[Vision2020] Rep. Wiener Mocks GOP for Defund NPR Bill (video)

[Joe Campbell]

Explain why NPR is so good. 

And no one said anything to equate conservative bias with business. 

The point is businesses have their own financial interests.

It is nice to have at least one news source that does not pander to them. I don't see how this is a bad thing.

But who is against NPR? 

The kind of people who like their agendas hidden, who are against information and favor disinformation.

Folks who are so dishonest they don't even use their real names. 

Folks like you.



On Mar 18, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Glenn Schwaller <vpschwaller at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mr. Schwaller, the whole point is that NPR is free from bias because
> they don't have to pander to corporate advertisers.  You understand
> that, don't you?
> 
> -Reggie
> 
> Who said anything about bias?!?!?!  But if you want to play that game,
> well ok . . .
> 
> You seem to want to paint corporate advertisers with a pretty wide
> bush.  So, there are absolutely no businesses out there that don't
> have a conservative bias and would therefore have an influence on NRP
> reporting?  You should sit down for a couple of hours and watch what
> I'm sure you would call a biased cable network news program (no
> Campbell, not the commentary programs; but NEWS) and see how many
> LOCAL businesses are advertising.  If locals felt biased new reporting
> was doing everyone such a horrendous injustice I would think they
> would say "Hey - don't be putting me on THAT program.  And don't give
> me that lame excuse that they have no control over where their ads are
> shown.  Many big corporations advertise across the board!  CBS, NBC,
> FOX, CNN, MSNBC - you'll find them all there.  So just how do these
> corporations use their political influence for promoting bias on all
> these different networks??  C'mon Reg, you understand that you can do
> better than that, don't you?
> 
> GS
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Reggie Holmquist
> <reggieholmquist at u.boisestate.edu> wrote:
>> Mr. Schwaller, the whole point is that NPR is free from bias because they
>> don't have to pander to corporate advertisers.  You understand that, don't
>> you?
>> 
>> -Reggie
>> 
>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:44 PM, Glenn Schwaller <vpschwaller at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I think if NPR was such a valuable commodity they can sell advertising
>>> like any other news and entertainment broadcasting company.  Let the
>>> people and hence the advertisers decide how much of a demand there is
>>> to their offerings.  Advertisers won't go where there is no
>>> customer-based revenue.
>>> 
>>> Time for them to grow up and learn how to play with the big boys and
>>> girls.
>>> 
>>> GS
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>>>> Courtesy of Talking Points Memo at:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/anthony-weiner-sarcastically-mocks-gop-npr-defunding-bill-video.php?ref=fpb
>>>> 
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>>> 
>>>> Anthony Weiner Sarcastically Mocks GOP NPR Defunding Bill
>>>> 
>>>> Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) thinks the House bill to defund NPR is
>>>> completely ridiculous. And he thinks the Republicans who rushed it to
>>>> the
>>>> floor Thursday are wasting everyone's time.
>>>> 
>>>> The way he expressed his feelings to the nation? A sarcastic, mocking
>>>> rant
>>>> on the House floor.
>>>> 
>>>> "What a relief. I'm glad we got the economy back going. I'm so glad we
>>>> secured our nuclear power plants. So glad Americans are going back to
>>>> work," he said. "We discovered a target we can all agree on...it's Click
>>>> And Clack."
>>>> 
>>>> For close to three minutes, Weiner went off on the Republican plan to
>>>> zero
>>>> out federal funds to NPR, a process that included an emergency hearing
>>>> of
>>>> the House Rules Committee on Wednesday.
>>>> 
>>>> Weiner, who like most of the Democratic House caucus opposes cutting off
>>>> funding to NPR, ripped the Republicans for taking on the network that
>>>> brings the nation Car Talk.
>>>> 
>>>> "The American people are not concerned about the economy around the
>>>> world," he said sarcastically. "They're staring at their radio station
>>>> saying, get rid of Click And Clack. Finally my Republican friends are
>>>> getting rid of them. Kudos to you."
>>>> 
>>>> The House is expected to vote on the NPR defunding bill later on
>>>> Thursday.
>>>> 
>>>> Watch the whole speech:
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJFivQYjC-Q
>>>> 
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>>> 
>>>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>>> 
>>>> Tom Hansen
>>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>> 
>>>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
>>>> change
>>>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>>>> 
>>>> - Unknown
>>>> 
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