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Defund public TV? Nope, Obama proposes 7% increase for Corporation for Public Broadcasting

By Steve McGough / February 17, 2011 /

The headline probably should read “Cartoon characters hold Capital press conference – beg for lives” or something. I’m not talking about the fuzzy red guy or the big yellow bird.

NPR: Staying off the enemies list

By Jim Vicevich / October 24, 2009 /

The graphic on the front page is from Hot Air. Designed by one of their readers, they’re using it to help identify those news outlets that have earned the official White House News seal of approval … and its my guess NPR has just retained that designation. Courtesy of Hot Air picks … Apparently NPR reporter…

Next NPR executive steps up to get fired – Betsy Liley audio

By Steve McGough / March 10, 2011 /

New Project Veritas video from James O’Keefe highlighting more head-banging stupidity from an NPR executive. Specifically, we’re talking about Betsy Liley who is the senior director of Institutional giving. We’ve got more than 44 minutes of audio to go through here.

Juan Williams fired from NPR – “When I get on a plane … Muslim garb … I get worried”

By Steve McGough / October 21, 2010 /

Juan Williams was on the O’Reilly Factor (Fox News) on Monday night and said the following in response to a question by Bill O’Reilly. Within 48 hours, his contract with NPR was nixed. He was canned.

Juan Williams Fired

By Jim Vicevich / October 21, 2010 /

Nice NPR. Juan Williams, hardly a bigot, always entertaining and often provocative gets fired because he says he gets nervous on a plane when he sees Muslims board in traditional dress? Juan, welcome to the iron fisted world of the lefties. Entry question. How long before Juan becomes a conservative, or at least libertarian?

NPR executive bashes conservatives and TEA Party members on video

By Steve McGough / March 8, 2011 /

Jim’s asked me to post on this story since it’s being discussed on the air today. Below the fold is the video and links to relevant stories on the topic.

Juan Williams fired – how about NPR ‘news analysts’ – Ted Koppel and Cokie Roberts

By Steve McGough / October 21, 2010 /

News analysts at NPR – we are told – are held at a different ethical standard because they are news analysts and not commentators. I’m not sure what the difference between a news analyst, reporter or a correspondent is, but I think I know a commentator when I see one.