I received this petition regarding NPR /PBS/NEA funding .....

[whistle]

...eliminations in congress and the U.S. Supreme Court support of those funds eliminations. Please feel free to copy and paste into your email lists per the instructions at the end or to just sign your own name and send to the petition originator at Duke University below. Please keep this going. I would regret seeing NPR, PBS and NEA disappear and I trust that most DUers would as well.


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On NPR's Morning Edition, Nina Tottenberg announced that if the Supreme
Court supports Congress, it will, in effect, be the end of the National
Public Radio (NPR), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the Public
Broadcasting System (PBS). PBS, NPR and the arts are facing major cutbacks
in funding. In spite of the efforts of each station to reduce spending
costs and streamline their services, some government officials believe
that the funding currently going to these programs is too large a portion
of funding for something which is seen as not worthwhile. This is for
anyone who thinks NPR/PBS is a worthwhile expenditure of $1.12/year of
their taxes. The only way that our representatives can be aware of the
base of support for PBS and funding for these types of programs is by
making our voices heard. Please add your name to this list and forward it
to friends who believe in what this stands for. This list will be
forwarded to the President and the Vice President of the United States.

This petition is being passed around the Internet. Please add your name to
it so that funding can be maintained for NPR, PBS, and the NEA.
HOW TO SIGN:
IT'S EASY: First SELECT all of the text in this
message, then COPY and PASTE it into a new email (DO
NOT FORWARD). ADD your name to the bottom of the list
and SEND it to everyone in your list.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT DUPLICATES. This is being sent to
several people at once to add their names to the
petition. It won't matter if many people receive the
same list as THE NAMES ARE BEING MANAGED.

If you decide not to sign, please don't kill it. Send
it to the email address listed here:
[e-mail]
If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc.,
signer of this petition, please forward a copy to the
above address.
This way we can keep track of the lists and organize
them.
Send this to everyone you know, and help us to keep
these programs alive.

Thank you!

Judith Ruderman
Vice Provost for Academic and Administrative Services
220 Allen, Box 90005, Duke University
[phone] (phone) [phone] (fax)

[Last Lemming]

1. How can we sign it

gotta link?

[Atlanta Progressive]

2. Life Imitates Legend

The letter above is an version internet legend that has being going around for years.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/arts/nea.asp

That being said, there is a current real threat to NPR and a better response rather than forwarding the above email would be to go to

http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/

[newyawker99]

4. Hi Atlanta Progressive!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[DFLer4edu]

3. This is for real, but this e-mail is a hoax

Take a look here. http://www.npr.org/about/urbanmyth.html
This is a chain e-mail that got sent around as a hoax.


This time it is for real. Sign the petition that already has over 300,000 signatures!
http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/

On edit:
Here is a link to the biggest thread going around on this
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3863759&mesg_id=3869969

[whistle]

5. Looks like the e-mail is a hoax....sorry

...I just received this reply from the person at the email address that was attached to the original piece:

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http://www.unco.edu/petition.html

PBS and NPR - Petition

In 1995 two well-meaning but misguided students at UNC
started an email petition regarding pending legislation
that would affect the funding for PBS and NPR. They didn't
mean to open a can of worms, but they did. The petition
is still circulating on the Internet and has taken on a
life of its own.

If you have received this petition, please delete it
and advise anyone within hearing distance to do the same.

For further information you can try these links:

http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/petition/nea.htm

http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa052798.htm

We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes members
of the Internet community.

Please be careful in forwarding any kind of email to large
numbers of people. Too many people will take a message at
face value without checking on its validity.