Why does NPR exist? Public funded!? Good bye

[Coyote]

Trump questions why NPR exists after Pompeo clashes with reporter

Why is that crap!? Anyone listen? I hear trump is questioning it’s existence.

Agreed. Nation Endowment of the Farts too.

Why do Trumpsters hate the arts?

I don't hate the arts I just don't believe in pissing away public funds on unnecessary bullshit. Same thing for a lot of shit like the national cathedral, most military bands etc.
Tax money should only be spent on things of necessity and nothing more.

I disagree. I think there is public value there. Otherwise life would be like the old Soviet concrete blocks of apartments, sans beauty, sans art.

How do you figure? A bit of hyperbole there. Art still exists without federal funding.

Of course it does. But it requires patronage. I have no issue supporting it through my taxes.

 

[rightwinger]

Obviously some here think PBS and NPR are 'non-profits'. That's false; the producers and their companies make all kinds of money off of those shows and air time. Bill Moyers got filthy rich, made hundreds of millions of dollars off of PBS, and so do others. They don't need Federal subsidies or tax exempt status; the Democratic Party can pay for its own election propaganda outlets out of its own budgets.

PBS is the most neutral news organization out there

lol even you know that isn't true, and in fact a ridiculous claim..

Name one that is more neutral

I will wait

 

[ChrisL]

Agreed. Nation Endowment of the Farts too.

Why do Trumpsters hate the arts?

I don't hate the arts I just don't believe in pissing away public funds on unnecessary bullshit. Same thing for a lot of shit like the national cathedral, most military bands etc.
Tax money should only be spent on things of necessity and nothing more.

I disagree. I think there is public value there. Otherwise life would be like the old Soviet concrete blocks of apartments, sans beauty, sans art.

How do you figure? A bit of hyperbole there. Art still exists without federal funding.

Of course it does. But it requires patronage. I have no issue supporting it through my taxes.

Okay, but other people do have an issue, obviously, so it should be stopped, especially if they are going to lean heavily to one side or another on political/social issues. There is absolutely no reason to prop them up with federal funds. That is not the job of the federal government.

 

[rightwinger]

Agreed. Nation Endowment of the Farts too.

Why do Trumpsters hate the arts?

I don't hate the arts I just don't believe in pissing away public funds on unnecessary bullshit. Same thing for a lot of shit like the national cathedral, most military bands etc.
Tax money should only be spent on things of necessity and nothing more.

I disagree. I think there is public value there. Otherwise life would be like the old Soviet concrete blocks of apartments, sans beauty, sans art.

How do you figure? A bit of hyperbole there. Art still exists without federal funding.

Art never existed until 1913 when income taxes started!

TV shows are much better now

 

[ChrisL]

I feel the same about cable channels. We are all propping up these crappy channels, and they cheat us out of good TV. I wish I could choose the channels that come with my cable package. I would totally dump the travel channel. They suck now. They pretty much only have paranormal/ghost shows on. What a rip off!

 

[Coyote]

lkp,.,.,

I feel the same about cable channels. We are all propping up these crappy channels, and they cheat us out of good TV. I wish I could choose the channels that come with my cable package. I would totally dump the travel channel. They suck now. They pretty much only have paranormal/ghost shows on. What a rip off!

when cable first came out there was some good stuff. I have never had it here but when I went to visit my Mom, I would watch Animal Planet. It had vet shows, and various humane society shows, zoo vet, etc...good stuff. Now it is all snakes and shark shit.

 

[rightwinger]

I feel the same about cable channels. We are all propping up these crappy channels, and they cheat us out of good TV. I wish I could choose the channels that come with my cable package. I would totally dump the travel channel. They suck now. They pretty much only have paranormal/ghost shows on. What a rip off!

Everything on the Travel Chanel is ghost busters now
Like nobody cares about seeing travel locations

 

[Weatherman2020]

Why do Trumpsters hate the arts?

I don't hate the arts I just don't believe in pissing away public funds on unnecessary bullshit. Same thing for a lot of shit like the national cathedral, most military bands etc.
Tax money should only be spent on things of necessity and nothing more.

I disagree. I think there is public value there. Otherwise life would be like the old Soviet concrete blocks of apartments, sans beauty, sans art.

How do you figure? A bit of hyperbole there. Art still exists without federal funding.

Art never existed until 1913 when income taxes started!

TV shows are much better now

No, they are not. And you know it.

 

[rightwinger]

lkp,.,.,

I feel the same about cable channels. We are all propping up these crappy channels, and they cheat us out of good TV. I wish I could choose the channels that come with my cable package. I would totally dump the travel channel. They suck now. They pretty much only have paranormal/ghost shows on. What a rip off!

when cable first came out there was some good stuff. I have never had it here but when I went to visit my Mom, I would watch Animal Planet. It had vet shows, and various humane society shows, zoo vet, etc...good stuff. Now it is all snakes and shark shit.

I used to watch the History Channel. Used to call it the Hitler Channel. Lot of WWII stuff, biographies, historical documentaries

Now it is Pawn Stars, Pickers, Oak Island and Ancient Aliens

 

[Apparently Lucid]

The Vatican hasn't been pulling it's weight recently. Neither have the ultra rich, like Mellon, been keeping up their end of the bargain.

Just joking. Kinda.

Not aware of the ultra-rich tech entrepreneurs doing something even close to what Mellon and others like Isabella Gardner did in a previous age but I'm willing to be educated.

If you're name happens to be Isabella, you get in free to her museum. That makes me laugh for some reason.

 

[Weatherman2020]

I feel the same about cable channels. We are all propping up these crappy channels, and they cheat us out of good TV. I wish I could choose the channels that come with my cable package. I would totally dump the travel channel. They suck now. They pretty much only have paranormal/ghost shows on. What a rip off!

Everything on the Travel Chanel is ghost busters now
Like nobody cares about seeing travel locations

Everything on the Travel Chanel is ghost busters now

Yep, modern shows suck.

 

[Coyote]

I feel the same about cable channels. We are all propping up these crappy channels, and they cheat us out of good TV. I wish I could choose the channels that come with my cable package. I would totally dump the travel channel. They suck now. They pretty much only have paranormal/ghost shows on. What a rip off!

Everything on the Travel Chanel is ghost busters now
Like nobody cares about seeing travel locations

Everything on the Travel Chanel is ghost busters now

Yep, modern shows suck.

Yup ... hey, we CAN agree on something!

 

[ChrisL]

It's also super irritating when they have reruns of the same shows on one channel all day. They do that sometimes with Tanked or Northwest Law on Animal Planet. Maybe they should have reruns of a bunch of different shows instead of the same one all day.

 

[Coyote]

It's also super irritating when they have reruns of the same shows on one channel all day. They do that sometimes with Tanked or Northwest Law on Animal Planet. Maybe they should have reruns of a bunch of different shows instead of the same one all day.

Yes! I noticed that also....it is like cable has turned into one big financially lucrative junk machine!

 

[Lysistrata]

So "socialism" is your latest word from the propagandists. Socialism has nothing to do with anything at this point. When are you right-wing republicans going to publicly disown white supremacists and fundie trash cults?

Why not stop giving taxpayers' money to these cults, glorifying them, and appointing them to posts in government? The executive-branch departments have quietly changed regulations to allow discrimination against LGBT Americans and to make it difficult for female Americans to exercise their right to choice in their reproductive lives. Try explaining this.

Socialism has nothing to do with anything at this point? May I introduce Socialists Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren?

What is a "fundie trash cult"?

When did failed former President Barack Hussein Obama "disown" his church of 20 years or the New Black Panthers?

What government entity is giving money to White Supremacists? Who is a white supremacist appointed to a government post?

How about members of the KKK?

As for your childish attack on pro-life citizens, you need to catch up.

By the numbers: The poll found Americans are now as likely to identify as pro-life (47%) as they are pro-choice (47%). Last month, a similar Marist survey found that Americans were more likely to identify as pro-choice than pro-life 55% to 38%, a 17-point gap.

• The survey also found that 80% of Americans support abortion being limited to the first three months of pregnancy, an increase of 5 percentage points since last month's Marist poll.

A Marist poll finds that Americans are as likely to identify as pro-life as they are pro-choice

You can't just scream "socialism" anytime we have a program that benefits all Americans in common. NPR/PBS has brought us all high-quality programs for decades, but don't scream about the advantages handed to corporations.

The authoritarian trash cults have been leeching money off of the taxpayers for years and now have been installed in every single department in positions in which they can do the most damage. The bitch in charge of birth control now at HHS invented the idiotic "abstinence only education" to increase the number of unwanted pregnancies and abortions and managed previously to line her pockets with millions in taxpayer money, while betsy at education tries to steal public money for her indoctrination centers and protect sexual abusers.

Moreover, the executive branch is misusing its powers to impose draconian regulations aimed solely at increasing the obstacles to women exercising their right to choose and to the organizations that assist them. There is nothing "childish" about opposing these abuses.

As I said, the current administration is conspiring to strip the LGBT community of its rights and protections just because the trash cults hate them, but they are Americans equal to the rest of us. All of this on the taxpayer dime, and all of it coming from the likes of graham, jeffress, the family research council. graham was even allowed to speak at the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, making it seem like the U.S. endorses him and his garbage. And yes, the white supremacist discovered on the White House staff is just the tip of the iceberg.

President Obama was not, in any sense, a failure. Although obstructed at every turn by republicans, who met the night of his inauguration to plot how to ensure that he only served one term, he tried to achieve improvements in the lives of Americans and bolster our international reputation, and he did a good job of it.

Your use of Robert Byrd in your post is a sure signal that you cannot be trusted, as you completely failed to mention that he repudiated his racism, although this is universally known, as is your posting of an endorsement piece by the "New Black Panther Party" that did not originate from Obama, just a group that favored him. This is dishonest.

 

[Lysistrata]

Trump questions why NPR exists after Pompeo clashes with reporter

Why is that crap!? Anyone listen? I hear trump is questioning it’s existence.

Agreed. Nation Endowment of the Farts too.

Why do Trumpsters hate the arts?

I don't hate the arts I just don't believe in pissing away public funds on unnecessary bullshit. Same thing for a lot of shit like the national cathedral, most military bands etc.
Tax money should only be spent on things of necessity and nothing more.

Your insult the the National Cathedral is highly offensive. The Cathedral does not receive any federal funding.

Facts & Figures - Washington National Cathedral

It is one of the most amazing, if not the most amazing, church in the United States, from its rose window and mighty, ground-shaking organ to the Herb Cottage and extensive gardens. It is a treasure. The only drawback is that parking sucks big-time on major holidays, but the Christmas and Easter services there are phenomenal.

The Cathedral has been in service to the nation since it was built. It has hosted the funerals of Eisenhower, Reagan, Ford, Bush, as well as Mathew Shepard and others.

State Funerals and Memorials - Washington National Cathedral

Taxpayer money is being wasted on a lot of supposedly "religious" activity, but this does not include the Cathedral. Don't forget the subsidy known as a "tax exemption" to religious organizations.

 

[initforme]

I have nor on alot. I like the music and some of the shows. I give $500 a year to help it.

 

[Polishprince]

Trump questions why NPR exists after Pompeo clashes with reporter

Why is that crap!? Anyone listen? I hear trump is questioning it’s existence.

We already have the Voice of America, and Radio Free Europe, I think this is sort of redundant needless to say.

IMHO, the broadcasting arm of the US government should definitely be revamped. Maybe America can instead hire folks to translate the Maha Rushdie's words into German, French, Italian and Japanese, among other languages, and make the International Version of the EIB a tremendous hit? Most of these foreigners really don't know what Americans in the Heartland think- all they see in CNN.

 

[Polishprince]

It is one of the most amazing, if not the most amazing, church in the United States, from its rose window and mighty, ground-shaking organ to the Herb Cottage and extensive gardens. It is a treasure. The only drawback is that parking sucks big-time on major holidays, but the Christmas and Easter services there are phenomenal.

Apparently you've never been to Grace Cathedral in the tremendous city of Cuyahoga Falls, which is pastored by Rev. Ernest Angley.

Its a lot more accessible to the people, being in the Heartland, as well as the fact it doesn't embrace extremist doctrines like the Glorification of Homosexuality.

 

[Lysistrata]

It is one of the most amazing, if not the most amazing, church in the United States, from its rose window and mighty, ground-shaking organ to the Herb Cottage and extensive gardens. It is a treasure. The only drawback is that parking sucks big-time on major holidays, but the Christmas and Easter services there are phenomenal.

Apparently you've never been to Grace Cathedral in the tremendous city of Cuyahoga Falls, which is pastored by Rev. Ernest Angley.

Its a lot more accessible to the people, being in the Heartland, as well as the fact it doesn't embrace extremist doctrines like the Glorification of Homosexuality.

Nope. Never been to that church. Accepting our fellow human beings does not involve "glorification" of anyone.

Yikes! I just realized who this Angley is who you are talking about. I used to see him on TV. He's a weirdo. I wouldn't have anything to do with the guy.