tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post4680646593512414373..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Q TipsMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-37446068641582745662011-04-17T12:35:21.766-05:002011-04-17T12:35:21.766-05:00OtM had Brooke Gladstone reporting from Egypt and ...OtM had Brooke Gladstone reporting from Egypt and in one segment she talked about "blatant fabrications" so I thought I'd ask about the Irv Halter lie and the Price lie about SS. I'm getting my check in two weeks and I'll bet that check against a doughnut that I will not hear anything about this from either Ombudsman or OtM by then.<br /><br />And I had the same feeling when Simon was lauding a real journalist that put herself on the line and paid for it. Simon has "friends" in high places according to him and he hangs out with them. But his tears are probably produced by Vapor Rub just like his brother "journalist" Glen Beck.<br /><br />I'm just saying.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-72969387836279048902011-04-17T11:14:36.648-05:002011-04-17T11:14:36.648-05:00Poll Responses Call Budget Debate 'Ridiculous,...<a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/04/17/135486346/poll-responses-call-budget-debate-ridiculous-messy" rel="nofollow">Poll Responses Call Budget Debate 'Ridiculous,' 'Messy'</a> <br /><br>If anything, this story supports the Pew Research Center's finding that <a href="http://people-press.org/2009/09/13/press-accuracy-rating-hits-two-decade-low/" rel="nofollow">Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low</a>. It starts with NPR cluelessly interviewing visitors to their village and selecting 4 in a statistically legitimate and thoroughly scientific manner, no doubt. But then, <a href="http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/141264/most_scientists_politically_liberal_%28reality_must_have_a_liberal_bias%29/" rel="nofollow">science has a bias</a> against idiocy, doesn't it?geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300772545812600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-66927014407076259442011-04-17T08:34:06.879-05:002011-04-17T08:34:06.879-05:00Does the following sound familiar?
It should beca...Does the following sound familiar?<br /><br />It should because what the Soviet Government did in the weeks following the Chernobyl explosion and what organizations like USNRC and WHO have done since (regarding number of people affected) are precisely what the Japanese government and it's geisha (NPR) have been doing: low-balling the risks from radiation (especially from Iodine 131 and Cesium 137)<br /><br />NPR = National Pravda Radio<br /><br /><br />Following is from <a href="http://thyroid.about.com/od/radiationnuclearexposure/a/Chernobyl-History-Nuclear-Disaster_2.htm" rel="nofollow">Chernobyl: History of a Nuclear Disaster<br />25 Years Later, Chernobyl Is Still Linked to Thyroid and Other Health Effects (By Mary Shomon)</a><br /><i>"In the following weeks [after original Chernobyl explosion], more explosions occurred, but the risks to the region were denied or minimized. Soviet officials did not even acknowledge some of the subsequent blasts at the plant, and <b>were assuring the public that the situation had totally stabilized and that radioactive levels in the area were normal.</b>"</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-51249808885123468212011-04-16T20:47:39.019-05:002011-04-16T20:47:39.019-05:00What's this?
A "fears about radiation-bi...What's this?<br /><br />A "fears about radiation-bigger than actual risk" story from NPR?<br /><br />How unusual.<br /><br />What NPR has been doing is precisely what the government of the former Soviet Union tried to do when Chernobyl occurred: low-ball the risks.<br /><br />NPR= National Pravda Radio.<br /><br />I suspect that in the end, NPR will be about as successful as Soviet officials were. Not very.<br /><br />It's just too hard to hide the reality when <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/special/fukushima-crisis" rel="nofollow">scientists like those in Austria</a> are actualy monitoring the radiation. In fact, such monitoring was responsible for boosting the severity level to the highest level.<br /><br />NPR and its team of quack experts obvioulsy does not deem that significant, but then who the hell cares? No one in his or her right mind would get their science from NPR.<br /><br />Poor NPR and their RPI experts just end up looking stupid and foolish when all is said and done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-35520022003197389942011-04-16T17:58:10.253-05:002011-04-16T17:58:10.253-05:00Joe Palca piece: "Steve Simon) is an expert o...Joe Palca piece: "Steve Simon) is an expert on the effects of radiation on physiology."<br /><br />He's not an expert on sources of radiation. In that interview he said that cosmic rays *come* from the Sun.<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/2011/04/09/135266031/fears-about-radiation-bigger-than-actual-riskAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-69695414197162887842011-04-16T17:39:05.270-05:002011-04-16T17:39:05.270-05:00Check out the comments below this NPR story"R...Check out the comments below <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=134379347" rel="nofollow">this NPR story</a>"Radioactivity Rises In Sea Off Japan Nuclear Plant"<br /><br /><br />The story is dated April 16 but the comments go back to March 11 (!)<br /><br />There is even a comment dated April 5 that points out that the comments don't match the story.<br /><br />Of course, those of us who have been paying the least bit of attention realize that this is due to the fact that NPR keeps changing their story (quite literally) and keeps the link the same, just pointing the old link to the newest story.<br /><br />It's actually hilarious and makes the folks at NPR look like complete buffoons.<br /><br />It shows that they are dishonest, lazy and/or sloppy in the extreme.<br /><br />But apparently, they simply do not care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-59211564764674233742011-04-16T13:17:47.886-05:002011-04-16T13:17:47.886-05:00Geoff
Hey, browsing the AP wire releases and NY T...Geoff<br /><br />Hey, browsing the AP wire releases and NY Times like Scott Simon does every day is a very dangerous job.<br /><br />You never know when there might be a power surge that might destroy your hard drive holding stats on the Washington Redskins.<br /><br />Don't make light of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-35448178335507365002011-04-16T13:05:34.728-05:002011-04-16T13:05:34.728-05:00"Is journalism worth dying for?" oozes S..."Is journalism worth dying for?" oozes Snott (moist flushable wipe) Simon. As if he had any idea what journalism is.geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300772545812600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-68417509278849650982011-04-15T21:53:38.840-05:002011-04-15T21:53:38.840-05:00It is interesting that NPR actually interviewed th...It is interesting that NPR actually <a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/03/26/134600339/no-flying-car-but-how-about-an-invisibility-cloak" rel="nofollow">interviewed the Japanese physicist Michio Kaku </a>(see Democracy Now interview mentioned above) on ATC on March 16, 5 days AFTER the start of the nuclear crisis but <b>did not ask him a single question about the developing Fukushima nuclear disaster</b> despite the fact that he had been quite outspoken (not on NPR, of course) about the associated risks.<br /><br />The March 16 interview confined itself to Kaku's new book "Physics of the Future".<br /><br />NPR is always claiming they strive for "balance" in their reporting and here they had an opportunity to actually provide some legitimate balance on the nuclear issue from someone who actually knows what he is talking about.<br /><br />But they chose not to.<br /><br />Very interesting.<br /><br />As usual, it's usually what NPR chooses NOT to cover that tells you the most.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-35309812744392790652011-04-15T14:01:55.664-05:002011-04-15T14:01:55.664-05:00Who you gonna believe?
A Japanese nuclear physic...Who you gonna believe? <br /><br />A Japanese nuclear physicist?<br /><br />Or a bunch of clueless clowns at NPR telling you the Fukushima crisis is "overblown"?<br /><br />Hmm, such a hard choice.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2011/4/13/expert_despite_japanese_govt_claims_of" rel="nofollow">Expert: Despite Japanese Gov’t Claims of Decreasing Radiation, Fukushima a "Ticking Time Bomb"(Democracy Now!)</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-12918353308175695132011-04-15T11:06:28.147-05:002011-04-15T11:06:28.147-05:00"In its lobbying, NPR stressed that the money..."In its lobbying, NPR stressed that the money was for local stations, not for NPR itself."<br /><br />NPR continues to use the ruse that "We here at NPR receive almost no public funding so cuts by Congress would mean nothing to us... but cutting funding to our member stations will be devastating to them"<br /><br />It's basically a lie.<br /><br />As you can see from <a href="http://www.npr.org/about/aboutnpr/statements/fy2010/38373_NPR%20CONS%20fs.pdf" rel="nofollow">NPR's financial statement</a>, their revenue from "membership dues" and "station programming fees" for 2010 amounted to about $68 million (combined) out of a total $180 million in revenue -- or about 38%.<br /><br />Now, here's the key thing: Most of these member stations would simply NOT be able to afford NPR programming WITHOUT the federal (and state) funds they receive. So, it is really no exaggeration to say that nearly 40% of NPR funding is directly or indirectly dependent upon government (federal and state) money.<br /><br />By the way, with roughly 900 employees, $180 million works out to about $200,000 per employee.<br /><br />Considering that some of those 900 are undoubtedly fairly low-paid workers (secretaries, janitors, etc) 'tain't bad atall.<br /><br />make no mistake: NPR is a racket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-17702238141396821682011-04-15T08:43:28.966-05:002011-04-15T08:43:28.966-05:00NPR talking point number 37: Cuba Bad!
Also in ty...NPR talking point number 37: Cuba Bad!<br /><br />Also in typical NPR fashion they are completely clueless. Detroit had another "heyday" - the 1990s. They sold their souls for the truck and SUV craze. I work in this industry now and let me tell ya, tens of MILLIONS of these "aging", "battered", "gas guzzling" "clunkers" are still lumbering the crumbling roads of America. I guess mentioning THIS might dampen the "We're Number One" tone of this pointless story.informedveterannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-42899499357215951602011-04-15T07:48:20.095-05:002011-04-15T07:48:20.095-05:00Story on Cuba today and not one mention of the eco...Story on Cuba today and not one mention of the economic blockade that has been imposed on Cuba since before MountFeign and Inskeep were born. Heck, no wonder the cars are so "old". I look at the ability to keep a 1951 Caddy on the road despite that embargo as a real lesson in sustainibility and as a tribute to human ingenuity. I guess that ruins my chance of becoming the next CEO at NPR.<br /><br />I'm just sayin.<br /><br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-47648102909330697812011-04-14T16:16:29.773-05:002011-04-14T16:16:29.773-05:00Yeah, Ed, my pocket protector is safe from being p...Yeah, Ed, my pocket protector is safe from being processed by my digestive system.geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300772545812600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-20134695772509118372011-04-14T12:19:40.670-05:002011-04-14T12:19:40.670-05:00The budget coverage on ME this morning was straigh...The budget coverage on ME this morning was straight out of the FOX playbook. You know it's really going to heck when you hear the Creep say in an interview (to the left-learning person, of course), "With all respect...." Code for, "You're full of it."Buzztreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556126018133552905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-33067739075644138602011-04-14T11:36:00.683-05:002011-04-14T11:36:00.683-05:00Add to the unquestioning granting of full on talki...Add to the unquestioning granting of full on talking points was the time Renee Monfeign spent giving a Republican congressman time to "rebut" Obama's lame speech without asking the congressman any real questions or calling him on his b.s.<br /><br />It was as naked propaganda as it gets on ME. Anyone who still thinks NPR is liberal after that stunt has got an IV full of kool-aid jammed in their brain.<br /><br />I'd post a link to this but NPR has not put up on their site, or if they have, I haven't found it yet.Patrick Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12398291623086774963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-60107632091211843372011-04-14T11:32:34.906-05:002011-04-14T11:32:34.906-05:00Thank God:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/...Thank God:<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/14/pbs-npr-funding-spared-in_n_849017.html<br /><br />This is one way of looking at it but I think my way is much more accurate. That may only be my ego at work though.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-91518737241092005232011-04-14T10:34:15.176-05:002011-04-14T10:34:15.176-05:00"no one at NPR checked to verify this stateme..."<i>no one at NPR checked to verify this statement."</i><br /><br />Despite their glitzy website, the folks at NPR never learned to use the internet. If they had, they would not repeat long since debunked nonsense on a regular basis.<br /><br />Instead, NPR is like a big echo chamber where one of NPR's "journalists" says something and another NPR "journalist" hears it and then repeats it (cuz if someone at NPR said it, it must be true)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-208856502659170592011-04-14T09:25:29.048-05:002011-04-14T09:25:29.048-05:00another "Halter moment" on ATC as a lie ...another "Halter moment" on ATC as a lie was exposed for what it is - a lie. It concerns changes to Medicaid/Medicare and an assertion by a Republican guest Tuesday evening that this will insure that the elderly will have "the same" benefits as Federal employees including members of Congress. Turns out to be a flat-out lie. The interview was not live so it must have been edited before it ran. And no one at NPR checked to verify this statement. I guess NPR has dedcided that any statement uttered on NPR (especially by right wing/tea party people) is not to be considered a "factual statment" as so pointed out by Stewart and Colbert concerning John Kyl's lie about Planned Parenthood.<br /><br />I knew these people would not face cuts of any kind because they function as enablers for liars, charlatans, and conduits of distractions and distortions.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-6553896018865794092011-04-14T09:20:24.030-05:002011-04-14T09:20:24.030-05:00So this morning on "Diane Rehm," I hear ...So this morning on "Diane Rehm," I hear that Obama is "hard left" and engaging in "class warfare demagoguery" because of his mild, centrist budget speech. This right-wing think-tankery courtesy of Dan Mitchell, senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Also on panel: Foxy Mara. The other day on Rehm, a frequent NPR guest, crazy-as-a-loon Marjorie Dannenfelser, of the anti-abortion "Susan B. Anthony List" getting to perpetuate the lies of the discredited Breitbart Planned Parenthood sting videos -- unquestioned by anyone yet again.<br /><br />Yup, they is some dangerous lefties at En Pee Are.mirandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-60482498900141213652011-04-13T23:05:52.125-05:002011-04-13T23:05:52.125-05:00The smug white elites at NPR have gotta just love ...The smug white elites at NPR have gotta just love this kind of stuff:<br /><br /> "Jury Finds Slugger Barry Bonds Guilty Of Obstruction Of Justice"<br /><br />You can just see them high-fivin each other at the water cooler saying stuff like "Serves Bonds right for trying to game the system" <br /><br />...when, of course, "gaming the system" is what they do best.<br /><br />Taking Bonds down a few notches makes them feel good about their own pathetic existence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-12710318672128723592011-04-13T22:51:10.880-05:002011-04-13T22:51:10.880-05:00Matt Taibbi's latest on the TARP off:
http://w...Matt Taibbi's latest on the TARP off:<br />http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-real-housewives-of-wall-street-look-whos-cashing-in-on-the-bailout-20110411?page=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-54779821388931990132011-04-13T22:49:41.883-05:002011-04-13T22:49:41.883-05:00mytwords: it's got to be sustainable for you. ...mytwords: it's got to be sustainable for you. this is valuable, so don't burn out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-16396536567007961162011-04-13T22:10:41.309-05:002011-04-13T22:10:41.309-05:00Apologies in advance for my cynicism, but Libyan W...Apologies in advance for my cynicism, but <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=135341671" rel="nofollow">Libyan Woman Recounts Gang Rape By Gadhafi Troops</a> sounds very much like <a href="http://www.npr.org/yourturn/ombudsman/2003/030130.html" rel="nofollow">Journalists have been taken down this dangerous road before.</a>geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300772545812600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-68032799855404339372011-04-13T13:00:07.528-05:002011-04-13T13:00:07.528-05:00WGBH Boston the new Govenor of Wisconsin?
http://...WGBH Boston the new Govenor of Wisconsin?<br /><br />http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/7168/boston_public_tv_workers_allege_union-busting_highlight_koch_connectio/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com