Democrats Reject GOP Proposal to Defund Far Left NPR
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, November 18, 2010, 8:26 PM
The Pelosi House today rejected a Republican proposal to defund the far left National Public Radio.
The proposal failed 239-171.
FOX News reported:
House Democrats on Thursday rejected a GOP proposal to cut federal funding
to National Public Radio, which has been under fire ever since it sacked Juan Williams last month.The proposal, which was the winning entry this week in YouCut — an anti-government spending program started by House Republicans earlier this year — failed by a vote of 239-171.
NPR praised the outcome, saying “good judgment prevailed as Congress rejected a move to assert government control over the content of news.”
“The proposal to prohibit public radio stations from using CPB grants to purchase NPR programming is an unwarranted attempt to interject federal authority into local station program decision-making,” NPR said, referring to its parent organization, Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
“In an increasingly fractious media environment, public radio’s value in fostering an informed society has never been more critical. Our growing audience shows that we are meeting that need,” NPR said. “It is imperative for federal funding to continue to ensure that this essential tool of democracy remains available to all Americans and thrives well into the future.”
YouCut is an online contest that allows Americans to vote for the items they want slashed from the federal budget. That NPR proposal received 63 percent of the vote, the highest percentage for a proposal since the program began in May.
“When NPR executives made the decision to unfairly terminate Juan Williams and to then disparage him afterward, the bias of their organization was exposed,” House Minority Whip Eric Cantor and Doug Lamborn, who authored a bill this year to defund NPR’s parent company, said in a joint statement Wednesday.
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8 My Foot commented:
(R) needs to put this back on their hit list come January 1.
dwd commented:
“Congress rejected a move to assert government control over the content of news”
WHAAAAAAAT??? This vote did the opposite, maintaining government involvement in NPR via taxpayer money.
NPR is the only one controlling the content of news, by sacking Juan Williams because he said something that wasn’t NPR-approved.
avery commented:
We need a list of those vote to fund this piese ot Junk,have can we have a smaller govement when we can not defund this N.E.A.need to go also.
Homer commented:
Simple…bring it back up in January. Problem solved.
Take away the tax payer dollars and NPR can go as far left as it desires. Won’t bother us….
Conservative Ken commented:
#4
Absolutely Brilliant!!
John Gargano commented:
Its just a matter of time. In January it will be passed by the House and not by the Senate. Even if the Senate passes it, Obama will veto it. However, in 2012, this will again gain momentum and npr will be eventually relagated to the ash bin of history where it belongs.
What’s going on now are just warning shots over the bow. They have been effectively put on notice. Later on npr will not be able to escape the torpedoes. Thay will eventually go down. Their people need to start upgrading their resumes.
LC commented:
QUOTE: NPR praised the outcome, saying “good judgment prevailed as Congress rejected a move to assert government control over the content of news.”
Isn’t the very act of government funding a “move to assert government control over the (insert whatever here)?” Isn’t that the point of the funding; to help prop up a failed institution because either it is incapable of self reliance (i.e. is not popular with the people, and therefore not profitable), either that or the government has its own selfish reason for providing the support (*wink* *wink* *nudge, nudge* – the vote was down party lines…the Democrats must really think they need NPR to remain on the airwaves).
This is a perfect example of the type of stupid, backward thinking thought process these certifiable, wing nut, ignorant, narcissistic, self-loathing, “progressives” (read: Socialists) have. The GOP voted to discontinue funding, the Democrats said ‘no’ and someone quotable from NPR respond: “by continuing to give us money that we did not earn, taken from the people who, in majority, would rather not give…yeah, that was a direct repudiation of the importance of government staying OUT OF THE NEWS MAKING/FUNDING BUSINESS.
Excuse me? Have I entered the Twilight Zone? DIRECT FUNDING very damn well is “asserting government control” as so aptly put.
I swear, these people are INSANE. They are so ignorant about the blight of Socialism/Communism/Marxism/pure Democracy (with a capital D), that you can’t even look them in the face, point to the history on the page, and recount to them the absolute DANGER of the path we’re on without receiving either a blank stare or wild denials in return.
America’s starting to wake up though. I only pray they wake much faster now and with a renewed vigor. Things are going to get pretty rough pretty soon.
Lance commented:
Why the hell did they even try this now? Any fool could see it didn’t have a chance until after January. If the GOP doesn’t bring it back up when they have the majority I’m going to be very suspicious. No more excuses GOP! No more political games GOP! Don’t want to hear, oh we tried that and it failed (obviously).
Wading Across commented:
I concur with others. Why bring this up now?! Wait until next year when all the freshmen Republicans come on board.
Unless… this was considered a throw-away by some of the Republican high-muckities. I wonder. I wouldn’t put it past them. Political back-scratching. Could some of the Republicans allowed this to make it to the floor now knowing it’d fail?
I bet this doesn’t come back next year, and conversely, the Dems will probably “look the other way” on a couple “minor” “pet” Democrat peeves since the Republicans let NPR slide – and who knows what else.
Mike Bell commented:
To those who say this won’t come up again, I hope you’re wrong. Imagine the ire. I don’t think the GOP would be that stupid. It’s a very popular and winning issue for the GOP house. It won’t get past the senate. But it’s a good arrow for the GOP’s quiver come 2012.
John Stanford commented:
And the media says the GOP is the Party of No…
Derak commented:
If you can’t defund NPR, you can’t defund Obamacare.
Get your strategy up to snuff, guys.
mark commented:
Let’s hope it was to prove a point. (before and after effect) I fully expect to see it again on the floor Feb at the latest. Let’s make sure it does get there.
Rose commented:
They have rejected the GOP attempts to de-fund NEA for a few DECADES, some attempts were made to put the NEA funds into a new anti-missile shield for America – they still rejected it.
The GOP will have to start again in January. And refuse to pass any bill with any NEA funding in it, no matter what the bill is.
That is it. Period.
AuntieMadder commented:
To those asking “Why bring this up now?” Maybe they brought it up now because it’s not as important as whatever other bill(s) they voted on this week but haven’t been reported. Maybe this is a distraction. While we’re reading about and talking about this, what are those sneaky bastidges doing in the shadows and behind closed doors?
tarpon commented:
Oh WOW, I am impressed with Pelosi Galore’s leadership ability, I tell you.
GLM In Ohio commented:
I think they brought this up now, and will do the same with many other popular issues, just to shine the spotlight on the people who vote against them. We have an election coming up in two years, and it’s never too soon to start identifying the enemies of freedom and smaller government, and building a case against them.
Jacquie commented:
Lance commented:
Why the hell did they even try this now? Any fool could see it didn’t have a chance until after January. If the GOP doesn’t bring it back up when they have the majority I’m going to be very suspicious. No more excuses GOP! No more political games GOP! Don’t want to hear, oh we tried that and it failed (obviously).
This has now become a test! If the Republicans don’t bring it up again when they are in charge of the House, then we’ll know this was nothing more than a stunt by GOP leadership to appease their base. They knew this would never pass through the Pelosi controlled house. What the GOP leadership seems to underestimate is that we will not be appeased until the government stops using our tax dollars to fund left-wing propaganda.
Jacquie commented:
Mike Bell commented:
To those who say this won’t come up again, I hope you’re wrong. Imagine the ire. I don’t think the GOP would be that stupid. It’s a very popular and winning issue for the GOP house. It won’t get past the senate. But it’s a good arrow for the GOP’s quiver come 2012.
Does it even have to get through the Senate? I believe the House controlled the purse-strings? If they vote to defund NPR, like they plan on doing with Obamacare, then it will get no money from taxpayers.
RedBeard commented:
I’d like the names of the three idiot Republicans who voted in favor of continued taxpayer support of National Leftie Radio. It’s not too soon to start a hit list for the 2012 House races.
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