This is NPR: National Private Radio

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

You hear him at the end of nearly every NPR broadcast.

The host wraps up the news. And then on comes the mystery voice, reading the underwriting credits. The voice utters authoritarian decrees, postulating that "Silk is soy" or asserting that "ADM" is "supermarket to the world."

And then there's the payoff line, as the steady elocution of the mystery voice waxes ever so slightly on a solitary word.

"This is NPR. National Public Radio."

If Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) gets his way in the House of Representatives today, the mystery voice may have to alter his patter.

"I want NPR to stand for National Private Radio," says Lamborn. "They can and should stand on their own two feet."

Lamborn is the chief sponsor of a measure to ban tax dollars from flowing to NPR. In addition, the legislation prohibits public radio stations from using federal dollars they receive from the Corporation from Public Broadcasting to pay NPR dues. The bill would also bar individual public stations from using federal money to purchase programming.

The House is expected to adopt Lamborn's package today.

NPR has been at the center of a firestorm in recent months. It axed commentator Juan Williams last year over comments he made on Fox about Muslims. Most recently NPR president Vivian Schiller resigned after clandestine video revealed Ron Schiller (no relation), the organization's top fundraiser, making disparaging comments about conservatives and tea party supporters. These contretemps come as the new Republican House majority is determined to eliminate all federal support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

So now, the GOP is swinging its budget axe not just at public broadcasting in general, but specifically at NPR.
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From the article:

"This is something that is long past due," said Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC). "Officials at NPR have said themselves that they do not need this funding. So we're simply going to accommodate their opinion."

Heh!

[Rheo]

It passed the House 228-192, but no way will it pass the Senate.

[Rheo]

Hold on to your seats...bet you didn't see this coming...

 

Major Garrett

On House vote on NPR, no Democrats supported ending funding

 

[Rheo]

Those Republicans voting against the measure:

Sean Duffy – WI

Chris Gibson – NY

Richard Hanna – NY

Steve LaTourette – OH

Patrick Tiberi – OH

Dave Reichert – WA

Rob Woodall – GA

 

Voting Present: Justin Amash – MI

 

Not Voting:

Jim Jordan – OH

Raul Labrador – ID

Mike Pence – IN

Don Young – AK

[NCTexan]

The blathering about the need for "public" broadcasting or "community programming" to serve the community is a pile of bull pookie (No offense implied or intended to our TRR Pookie!).

 

Every place that I've ever see cable channels dedicated to "community programming" is a disservice to pookie of all sources.

In our area we have 3 or 4 "community cable channels" running 7x24 with either:

 

* Lefty political science teaching assistants that were rejected from their full time jobs a the local community college

 

* Minority community organizers ranting and raving about social injustice

 

* African American religious leaders ranting and raving about social injustice (may be one in the same as above)

 

* A holistic spiritualist and psychic counselor

 

* Rapid rail advocate and psychic counselor

 

* Finger painting artist and interpretive dance instructor

 

* GLBT Advocate dialoging on issues and solutions

 

You would be hard pressed to find such a bazaar collection of misfits and goofs on any State Fair Midway.

 

This is what the DEMs are pushing to displace conservative talk radio and TV programming.

[clearvision]

The government needs to get out of business... any and all.

[nickydog]

That was a great rant, NCTexan. And funny.