Weep for NPR! Not ONE use of the word "secede" this morning.

[patrice]

Not even the most obtuse, indirect, hypothetical reference.

They have truly become State Radio.

:cry:

[Buzz Clik]

1. I listened for two hours, and they never mentioned "tuna" either.

I think I'm missing something.

[baldguy]

3. Palin's husband Todd is a member of the Alaskan Independence Party

whose goal is the political independence of Alaska.

[marshall]

21. Isn't she a member too?

I read that she spoke at some kind of AIP fundraiser.

[ieoeja]

25. She spoke at their convention. But she was never a member.

Unfortunately, the original claim was that she *was* a member. Since the state has party registrations going back to 1982, they were able to prove she was not. And once the claim that she was a member was disproven, the media ignored everything else associated with this claim, e.g. her hubby's long-time membership, her support through speeches, etc.

[EstimatedProphet]

11. Yeah, you missed where they talked about tuna!

:eyes:

:)

[marylanddem]

2. I gave up on NPR years ago

But I know what you mean. Dependent on govt & corporate funding, they stick their heads in the sand...

[Benhurst]

4. Yeah, we saved it when the Republicans tried to do away with it, only

to have it become another mouthpiece for the right-wing.

[SmokingJacket]

5. You know something's crazy when CNN is more hard-hitting than NPR.

nt

[Buzz Clik]

6. Don't tell that to the author of this OP:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6898090&mesg_id=6898090

[SmokingJacket]

15. It's only relative.

CNN is as hard-hitting as a marshmallow; NPR is as hard hitting as a melted marshmellow.

[renie408]

7. Diane Rehm, for whom I have previously had all the respect in the world...

had one guy from Politico and two GOP talking heads on her show yesterday to 'discuss' Palin. Gee, guess what they all thought??

[Buzz Clik]

9. Diane Rehm is a fascist! A rightwing mouthpiece. She is DEAD TO ME!!!!

Get a grip. It is not her responsibility to spoon feed her listeners. She presents multiple points of view and allows us to actually THINK. Or perhaps you'd like NPR to be the leftwing equivalent of Fox News in which idiots tune in and get their daily affirmation.

[renie408]

17. My point would be that on a show that I would have thought to be

particularly important as it regarded the surprise announcement of Palin for VP, she did NOT offer multiple points of view. She offered three versions of "Sarah Palin is a reforming maverick who represents women." Had I not been on this board prior to listening, which most Americans are not, I would have come away with a very favorable view of Palin. Instead I came away with a slightly distasteful view of Diane Rehm. I was also fairly surprised because usually her panels are fair and evenly mixed. This one simply was not, no matter how you look at it.

Whip me with your scathing rhetoric all you want. That panel was not remotely balanced.

[Buzz Clik]

20. Fresh Air today was 100% dedicated to hammering Palin

:party:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

22. Did they

eat baby seals? :)

[Buzz Clik]

8. Perhaps they chose to focus on the candidate and not her spouse. n/t

[patrice]

12. Do a little research. The candidate has strongly supported AIP.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=6877515

[gmoney]

10. the idiots interviewed by the BBC World Service are typical

This is as bad as the people who voted for Bush because they felt like he'd be someone they'd like to have a beer with.

[TheZug]

13. We're going to have to use the same tactics as our enemy, and send the word out via the Internets.

Websites and emails.

[patrice]

16. I think you're right; this is boiling down to smart use of technology BUT

ALSO absolutely massively overwhelming door-to-door.

[torbird]

14. NPR = MIA

NPR has been the last refuge of the truly hopeless, tripping-over-themselves-to-be-the good-guys leftists for at least a decade. Where do you think we Democrats first fomented the idea that we'd rather be "smart" than win elections? Outlets like NPR, which are mainly staffed by liberals, have helped impose a different set of rules on Democrats, whereby they must always and at all times be the "good guys" while the GOP operatives can say whatever they want.

[panAmerican]

18. I was shocked last night to hear WOR 710 mention secession

They are in the NY market, and very, very right-wing

[Buzz Clik]

19. You'll thrilled to learn that it now is front and center in every hourly news summary for NPR.

http://www.npr.org/

Click "Hourly News Summary" at the top of the page.

Whew! Now we can all start liking NPR again. :eyes:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

23. I hate NPR

it is akin to eating wallpaper paste while watching curling.

[Buzz Clik]

26. The objective presentation of facts is often fairly dull.

I am an avid fan.

[ClarkUSA]

24. NPR has been co-opted by BushCo appointees for the past six years

Everyone there toes the line or risks losing their job.

[hasssan1]

27. Never donate shit to NPR ever. Problem solved