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sharedvalues

(6,916 posts) Mon Apr 1, 2019, 07:15 AM Apr 2019

Why does NPR obediently repeat obvious distractions from the president?

Listening to NPR this morning, they’re going on about immigrants and the border and what the president and his hard-right flack Mulvaney said about it. (I won’t even repeat it— what they said isn’t important. It’s a lie and we shouldn’t dignify it by talking about it.)

So why is NPR repeating the president’s lies? Those are lies that are obviously designed to distract from other more important things.

Why is NPR helping the president lie?

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Why does NPR obediently repeat obvious distractions from the president? (Original Post) sharedvalues Apr 2019 OP

I'll occasionally put NPR on to see if they're doing anything worth listening to, and immediately NBachers Apr 2019 #1

NPR fell asleep, watoos Apr 2019 #2

I can't help but think that the right wing/GOP has some people on the inside @ NPR and or ways .. Botany Apr 2019 #3

They were chirping out the same crap yesterday too Blues Heron Apr 2019 #4

David Koch is on their board and they have swung hard right as a result. lark Apr 2019 #5

That's what it is... 2naSalit Apr 2019 #7

NPR is worse than commercial stations when it comes to funding. world wide wally Apr 2019 #6

National rePublican Radio NBachers Apr 2019 #8

NBachers

(18,192 posts)

1. I'll occasionally put NPR on to see if they're doing anything worth listening to, and immediately

Reply to sharedvalues (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 07:19 AM

Apr 2019

have to shut it off because they sound like some republican propaganda unit.

watoos

(7,142 posts)

2. NPR fell asleep,

Reply to NBachers (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 07:30 AM

Apr 2019

the body snatchers got them.

Botany

(72,647 posts)

3. I can't help but think that the right wing/GOP has some people on the inside @ NPR and or ways ..

Reply to sharedvalues (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 07:46 AM

Apr 2019

... to get their memes out on NPR.

Blues Heron

(6,227 posts)

4. They were chirping out the same crap yesterday too

Reply to sharedvalues (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 08:03 AM

Apr 2019

they are failing the public. Same thing they did with bushco and Iraq. They could use a couple of real journalists.

lark

(24,330 posts)

5. David Koch is on their board and they have swung hard right as a result.

Reply to sharedvalues (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 08:05 AM

Apr 2019

2naSalit

(93,331 posts)

7. That's what it is...

Reply to lark (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 08:51 AM

Apr 2019

their coverage of the Venezuela issue is pretty telling that the kocktopus is writing the script for them.

world wide wally

(21,835 posts)

6. NPR is worse than commercial stations when it comes to funding.

Reply to sharedvalues (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 08:46 AM

Apr 2019

If you contribute during their obnoxious fund raising drives, you are being played as a sucker.
You are far better off getting satellite radio.

sidebar: when you count up the hours they use in their fundraising drives, it is more commercial time than regular radio

NBachers

(18,192 posts)

8. National rePublican Radio

Reply to sharedvalues (Original post)

Mon Apr 1, 2019, 01:09 PM

Apr 2019

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