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**Biassasecumma** · 10-02-2007, 04:21 PM

NPR was more informative with raw news before the Bush Administration bastardized it. In it's current form it's news has been sterilized to the point of uninformative. But NPR still has great programming like Car Talk, All Things Considered, All Songs Considered, Fresh Air, and Talk of the Nation. I wouldn't throw NPR under the bus, just because the Bush Administration screwed with it's news segments.

I shudder the thought of living in America without PBS and NPR.

I disagree.
PBS is worthy of continued support.
NPR is not.

The difference is not in quality of programming, nor has it anything whatsoever to do with popularity of it's shows - it is simply because it is no different than commercial enterprises good or bad. To obtain public funding, I believe an organization must have an inherent and unique value to the public that cannot be commercially duplicated.
In my opinion - it is unlawful to continue to give money to NPR.

10-02-2007, 04:21 PM	#16
Biassasecumma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 740 Senior Member	NPR was more informative with raw news before the Bush Administration bastardized it. In it's current form it's news has been sterilized to the point of uninformative. But NPR still has great programming like Car Talk, All Things Considered, All Songs Considered, Fresh Air, and Talk of the Nation. I wouldn't throw NPR under the bus, just because the Bush Administration screwed with it's news segments. I shudder the thought of living in America without PBS and NPR. I disagree. PBS is worthy of continued support. NPR is not. The difference is not in quality of programming, nor has it anything whatsoever to do with popularity of it's shows - it is simply because it is no different than commercial enterprises good or bad. To obtain public funding, I believe an organization must have an inherent and unique value to the public that cannot be commercially duplicated. In my opinion - it is unlawful to continue to give money to NPR.
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