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elbloggoZY27

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27. No Real Surprise

Sat Aug 25, 2012, 12:18 PM

Aug 2012

Covering politics and especially Congress must really be an ugly and smelly assignment. "What we sow is what we reap" and the extremely low respect we have for those we send to Washington would make anybody cringe.

Personally I place most of the blame on lower voter turn outs and votes for an inferior product. There are really very few quality candidates in our society that even want to run. Ugliness has taken over and mostly it is from the GOP.

Good luck to you Andrea and I wish you future success.

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NPR's Andrea Seabrook fed up with all the lies quits [View all] salvorhardin Aug 2012 OP

This goes right across every commercial news entity x 1000 CabCurious Aug 2012 #1

The integrity of journalism burnsei sensei Aug 2012 #2

Godspeed, Andrea! Octafish Aug 2012 #3

Thanks for the link/resources Fish Where was George Aug 2012 #61

Heroes are hard to find these days - this is one. Well done, Andrea! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2012 #4

Kudos to Andrea! Brewinblue Aug 2012 #5

"stop coddling lawmakers, stop buying their [...] narrative and ask harder questions of them." +1 Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #6

The podcast sounds like it's going to be fantastic salvorhardin Aug 2012 #7

Good for her ! steve2470 Aug 2012 #8

Added NPR interview to OP salvorhardin Aug 2012 #9

Brava, Ms. Seabrook! beac Aug 2012 #10

Why did she have to quit to say this? She was a "reporter" tularetom Aug 2012 #11

Real life journalism jobs don't resemble The Newsroom salvorhardin Aug 2012 #12

I'll agree with you when she points fingers and names names tularetom Aug 2012 #16

Kicked for this post alone! Thanks, tularetom! calimary Aug 2012 #48

Yes, so far it's high-minded rhetoric. JackRiddler Aug 2012 #50

This is amazing. Tucker Carlson, clearly backed into a corner, illustrates LuckyLib Aug 2012 #52

Exactly! snot Aug 2012 #66

Thank you for posting this. woo me with science Aug 2012 #68

yes, I agree NoMoreWarNow Aug 2012 #80

I don't know if I agree with you or tularetom -both truedelphi Aug 2012 #41

I agree. The time to do something was Marr Aug 2012 #18

That's exactly the problem with being a reporter. mwooldri Aug 2012 #24

K&R nt avebury Aug 2012 #13

W skewed NPR totally to the right and President Obama has done nothing to repair Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #14

That was my experience with NPR and exactly why I left truedelphi Aug 2012 #42

NPR was the mouthpiece of the culture of the upper middle class, before it turned right. Romulox Aug 2012 #15

NPR/PBS is Exxon Mobil Corporation. leveymg Aug 2012 #29

I call NPR National PHARMA Radio tilsammans Aug 2012 #62

Aspartame - have a Coke with Sarin nerve gas. leveymg Aug 2012 #76

Yep, that's about right tilsammans Aug 2012 #83

NPR was the mouthpiece of the culture of the upper middle class AlbertCat Aug 2012 #33

On that point: are you aware of the changes to BBC governance? snot Aug 2012 #67

that's imperative samsingh Aug 2012 #17

Sounds like more false equivalence BS to me. I hope I turn out to be wrong. spooky3 Aug 2012 #19

Her point is what you want her to do, not your post title. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #22

Nope, both sides do not have talking points tularetom Aug 2012 #23

You equate talking points = truth. That's bogus. You are shooting the wrong messenger. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #30

Their are none so blind as those that cannot/will not see... RC Aug 2012 #34

Thanx for saving me the keystrokes Plucketeer Aug 2012 #47

only three points of view? wow! tomp Aug 2012 #73

Try re-reading my post again. RC Aug 2012 #77

We now return you to our regularly scheduled red team, blue team narrative already in progress xxenderwigginxx Aug 2012 #20

exactly spooky3 Aug 2012 #21

For those who think this is just more bipartisan BS... salvorhardin Aug 2012 #25

Smart woman. mt rrneck Aug 2012 #26

No Real Surprise elbloggoZY27 Aug 2012 #27

Give me hell alfredo Aug 2012 #28

Another one who's watching "The Newsroom". RagAss Aug 2012 #31

Hey, Jon Stewart. Have Andrea on your show! progressoid Aug 2012 #32

Ironically I think this story needs more press lunasun Aug 2012 #35

Will be interesting to see xxqqqzme Aug 2012 #38

Wonderful to see a real reporter for a change. 99Forever Aug 2012 #36

Red Team/Blue Team = Media Goldmine JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #37

Great find - this is one of the most important posts I've seen in a while. blm Aug 2012 #39

I hope Al Gore gives her a job. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #40

kr HiPointDem Aug 2012 #43

Impressive and gutsy stand. Hope she retains access and does not get blackballed by congress. Lucky Luciano Aug 2012 #44

Thank Reagan for destroying the objective quality programing that used to be NPR. xtraxritical Aug 2012 #45

Her words ring true... defacto7 Aug 2012 #46

I listen to NPR every morning on habbit, I can hear it getting LESS 99% uponit7771 Aug 2012 #49

Well, that makes all of ONE of the NPR reporters Bainbridge Bear Aug 2012 #51

"partisan stripe comes before your American citizenship," bvar22 Aug 2012 #53

On a side note, NashvilleLefty Aug 2012 #54

Yes, it's old Isaac salvorhardin Aug 2012 #57

maybe her leaving barbtries Aug 2012 #55

Not at all salvorhardin Aug 2012 #59

thanks for the heads up barbtries Aug 2012 #71

Slight correction... salvorhardin Aug 2012 #75

Me t'ink me love she! Iggo Aug 2012 #56

Story played up by right-wing Politico. Color me skeptical RufusTFirefly Aug 2012 #58

Her blog looks interesting Canuckistanian Aug 2012 #60

K & R HCE SuiGeneris Aug 2012 #63

Double K & R for its' TRUTH! LovingA2andMI Aug 2012 #64

Kicking for sharing frequently! patrice Aug 2012 #65

K&R woo me with science Aug 2012 #69

examples of Seabrook's own RW bias alp227 Aug 2012 #70

Good for her. NPR is no place for people who want to do real journalism. Crunchy Frog Aug 2012 #72

This is Mostly NPR's and MSM's Fault Iggy Aug 2012 #74

I'd sure like to hear how a progressive's economic plan is as equally damaging as a Republican's. HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author salvorhardin Aug 2012 #79

You know when i talk to people I notice a common phenomenon... xxenderwigginxx Aug 2012 #82

.marking for later reference nt Why Syzygy Aug 2012 #81

Decode DC has released it's first episode! Kablooie Sep 2012 #84