not the worst thing to be cut recently, but it definitely stings. a lot.

[rivendellrose]

House votes to cut off federal funds for NPR

Quote: [Republicans] also denied that the measure was a vendetta against NPR...

....While everyone who knows anything about the Republicans and NPR laughed their freaking heads off, and then collapsed to their desks in frustration and exhaustion.

Because between Planned Parenthood, Japan, and the local Humane Society and animal shelters, I obviously didn't have enough important things vying for my charity cash at the moment. Arrrrrrgh.

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[nhpw.livejournal.com]

Quote: [Republicans] also denied that the measure was a vendetta against NPR...

Right, just like the Republicans in Wisconsin weren't trying to bust unions, that totally wasn't the point... oh, wait.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Exactly. They were just... um... trying to cut the budget. It's just an accident that unions were the target. Totally.

And it's a total accident how much of their recent shit has come down to defining women entirely by our uteruses. God I hate politics right now.

[deborah-judge.livejournal.com]

Oh FFS. David Brooks speaks on NPR. David Brooks. Whenever I hear his voice I need to go read some Paul Krugman to clean my brain. Don't tell me NPR is anti-Republican.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I have heard it said that simply covering stories in more depth than a two-minute spot and covering stories that the networks don't does not automatically make you liberal news.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I have heard it said that simply covering stories in more depth than a two-minute spot and covering stories that the networks don't does not automatically make you liberal news.

Where did you hear that? Don't you know you're only supposed to watch Fox News?! Anything else is un-American! :P

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I pick and choose what I hear off the website, so I happily ignore their kowtowing to the conservatives in the name of "balance."

Must admit, though, when I heard the CEO of NPR was being fired for getting caught in a covert recording talking smack about the Tea Party, I was kind of like "...and your point is?" I mean, forgive my psycho-liberal craziness, but I get the impression most people who aren't them pretty much do think they're racist nutballs. Probably because most of them are

[gaslightgallows]

OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE.

Sorry, my eloquence has gone out the window. Too much bullshit... Does this mean that PBS will be the next to lose funding? I mean, since we're clearly bound and damned to destroy any opposing viewpoints AT ALL.