NPR decides not to air the President's speech.they had a panel talking about the NSA & the President

[spanone]

WHILE he was giving his speech on the very subject.

NPR, adios.

a waste of donated money.

[BlueCaliDem]

1. What bully-pulpit again?

People who cry that the president should do a FDR and use the bully-pulpit, fail to recognize that there isn't one anymore.

The last thing Corporate America and Koch Bros types want, is an informed and educated electorate. That would threaten their scheme of taking over the United States by proxy (paid pols in our gov't), our rights, our protections, and our democracy while we sleep.

[spanone]

3. it's pretty bizarre. it's cheap/free programming!

what else could be more in the national public interest???

[factsarenotfair]

4. It's more like a "bullied pulpit" these days.

[JoePhilly]

9. It was just a "Pretty Speech" anyway.

At least that's what I'm hearing from the usual suspects.

[BlueCaliDem]

11. I guess

haters are just gonna hate no matter what, JoePhilly. I wonder if there's a cure for ODS, let alone extreme ODS? Outside of the inevitable "cure" on January 20, 2017, that is.

[JoePhilly]

15. At which point ...

It probably advances to HDS.

[BlueCaliDem]

16. I'm noticing that same alarming trend around here.

And yes, it will advance to HDS and then extreme HDS in the second term.

[JoePhilly]

17. lol!!

[leftyohiolib]

2. National Propagandists for Republicans

[lunasun]

6. +1

[BlueCaliDem]

12. +2 eom

[PowerToThePeople]

5. NPR META?

[Dale Neiburg]

7. One correction:

NPR carried the entire talk. Some stations may have opted not to air it, as that's their decision to make.

[spanone]

8. where i live there was no coverage, there is no other npr to me. it's my decision not to donate.

[msanthrope]

13. Call the local station, and complain. Tell them no fund drive for you. nt

[Dale Neiburg]

18. Good idea!

Not contributing to your local station if you don't like their coverage is likely the best thing you could do. But NPR is one thing and your local station is another. Blaming NPR for your local station's programming is like blaming the national Democratic party because your Republican congresscritter has screwed up.

[librechik]

10. Nazi Propaganda Radio (yeah, I know, forgive me) n/t

[Xyzse]

14. Well their member stations have been disappointing lately.

Some areas are worse than others.

They also lost quite a few reporters and staff starting January.

It really is sad.
Still, it makes me wonder how much it would cost to start up a small station.

[Niceguy1]

19. there are no shortage of places to listen to his speeches

[spanone]

20. not in my car.