellent! |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
76. Any news source |
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Chicago Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
78. NPR Sucks and it has since the War began. |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
80. Um, how do I put this delicately... |
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Logansquare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
84. Heard about NPR "religion" reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty? |
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GaryL (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
87. I have made it a personal quest... |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-04 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
88. Gosh, what a surprise. Not. Hardly qualifies as LBN, does it. |
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Pachamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
93. Started noticing about 3 years ago-when Bob Edwards got fired, I stopped |
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