NPR still sucks

[garybeck]

My wife heard a story on NPR this morning about what's going to happen today. She said they kept twisting it around and changing the issue from election fraud to sore loser.

[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. Don't give them money

I quit years ago. If they ask you, tell them why.

[papau]

12. CNN refuses to report the vote-and Kerry says problems won't change result

Kerry is in Iraq - and Frist is in SE ASIA

and there will be 5 speeches of 5 minutes each rather than a 2 hour debate as the GOP tells C-Span not to bother coving - I wonder if C-Span will obey?

[Benhurst]

2. If you think they are bad now, just imagine what NPR is going

to be like after four more years of Bush. I've long-since stopped giving them money and no longer listen. And to think we saved the sorry bastards when the Republicans were out to destroy them! :puke:

[SueZhope]

3. Thats is so very disgusting and sad

today we will get a lot of that spin.

[JoMama49]

5. As a really long time supporter of NPR, I formally terminated

my membership with them last year when they wouldn't report on how many Iraqi innocent civilians were being killed by *'s illegal war. I heard the news this morning on CBS newsradio, which does a much better job than does so called public radio!

[Twist_U_Up]

4. Grab your Tire Iron and Tighten Yer Lug Nuts...

It`s gonna be a bumpy ride......

[marcologico]

6. They took a break from the usual Atkins diet infomercial?

I must have missed it!

[roenyc]

7. forget them all

we only have air america thats it. and thank goodness for that.

[meganmonkey]

8. There were 2 pieces, one really sucked and the other kinda sucked

The one that really sucked was about the Boston vigil at Kerry's brownstone. No discussion of evidence, implied it was just a bunch of people who hadn't 'given up and faced reality' yet.

The other one included an interview with Conyers, and was mediocre. Still focused on the fact that this will not remove * from office, etc. etc.

[sunnybrook]

13. It won't remove chimpy from office...

I am so sick of hearing that. It is almost like the press needs to affirm that it is OK that they are reporting for a few seconds on this untouched to the msm story, because, "don't worry folks, it won't change the outcome..." it's like their disclaimer. Because if this was something that big that could change the outcome that would be NEWS and the rw would not like to have our media reporting news! They are trying to assure ** fans to not worry too much, no need to listen any further, because it won't change blah, blah, blah....

[meganmonkey]

14. Maybe that's a good thing in the long run, though

if no one is scared that * could go down, they won't fight it as hard :shrug: Just a thought...

In due time, we will know!

[budkin]

9. NPR is slowly being bought out by the neocons...

It's the same story with PBS sadly.

[euler]

10. The objections and the aftermath are not...

...going to follow our script. We are not in charge, and we will reminded of that throughout the day.

[HEAVYHEART]

11. Oh I know

I expected that though. Fuck NPR!

[KaliTracy]

15. Write them immediately and let them know what

this is all about -- I wrote them at 6:45 this morning after waking up to that report. I included the link to the 100 page report, a link to an AP report released yesterday which discussed the report and told them that this was about Democracy.

also suggested Tovia Smith read it and get to Washington today to see the "handful" of demonstrators who "won't let go" (No, I didn't say it that way... but did suggest that there was something happening there that was bigger... and mentioned the 800+ people in Columbus this past Monday!

We HAVE to respond to incomplete reports whenever it is possible. It isn't always, I know -- but especially NPR programs.

[La Femme]

17. 100 page report

I seemed to have missed it. Can you provide a link?

[KaliTracy]

20. This was issued Yesterday by Conyers to all of the Senators

Whether or not they chose to read it before today is another thing....
http://www.pdamerica.org/field/final%20status%20report.pdf

[mountebank]

16. They all but called the protestors dead-enders. n/t

[marions ghost]

18. I used to listen to NPR

but now I don't much. Only occasionally while driving to stave off boredom. Sometimes they have good segments, but it's more the problem of "sins of omission" with NPR. Yesterday it was all about Gonzales, no mention of electoral objection.

NPR caved in awhile back.

[Ryder911]

19. NPR is Spineless!

The Repugs were threatening to cut off funding if they didn't move farther to the right. NPR, instead of appealing to their listeners about censorship and the need to raise more money, acquiesced. They lost my support over a year ago.

If you are a supporter, quit now and send them a letter letting them know why.