tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post2986974628593248422..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Q TipsMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-42403112611778661352010-02-21T15:06:34.713-06:002010-02-21T15:06:34.713-06:00It's interesting to compare NPR's story wh...It's interesting to compare NPR's story when Howard Zinn died to that for Alexander Haig.<br /><br />Trash Zinn and idolize Haig.<br /><br />no double standard there.<br /><br />No indeed.<br /><br />I can say one thing for NPR. They are predictable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-64392697428759921472010-02-21T09:34:11.296-06:002010-02-21T09:34:11.296-06:00My favorite alternative to mainstream politics is ...My favorite alternative to mainstream politics is <a href="http://accountabilitynowpac.com/" rel="nofollow">Accountability Now</a>, started by Glenn Greenwald and Jane Hamsher.<br /><br />"Accountability Now PAC is a grassroots organization devoted to compelling real accountability in Washington by closing the gap between citizens and their elected representatives in Washington, DC."Nate Bowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-75194395875584248252010-02-20T23:11:10.268-06:002010-02-20T23:11:10.268-06:00I love Kucinich! The big problem supporting Paul, ...I love Kucinich! The big problem supporting Paul, beyond his congressional seat, are the corporatists that want to use his policies not to change anything other than defund domestic programs while lavishing big bucks on the war industry and the ziocon banksters that control it. <br />I must have been dreaming when I posted the Paul praise!<br />I am hoping everyone I know will tell the DNC and DCCCC to f off when they call and give $$ directly to candidates that act in constituents interests. I am registered in Giffords district but am giving $$ to Grijalva b/c he is a progressive. Sadly, Giffords is an AIPAC slag.<br />I thought I'd support a speed bump over McCain yet the Arizona Dem(wits)can't even turn out a challenger to the old goat.<br />I despair!<br /><br />Larry, even the BBC gets hammered hard by the neo zio cons....Tony Blair, good answer!Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-55429173797339067512010-02-20T17:45:14.121-06:002010-02-20T17:45:14.121-06:00Genial fill someone in on and this mail helped me ...Genial fill someone in on and this mail helped me alot in my college assignement. Say thank you you seeking your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-56332721064825918722010-02-20T15:42:05.950-06:002010-02-20T15:42:05.950-06:00I'm getting nauseous hearing the constant prai...I'm getting nauseous hearing the constant praise of the dead war profiteer on npr, including a gushingly dishonest bit on bbc, featuring john bolton. The hostess, lise ducette, asked bolton: is there anyone around now of his mettle? Let's see, a war-mongering, war profiteering, self-aggrandizing politico? Tony blair?larry, dfhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-52213792911368313192010-02-20T10:13:40.575-06:002010-02-20T10:13:40.575-06:00RE: legal ethics
I'd have to say that (as wit...RE: legal ethics<br /><br />I'd have to say that (as with business) the "best" law schools (Harvard, Yale, etc) are directly responsible for the sad state of affairs with regard to legal ethics in this country.<br /><br />With professors who have no ethics teaching the "best and the brightest", it's no surprise that we end up with the kind of unethical individuals we do.<br /><br />I mean, Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is a Harvard law school grad and he 9and his pal Alito) basically lied through his teeth (under oath) when he told the Senate that he would respect Supreme Court precedent and then turned around and threw out 100 years of precedents in the recent campaign-spending related ruling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-5346494696801022652010-02-20T10:03:15.868-06:002010-02-20T10:03:15.868-06:00Terror Memos Didn't Violate Legal Ethics, Repo...Terror Memos Didn't Violate Legal Ethics, Report Finds.'<br /><br />That's hilarious and says more about the "legal ethics" (are there any?) in this country than even abou the torture memo writers.<br /><br />I'd have to say that the legal profession, like the accounting profession and the economics profession and the politics profession is ethically bankrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-18561289036294912802010-02-20T09:25:38.216-06:002010-02-20T09:25:38.216-06:00edk: at least you'll be hearing less from ed ...edk: at least you'll be hearing less from ed cunningham and patrick stoner. <br /><br /> But the (lack of) healthcare discussion was truly because npr was paid to not say anything. Didn't julie rovner have actual financial ties to kaiser? Npr was dong what their 'sponsors' wanted them to do. <br /><br /> And as far as the tea-drinkers are concerned: anything to do with dick armey has got to be crooked.larry, dfhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-19045892478461652242010-02-20T08:36:19.006-06:002010-02-20T08:36:19.006-06:00All:
I agree with most POVs expressed here but wi...All:<br /><br />I agree with most POVs expressed here but with minor(objections):<br /><br />I also like Ron Paul but I don't like the social Darwinism he seems to espouse. I believe we are all in this together and so I can not "abandon" some people as he seems to advocate.<br /><br />I would vote for Kucinich but I got Joe Pitts.<br /><br />I wish that all of us that are "disaffected" (including the TBParty) could jettison our two-party mindset. I vote Green because I am a Green and though I doubt they will ever rise above a local level of "power" I continue to support the Party.<br /><br />Next week I will keep track of the "news" presented by WHYY (a wholly owned Fox subsidary) for the same time periods as during the fundraiser. I suspect that I will find another NPR - style bait and switch. They did more during the fundie to try to convince listeners and supporters that they got some kind of heavy-duty "news" organization going on by having more stories that are not simply repeated throughout the week.<br /><br />Thanks to all of you that do what we do best: listen and think critically!<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-15270047869200832122010-02-20T01:54:36.962-06:002010-02-20T01:54:36.962-06:00Grace
Speaking of not calling torture by its name...Grace<br /><br />Speaking of not calling torture by its name, Ari Shapiro has a piece titled <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123901915" rel="nofollow">Terror Memos Didn't Violate Legal Ethics, Report Finds.</a> <br /><br />NPR turns defense (using the word torture) to offense (It has to do with TERRORISM! It is OK to do anything).Nate Bowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-81556614054041835402010-02-20T01:42:22.858-06:002010-02-20T01:42:22.858-06:00Grace
I agree with you more than you would think ...Grace<br /><br />I agree with you more than you would think about Paul. And I feel somewhat similarly about Kucinich and a few others. <br /><br />What I love is that they stand by their principles and, secondly (and as a result), show consistency.<br /><br />As usual, Glenn Greenwald expresses what I think better than I can.<br />http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/11/12/paul/<br /><br />The sad thing is that their are so few politicians of conviction and passion around, that I have considered voting for someone with whom I have a lot of disagreements SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY SHOW THAT CONVICTION AND PASSION.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I don't feel that that's sufficient reason to overcome the disagreements.<br /><br />But I'm VERY tempted.Nate Bowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-24633807519667548092010-02-20T00:51:23.069-06:002010-02-20T00:51:23.069-06:00Reading these comments that very accurately outlin...Reading these comments that very accurately outline NPR's myopic villager view point. A viewpoint that is all about exclusion, why is 'public" included in it's name? It is the opposite of what public radio should be.<br />They can't call torture by it's name, trash a historian and history, never allow anything other than a pro Israel view and can't even embrace Stieglitz.<br />Since they are actually no different than any other corporate backed media outlet that feeds us bs like "moral democracy" while always making the case for more war, they should not have "public" in their name. It is too Orwellian.Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-62634575824143283722010-02-19T23:38:33.072-06:002010-02-19T23:38:33.072-06:00I know a few of you will thrash me for this BUT I ...I know a few of you will thrash me for this BUT I liked Ron Paul during the Bush terms. There were no teabaggers back then either.<br />He was shut out from the repugs and msm because he said, often, that government's role should be getting between citizens and corporations and defend our (citizens)rights.<br />He is harshly critical of the Dept of Ed because it is dumbing down the population and said<br />the Commerce Dept is protecting commerce not citizens. (I think of America's refusal to label GM foods.) <br />The Ron Paul that called the better part of the Fed govt a racket did not endear him to the Corporatists. His position on auditing the Federal Reserve and shutting down defense contractors would have gotten him whacked if he had been more popular prior to the rep primaries. <br />With the help of Fox the teabaggers were launched to grab his supporters but none of those ppl agree with any of Paul's policies(if they know what they are!) and are running 2 challengers against him.<br />I don't know if he has changed since the bagger movement began but I see them differently. Actually the baggers are corporatists (and idiots).<br /><br />He was also opposed to war on drugs, for pot legalization and airwaves shouldn't have been sold to big media...internet open and free...<br /><br />I liked that guy.Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-90535894744852231482010-02-19T21:39:10.004-06:002010-02-19T21:39:10.004-06:00Nate-
Yeppers, it is exactly the same as the lack...Nate-<br /><br />Yeppers, it is exactly the same as the lack of discussion about Single Payer on NPR, because the DC Villagers decided it was a fringe idea, and thus not worth discussing.Boulder Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302667693965940615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-3173588210392475492010-02-19T21:03:25.370-06:002010-02-19T21:03:25.370-06:00boulder dude
I think we're on the same page. ...boulder dude<br /><br />I think we're on the same page. <br /><br />I'm also trying to avoid my tendency to think that there is ONE reason. So, it's probably both pro-right and pro-corporatist, among others. And since it's hard to separate corporatism from the right, it's easy to conflate the two (though corporatism is of course much bigger than just the right).<br /><br />I also bristle at the ombudsman's (and MSM's) constant framing of issues as left/right, Democrat/Republican, liberal/conservative, etc (though I love your standing up against the rightism at NPR). As a caller brought up on the Kojo Nnamdi show, libertarians, greens, socialists are completely left out of the discussion, except of course to ridicule them.<br /><br />And thanks for the defense over at the ombudsman's blog.Nate Bowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-86670189955312512162010-02-19T16:10:40.513-06:002010-02-19T16:10:40.513-06:00edk-
At least I can believe in Santa Claus~edk-<br /><br />At least I can believe in Santa Claus~bgi!pnki!fzzyu!bnnyu!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-29032889414265075982010-02-19T12:49:26.274-06:002010-02-19T12:49:26.274-06:00Babbs claimed that Moon "dabbled" in Con...Babbs claimed that Moon "dabbled" in Conservative politics.<br /><br />Like he "dabbled" (or is it dribbled?) in sex with his church followers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-2805249924641365072010-02-19T12:45:37.422-06:002010-02-19T12:45:37.422-06:00Not sure that NPR has been all that keen to the te...Not sure that NPR has been all that keen to the teabagger movement.<br /><br />They may cover it (begrudgingly) but I get the distinct impression that they hold their nose when they do so.<br /><br />On a more serious note, Dean Baker continues to put the NPR Planet Moneky's (and most other economics reporters -- and working economists!) to shame.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/video/2010/02/19" rel="nofollow">Baker says (on grit TV interview)</a> that the best (only?) way to fix the current system is to fire the people who got it wrong.<br /><br />Hmm, what a novel idea.<br /><br />I'm sure Kestenbaum and Davidson would object vehemently to that plan. They'd be gone in a heartbeat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-29132293630861718652010-02-19T10:57:08.403-06:002010-02-19T10:57:08.403-06:00here's my Ombuds message:
This guy gave a his...here's my Ombuds message:<br /><br />This guy gave a history of Cambodia which stretched from Ankor Wat to the present day but he omitted any reference to the illegal bombing and invasion of this country by America/Nixon. I suspect this part of "history" is way too painful for the tender sensibilities of the typical NPR supporter and the "gatekeepers" that guard said sensibilities.<br /><br />I am awaiting an "explanation" from Ombuds. I suspect the 40" of snow will be a distant memory before I get anything from this exercise in futility.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-58007618238781302142010-02-19T10:02:26.834-06:002010-02-19T10:02:26.834-06:00Sullivan on his trip down the merry old Mekong gav...Sullivan on his trip down the merry old Mekong gave a history of Cambodia starting with Ankor Wat unto the present. He never once mentioned the illegal bombing and invasion of Cambodia by Nixon. That's considered too "controversial" perhaps. Or maybe it is only people like Zinn might be aware of such blatant aggression from a "moral democracy". Maybe I'll drop an e-mail to Ombuds. Or maybe I'll just write a letter to Santa Claus.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-58733052064213037252010-02-19T09:58:37.340-06:002010-02-19T09:58:37.340-06:00Babbs claimed that Moon "dabbled" in Con...Babbs claimed that Moon "dabbled" in Conservative politics.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-56215190665311224302010-02-19T09:42:16.886-06:002010-02-19T09:42:16.886-06:00Nate,
Good point, but I think that since Ron Paul...Nate,<br /><br />Good point, but I think that since Ron Paul was backed by what the Corportist MSM saw as unwashed freaks, that there was no way that they would give them the time of day.<br /><br />But now that the Teabaggers are funded, backed and steered by those very same Corportist entities, in the very long tradition of one party or the other co-opting a populist movement to serve it's needs, so now this is a "Populist" movement worth wasting broadcast time on.Boulder Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302667693965940615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-23360110285524263552010-02-19T08:04:43.350-06:002010-02-19T08:04:43.350-06:00I've been giving some thought to the populism ...I've been giving some thought to the populism issue since the Zinn dis and the ombudsman's dismissal of his views as leftist.<br /><br />What I've come up with is that populism is ok to cover as long as it doesn't threaten corporatist agendas. So, though it's true that the tea partyers have morphed into mainly a right-wing group, they were not originally a media darling because Ron Paul threatens corporatist interests.<br /><br />Something like that. I'm not done thinking about it.Nate Bowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-80873216009463017242010-02-19T07:40:38.637-06:002010-02-19T07:40:38.637-06:00NPRs Krulwich would rather be kute than korrect.
...<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123289433" rel="nofollow">NPRs Krulwich would rather be kute than korrect.</a><br /><br />Don PasquedaDon Pasquedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322575333676905458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-46548109168930298112010-02-18T12:52:26.329-06:002010-02-18T12:52:26.329-06:00Kuntslercast Episode #77. 18:45 into the podcast: ...<a href="http://kunstlercast.com/shows/KunstlerCast_77_Idiocracy.html" rel="nofollow">Kuntslercast Episode #77</a>. 18:45 into the podcast: critique of NPR (ATC and NPRs business reporting). POW!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com