rssAttempts to defund NPR with video sting smells like attempt on Planned Parenthood
Tuesday, March 08, 2011 at 6:05 pm
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What does National Public Radio have in common with Planned Parenthood? They’re both national organizations, both often despised by the right wing, both receive federal funding and both have been singled out by House Republicans as organizations that should be stripped of federal funding.
And now they have one more link: They are victims of sting videos created to discredit the organizations.
Activist James O’Keefe, responsible for defaming ACORN, recently released an undercover video showing former NPR executive Ron Schiller lunching with men posing as representatives of a fake Muslim group claiming affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood and offering to give $5 million to the network. Schiller was caught on tape making inflammatory statements, among them that the tea party supporters are fanatic and xenophobic and that liberals are more intelligent and informed than conservatives.
The story, broken by The Daily Caller on Tuesday, fueled anti-NPR sentiment, particularly from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor:
“As we continue to identify ways to cut spending and save valuable resources, this disturbing video makes clear that taxpayer dollars should no longer be appropriated to NPR. Not only have top public broadcasting executives finally admitted that they do not need taxpayer dollars to survive, it is also clear that without federal funds, public broadcasting stations self-admittedly would become eligible for more private dollars on top of the multi-million dollar donations these organizations already receive.
“At a time when our government borrows 40 cents of every dollar that it spends, we must find ways to cut spending and live within our means. This video clearly highlights the fact that public broadcasting doesn’t need taxpayer funding to thrive, and I hope that admission will lead to a bipartisan consensus to end these unnecessary federal subsidies.”
According to CBSNews, NPR said it refused the offer from the phony group and that Schiller left NPR last week for another job; though, NPR officials told CBS the decision was unrelated to O’Keefe’s video.
“NPR Muslim Brotherhood Investigation Part 1″ video:
3 Comments
Comment posted March 9, 2011 @ 5:00 am
Fuckin fascists. The tea party, not NPR. And before you start, there were fascist countries that didn’t participate in the holocaust, and they were still every bit as evil– it’s not hyperbole, it’s description of their politics. See Italy, Spain.
Seriously, what else should you call a bunch of assholes who hate the poor, worship the rich, make use of minority scapegoats, and rely on bald-faced lies to get what they want? These bastards need to be stopped before things get worse.
Comment posted March 9, 2011 @ 10:10 am
Don’t fear the Muslim Brotherhood
Those stoking fears that the Islamic group will take power in Egypt don’t know much about it.
actually we need to read more about Muslim brotherhood in egypt and every where, this is their english website its called “ikhwanweb”, read every thing about them and about what they claim to be in Egypt after the egyptian revolution
Comment posted March 9, 2011 @ 10:10 am
Don’t fear the Muslim Brotherhood
Those stoking fears that the Islamic group will take power in Egypt don’t know much about it.
actually we need to read more about Muslim brotherhood in egypt and every where, this is their english website its called “ikhwanweb”, read every thing about them and about what they claim to be in Egypt after the egyptian revolution
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