tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post4606752354788495836..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Q TipsMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-85936765586807028632008-12-30T11:15:00.000-06:002008-12-30T11:15:00.000-06:00I listen to this bilge for hours a day in order to...I listen to this bilge for hours a day in order to do a mini-Media Matters on NPR (my efforts pale in contrast to mytwords).<BR/><BR/>Never a discouraging word to be heard. On the Capitalist Defender Show (MarketPlace) the host can not review the year past ("you know what happened") so he looks forward to the future where things are so much better.<BR/><BR/>My other favorite segment is Illegal/Immoral Wars are Fine, Just Fine, Thank You (Impact of War). I suspect that this series is totally paid for by DoD which maintains sole control on content and tone. I have asked Ombudsman about this often but they simply refuse to reply (I call that significant red flag).<BR/><BR/>Once again - congrats to you for your efforts.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the fine work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-83644101418939217512008-12-24T12:30:00.000-06:002008-12-24T12:30:00.000-06:00as long as there are waitresses working for tips, ...as long as there are waitresses working for tips, auto line-workers don't "deserve" their $60k/annum wages. There was no contrary indication from either the "reporter" or the "host" and there was no countervailing opinion expressed by 'the other side.'"<BR/><BR/>And total silence about the NPR "hosts" like Inskreep and Norris who get over $200K per year.<BR/><BR/>And then of course, there is the NPR President who pulls down a cool half million per year for his propaganda.<BR/><BR/>Unlike most of the people at NPR and most of the other "news" outlets in this country, autoworkers actually produce something of value.<BR/><BR/>NPR, on th eother hand produces crap and propaganda day in and day out -- and gets public funding to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-31804016763227576072008-12-23T21:33:00.000-06:002008-12-23T21:33:00.000-06:00"77 Sunset Strip" -- Ed "Cookie" Burns."77 Sunset Strip" -- Ed "Cookie" Burns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-32216112407580620642008-12-23T11:38:00.000-06:002008-12-23T11:38:00.000-06:00This morning's report on the UAW was sadly predica...This morning's report on the UAW was sadly predicable--talk to numerous economists about what the auto companies and the government should do with the union workers' contract (not what the union itself should do), and don't talk to one single union representative or labor expert.<BR/><BR/>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98627251Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547211277547266241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-18881424766841833612008-12-23T10:32:00.000-06:002008-12-23T10:32:00.000-06:00That 'dates' you pretty accurately.Yep, I'm gettin...<I>That 'dates' you pretty accurately.</I><BR/><BR/>Yep, I'm getting old.<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>Hey, wonder if <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/22/AR2008122201848.html" REL="nofollow">Richard Cohen</A> has seen my nym on teh blogs? Amazingly, he didn't wank today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-6620373914890832522008-12-23T09:13:00.000-06:002008-12-23T09:13:00.000-06:00Bonus points for anybody else who knows the proven...<I>Bonus points for anybody else who knows the provenance?</I><BR/><BR/>It's too easy to Google. It was just slightly before my time, although I remember the TV show.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807725197461706733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-64947430529772791122008-12-23T09:09:00.000-06:002008-12-23T09:09:00.000-06:00I'd be a more frequent commentor here, except that...I'd be a more frequent commentor here, except that--as happened this morning--I could listen to only a few seconds of that crap/pap.<BR/><BR/>What drove me away shrieking imprecations at the tuner was the UofMd economist who believes that as long as there are waitresses working for tips, auto line-workers don't "deserve" their $60k/annum wages. There was no contrary indication from either the "reporter" or the "host" and there was no countervailing opinion expressed by 'the other side.'<BR/><BR/>I am "86'd" at my local npr outlet for my endless barrages of derision and complaint delivered to the person on the board there. <BR/><BR/>They of course think my complaints are unfair and excessive, and they hang up on me as soon as they recognize my voice...Woody (Tokin Librul/Rogue Scholar/ Helluvafella!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205896988142798901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-50337040608189063432008-12-23T09:03:00.000-06:002008-12-23T09:03:00.000-06:00War On War Off said... o/` Cokie, Cokie, lend m...<I>War On War Off said...<BR/> o/` Cokie, Cokie, lend me your (cox)comb... o/`<BR/> 12/23/08 7:46 AM</I><BR/><BR/>That 'dates' you pretty accurately.<BR/><BR/>Bonus points for anybody else who know the provenance???Woody (Tokin Librul/Rogue Scholar/ Helluvafella!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205896988142798901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-4428277823393765172008-12-23T07:46:00.000-06:002008-12-23T07:46:00.000-06:00o/` Cokie, Cokie, lend me your (cox)comb... o/`o/` Cokie, Cokie, lend me your (cox)comb... o/`Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-10413325650271909022008-12-23T07:00:00.000-06:002008-12-23T07:00:00.000-06:00Awww, Kev! Ya beat me to it! I was gonna post my w...Awww, Kev! Ya beat me to it! I was gonna post my warmest congrats to KooKoo and her good flagship lollipop NoPR!!<BR/><BR/>Guess I still can!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-9595931569357917992008-12-23T04:55:00.000-06:002008-12-23T04:55:00.000-06:00Poor Cokie!It's official: Readers pick Cokie Rober...Poor Cokie!<BR/><BR/>It's official: Readers pick Cokie Roberts' "foreign, exotic" Hawaii comments as Most Inane<BR/><BR/>http://mediamatters.org/items/200812220009?f=h_topKevan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147920478213250519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-27989064072064285282008-12-22T21:33:00.000-06:002008-12-22T21:33:00.000-06:00Interesting too that they said all Hannukah songs ...Interesting too that they said all Hannukah songs are Biblical, the Christmas ones secular--and they played the Dreidel song--is that one not more secular than scripture?<BR/><BR/>This morning they had a miserable piece about a poor little millionare in Chicago who may just have to take smaller landscaping jobs than those over $5000--and slipped in advertising for a brand of cigarettes too.<BR/><BR/>I used to only shout at the tv, now I shout at the radio as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-40647090087856815472008-12-22T16:15:00.000-06:002008-12-22T16:15:00.000-06:00Perhaps NPR should send Anne Garrels to interview ...<I>Perhaps NPR should send Anne Garrels to interview the shoe-thrower in jail.<BR/><BR/>After all, how many journalists have experience interviewing prisoners who have recently been beaten/tortured by their jailers? (as the shoe thrower was, according to an Iraqi judge)<BR/><BR/>12/21/08 10:55 PM</I><BR/><BR/>Toxic Annie was reporting this morning from the most polluted nuclear dump in the world, out on the Russian steppes.Woody (Tokin Librul/Rogue Scholar/ Helluvafella!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205896988142798901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-34023084936959019792008-12-22T09:40:00.000-06:002008-12-22T09:40:00.000-06:00Speaking of Lil' Scotty the Simonizer, I wonder wh...Speaking of Lil' Scotty the Simonizer, I wonder what criteria he used to determine Silent Night was the most goyish of all Christmas carols. Nina Totenberg did a fine rendition of it in that segment.RepubLiecanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884946790670280371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-3881350220237721522008-12-22T07:33:00.000-06:002008-12-22T07:33:00.000-06:00reader's letter = listener's letterMore coffee sta...reader's letter = listener's letter<BR/><BR/>More coffee stat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-10027015300434057732008-12-22T07:31:00.000-06:002008-12-22T07:31:00.000-06:00Wasn't listening very closely this weekend but aft...Wasn't listening very closely this weekend but after another reader's letter pointing out the total abscence of coverage of the suffering of Iraqis in this stupid, senseless war, the smiling announcer subbing for Ms. Leann boldly assurred they will have such stories in JANUARY.<BR/><BR/>So THERE.<BR/><BR/>Wooo...<BR/><BR/>Day late and a dollar short, as someone here commented recently...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-46031691860035032842008-12-22T07:06:00.000-06:002008-12-22T07:06:00.000-06:00Heh. OmniMedia (say it rilly rilly fast!) does bas...Heh. OmniMedia (say it rilly rilly fast!) does basically sawk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-70279196623840251912008-12-21T22:55:00.000-06:002008-12-21T22:55:00.000-06:00Perhaps NPR should send Anne Garrels to interview ...Perhaps NPR should send Anne Garrels to interview the shoe-thrower in jail.<BR/><BR/>After all, how many journalists have experience interviewing prisoners who have recently been beaten/tortured by their jailers? (as the shoe thrower was, according to an Iraqi judge)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-27742167047670309242008-12-21T16:54:00.000-06:002008-12-21T16:54:00.000-06:00...third time's a charm-http://www.onthemedia.org/......third time's a charm-<BR/><BR/>http://www.onthemedia.org/episodes/<BR/>2008/12/19/segments/118803Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-71308732596687684922008-12-21T16:53:00.000-06:002008-12-21T16:53:00.000-06:00One more time to get that On the Media link to fit...One more time to get that On the Media link to fit-<BR/><BR/>http://www.onthemedia.org/episodes/2008/12/19/segments/118803Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-45396818390116776792008-12-21T16:52:00.000-06:002008-12-21T16:52:00.000-06:00Despite the seemingly critical blurb on their webp...Despite the seemingly critical blurb on their webpage, National Propaganda Radio's thin broth show called On the Media ran a segment about the Iraqi shoe-thrower that left out basic elements and thus successfully diluted the meaning of the story.<BR/><BR/>Listener comment #5 on their webpage says it well.<BR/><BR/>http://www.onthemedia.org/episodes/2008/12/19/segments/118803<BR/><BR/>"OTM's coverage of this incident was typically glib and minimizing, just what one would expect with sponsorship by the Ford Foundation and on a network whose president used to work for Radio Free Europe, a US government propaganda outlet.<BR/><BR/>Blatantly omitted was the shoe-throwers voiced justification-<BR/><BR/>"This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq..."<BR/><BR/>Over 1,250,000 Iraqi dead due to the US invasion.<BR/><BR/>Millions turned into refugees.<BR/><BR/>There was nothing funny about this incident and people around the world cheered this brave man's indictment of a war criminal, George W. Bush."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-2782997234808907742008-12-21T15:33:00.000-06:002008-12-21T15:33:00.000-06:00Oh c'mon Anon. Scott Tissue just REAKS of pent up ...Oh c'mon Anon. Scott Tissue just REAKS of pent up passive-aggression. And I don't even listen in on 'im anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-90256631834226563012008-12-21T13:41:00.000-06:002008-12-21T13:41:00.000-06:00Check out this blog on NPR layoffs and salaries. T...Check out this blog on NPR layoffs and salaries. Twenty good comments, too.<BR/><BR/>http://joshgerstein.blogspot.com/2008/12/npr-salaries-raw-data.htmlKevan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147920478213250519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-41989386777805208612008-12-21T08:54:00.000-06:002008-12-21T08:54:00.000-06:00huh. I don't think of Simon that way - he doesn't...huh. I don't think of Simon that way - he doesn't strike me as sullen at all. He does strike me as very mannered (as do many if not most NPR hosts), and overall I do think of him as a giant pious creepy phony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-56883543852634471752008-12-21T07:10:00.000-06:002008-12-21T07:10:00.000-06:00The push to the right is now more of a hard shove....The push to the right is now more of a hard shove. The NPR foundation does not raise money, but likes to interfere with editorial policy. The Board has taken over micromanagement of the operation. The 65 "layoffs" were planned while 120 people were hired. What better way to scare staff into compliance with board mandates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com