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sendero

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22. I really do NOT...

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 12:18 PM

Feb 2015

... think NPR is "balanced" at all. I haven't heard Diane Rehm in a long time, but back in the day if you were liberal OR conservative and made some sort of claim - you better be able to back it up because she was a pit bull about not letting bullshit stand.

There are lots of NPR shows that ARE clearly liberally biased, but I'm talking about the news, Morning Edition and All Things Considered. These shows are not balanced at all, they lean conservative IMHO.

This was demonstrated very clearly in the run up to the Iraq war, they would do a report here and there about Scott Ritter and Hans Blix, 2 of the few people who had actually BEEN in Iraq and who were adamant that there were no WMDs, but they spend 95% of their coverage rah-rah ing for the war machine. It was beyond disgusting and it is what made me realize that they had gone to the dark side.

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I'm VERY LIBERAL... I listen to NPR!! [View all] Fumesucker Feb 2015 OP

Get a life. TreasonousBastard Feb 2015 #1

I love you too... Fumesucker Feb 2015 #3

OP is very concerned about enforcing a Liberal orthodoxy, meaning everyone agrees with his version stevenleser Feb 2015 #30

And what are you very conserned with? Fumesucker Feb 2015 #46

And of course, none of YOUR favorite journalists and pundits self promote at all. Just like its ok stevenleser Feb 2015 #59

Don't own a TV Fumesucker Feb 2015 #63

OP got the message here, as many other Liberals have, that the Dem Party doesn't need the Liberal sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #48

No you missed the message...the FAR Left doesn't have the corner marked on what IS a Liberal... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #52

The 'Far Left'' is a Republican smear on Democrats. See Boehner's latest use of it re Obama sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #55

No its not....there is a Far Right too! VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #62

The Far Left is a Right Wing smear, used most recently by Boehner: 'Obama listens to the FAR LEFT sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #71

no fringes mean fringes...it was used long before Boehner VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #78

There are Liberal Democrats and there are Left Leaning Independents.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #80

And you sure as hell don't want your party line vote polluted by those awful left-independents.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #93

I don't want those Left Independents thinking THEY control OUR party...and THIS forum VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #94

As I said, the Demorats can easily win without any independents.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #95

If you won't vote for the winner of the Primary if it is HRC.....then you are useless to us anyways. VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #97

Indeed.. I've never said who I would or would not vote for.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #98

and I never said your name directly...I meant if that is your position...then that is the reality... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #99

I love your fire and passion, focus if you will.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #101

If you think you're the only one who gets to tell Democrats WHO will be their candidates, sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #109

LOL... sendero Feb 2015 #2

I'm pretty sure most people think it's just balanced... TreasonousBastard Feb 2015 #6

1. It's about as "balanced" as the rest of the mainstream media is, which is to say if you think Chathamization Feb 2015 #10

No commercials? Atman Feb 2015 #11

NPR actually has more commercial time than a "top hits" FM station when you count in world wide wally Feb 2015 #16

Similar to how many people think MSNBC is "liberal" Atman Feb 2015 #19

I really do NOT... sendero Feb 2015 #22

I agree and I appreciate the balance. cbayer Feb 2015 #23

Yes, but a lot of people think NPR is VERY LIBERAL Fumesucker Feb 2015 #25

I would suggest that they don't listen to it then. cbayer Feb 2015 #28

No, I think a lot of listeners consider NPR liberal Fumesucker Feb 2015 #29

They are center on some things, left of center on others and progressive on still others. cbayer Feb 2015 #33

I get most of my information reading comments on one site or another Fumesucker Feb 2015 #39

Reading comments work, but I really like hearing a good story cbayer Feb 2015 #42

... cwydro Feb 2015 #31

I'm VERY LIBERAL... I support Bernie Sanders Autumn Feb 2015 #4

and you can be VERY LIBERAL ....and also NOT a Democrat... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #54

And you can be a democrat and not be a Democrat Autumn Feb 2015 #58

Only if you won't vote for whom WE the Democrats elect in OUR Primary Election VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #60

Do you know for a fact how Bernie will vote? You dear Nilla can say how you will vote, that does not Autumn Feb 2015 #65

Yes I know who dear Bernie will vote for should Hillary Clinton win the nomination.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #66

Dear Nilla I am not even willing to bet Hillary will run. However I am willing to bet I will throw Autumn Feb 2015 #68

Want to bet on that? Want to bet whether HRC will run? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #89

Then by all means dear Nilla find someone to play your game and make a bet. Autumn Feb 2015 #91

NO I am asking YOU....YOU who seems to think she knows so much....want to gamble on your foolish VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #92

NO I have given YOU the answers I have chosen to give you in response to your questions. Autumn Feb 2015 #96

I meant to ask these folks the other day if any of them have $10,000 they want to bet randys1 Feb 2015 #81

I know right??? VanillaRhapsody Feb 2015 #90

How exactly do you verify who Liz and Bernie vote for? Autumn Feb 2015 #102

Oh, I didnt, I said i have TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS to bet on it, however...game? randys1 Feb 2015 #103

Mitt? Is that you? Fumesucker Feb 2015 #104

No, I am just someone who spends lots of time protecting or trying to help in protecting randys1 Feb 2015 #105

That's so Mittenesqe it's scary. Autumn Feb 2015 #108

That would be a fools bet, you don't know and you don't have a clue who they will vote for. Autumn Feb 2015 #106

God help us randys1 Feb 2015 #107

I'm liberal because I wear stovepipe pants and cool shoes. Lint Head Feb 2015 #5

I'm liberal because I wear a peace sign and no labels. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #82

What's annoying to me is that any time a right-winger brings up NPR, they're bullwinkle428 Feb 2015 #7

Not to mention all 2naSalit Feb 2015 #8

Yet the pledge drives occur with increasing frequency each year. bullwinkle428 Feb 2015 #72

Actually 2naSalit Feb 2015 #110

Unless it's Fox or Rush they think *everything* ultra liberal far left Fumesucker Feb 2015 #40

lol Renew Deal Feb 2015 #9

As Joe Madison always says if you don't want to listen to real radio there's NPR bigdarryl Feb 2015 #12

NPR is audio valium olddots Feb 2015 #13

I get my right-wing news from NPR's right-friendly commentators Mara Liasson and Cokie Roberts Orrex Feb 2015 #14

Abso-fucking-lutely. JEB Feb 2015 #70

The fact that some attack NPR as being conservative former9thward Feb 2015 #15

hmm Trajan Feb 2015 #18

When someone condemns everyone else as being "right wing" former9thward Feb 2015 #20

I am extremely far left/liberal and do not listen to NPR cause it became rightwing KittyWampus Feb 2015 #17

That was my point Fumesucker Feb 2015 #24

I got your point. kath Feb 2015 #26

I am very liberal and I listen to NPR. cbayer Feb 2015 #21

The death of NPR was very sad to watch. SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2015 #27

Did I miss something? What is the purpose of this thread? it seems like a response themaguffin Feb 2015 #32

A recent OP... Fumesucker Feb 2015 #34

oh, ok, thanks for filling me in themaguffin Feb 2015 #38

it went over the heads of most edgineered Feb 2015 #53

Insidious whatchamacallit Feb 2015 #35

I sadly gave up on NPR. Xyzse Feb 2015 #36

Exactly, the tsunami of right wing garbage is exceedingly difficult to completely ignore.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #41

It does. Xyzse Feb 2015 #43

The rightward slanting terrain even impacts who people think they are - most self-identified "Very leveymg Feb 2015 #56

I notice that OP about the "very liberal" poll being only 5% against Hillary has dropped off Fumesucker Feb 2015 #67

I gave up on NPR during the 2000 campaign... KansDem Feb 2015 #57

I gave them up last year. Xyzse Feb 2015 #64

I'm liberal ...because I like liberals ...who are liberal ...liberally speaking of course. L0oniX Feb 2015 #37

POV is a funny thing. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #44

Playing the refs.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #45

�I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.� Will Rogers Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #47

It can't be otherwise with only two parties that actually count for anything.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #49

Parties in the US are coalitons of groups. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2015 #51

Steve Inskeep with his lack of follow up questions to RW senators/reps irisblue Feb 2015 #50

My radio is dialed into NPR during daylight hours... Brother Buzz Feb 2015 #61

Were you asleep for the first decade and a half of the 21st Century? MADem Feb 2015 #69

And yet conservatives and Republicans are still screaming about ultra liberal NPR Fumesucker Feb 2015 #73

Of COURSE they are!! And they'll KEEP screaming, long and loud! MADem Feb 2015 #75

There's more to it than that, they are "playing the refs" and have been doing so for decades.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #77

An elderly neighbor thinks of me as under-educated daredtowork Feb 2015 #74

I'm probably of similar age to your neighbor Fumesucker Feb 2015 #76

Dubya's NPR? That's how I think of it. Ever since his 911, NPR has been RW. nt valerief Feb 2015 #79

57% of republicans think Obama is a Muslim...I can go on...both parties the same? randys1 Feb 2015 #83

I don't recall saying that both parties are the same.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #84

This thread appeared to break down into that argument again, in a backdoor kind of way randys1 Feb 2015 #85

And if it didn't break down that way we have you to drag it there.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #86

Aww, so I was right, and I didnt know , seriously, I was just responding randys1 Feb 2015 #87

So you agree that NPR is ultra-liberal? Fumesucker Feb 2015 #88

LOL! Rex Feb 2015 #100