NPR says "this election is about nothing, really..."

[whereisjustice]

NPR, which has become nothing more than a smarmy salve for the fragile egos of the rich, has proclaimed coming elections about nothing, really. An election without issues, they called it.

Think about it, NPR just could not find any real issues to talk about this election. None. Nada. Zip. Even called in experts who agreed with them.

Hey NPR, here's a few fucking things to talk about:

- Poverty near or at record levels

- Real wages and savings continuing in decline for the middle class

- Health care costs delivering 2nd world health care outcomes

- Education inflation at 20% or more, creating a massive debt load for students

- R&D funding ad grants for science and engineering at record low levels of investment.

- Highway, electrical, water, sewer infrastructure failing, municipalities unable to fund repairs.

- Militarized police, out of control racist cops

- Spying, torture and "free speech zones"

- An unregulated Wall Street with booming market that most Americans cannot benefit from

- Millions of over educated, underemployed or unemployed workers

- What the fuck? Do I need to continue?

Has it really come to this, our public broadcasting system just as disaffected and oblivious as our millionaire politicians to the forces tearing at the nation?

NPR, what a fucking waste. Maybe it is time to shut them down. "Fair and balanced", worthless goddamn news readers, no problem sending reporters around the world looking for stories that are sitting right under their own asses here in the USA.

Is NPR so goddamn lazy they can't see with their own eyes what is happening around these issues?

Our political leadership is doing their best to ignore the facts crippling the economy for a majority of Americans. So why the hell do we need to waste money on another politically correct media outlet unwilling to challenge the fairy tale narratives of our ruling class?

[leftstreet]

1. Well, they're right

NPR suckz, but there aren't really any candidates talking about the issues in your excellent list

[merrily]

2. Some of the fools are running from what they themselves have accomplished.

You can't run away from Obama without running away from your own votes and you cannot run away from your own votes, period.

One of the biggest issues in this country is gridlock. What are they going to say? Give us a majority in both Houses so we can get more done--but we hate what HAS been done?

[adirondacker]

7. I posted this article in Good Reads: The Importance of Zephyr Teachout

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"Teachout is a law professor at Fordham and a national expert on the deeply corrosive influence of big money in our politics. Her new book, “Corruption in America,” provides a probing analysis of the history and concept of corruption in American politics and law.

Teachout is a new-generation political activist. She cut her teeth in national politics as the head of Internet organizing for the 2004 Howard Dean presidential campaign. She was a lead organizer in the battles around curbing Wall Street’s abuses. She provided legal help to Occupy Wall Street. She’s an ardent advocate of net neutrality, champion of renewable energy and opponent of fracking. Yet she is steeped in the core traditions of the Democratic Party of Franklin Roosevelt, when Democrats were the party of the people, standing with workers and the poor, arguing in FDR’s words that “government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.”"
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http://www.commondreams.org/views/2014/09/09/importance-zephyr-teachout

[Anansi1171]

3. NPR is Koch Foundation's return on investment,-Mr

[Eleanors38]

4. Maybe the elections are a Seinfeld production.

[RobertEarl]

5. Nice list, commie

You just don't get it do you?

The elite, which NPR has risen to be a part of, doesn't care about, and is not impacted by anything on your communist list.

Instead of being so upset, why don't you just bend over and thank Obama for making peace and quieting all the discord that would make the elites uncomfortable?

One day, if you work hard and kiss all the right ass, you too can be elite. Don't ruin your chances. It really is far better being elite and not have to worry about all those problems on your commie list. Trust me!

[freshwest]

6. I wish I could rec this a million times!