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

[Donovan Arnold]

Boy, it must take a lot of nerve to mock anything when your name is Wiener.
 
Donovan Arnold

--- On Fri, 3/18/11, Reggie Holmquist <reggieholmquist at u.boisestate.edu> wrote:


From: Reggie Holmquist <reggieholmquist at u.boisestate.edu>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Rep. Wiener Mocks GOP for Defund NPR Bill (video)
To: "Glenn Schwaller" <vpschwaller at gmail.com>
Cc: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Date: Friday, March 18, 2011, 1:01 PM


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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