NPR = Liberal Propaganda?

I love listening to NPR and this week is their Fall Membership Campaign. When I get a chance, I usually mention this to my friends and acquaintance.

So I asked a friend if he listened to NPR. He had a huge pull-back and said, "NO!!!!" I was rather startled by his reaction. I asked him why he acted like that. He told me NPR is a bunch of liberal propaganda. I was stunned. I named a few programs I liked, and a few discussion topics I enjoyed. My friend was able to poke holes, although he did agree that programs like Car Talk and Splendid Table have no political stance.

I am still sort of in shock. I just never thought of NPR that way.

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Ryan Reid Oct 19, 2010, 4:14am UTC

they have a reputation of being a little more on the left, but as far as i have heard, they are pretty centered...im a listener as well. i guess they could be branded as "socialists"though. they run off other peoples money lol

Dorothy H. Oct 19, 2010, 7:39am UTC

Isn't it all, "other peoples money"?

Ryan Reid Oct 19, 2010, 1:29pm UTC

haha true, but the way they go about getting it....hey i was making a joke! lol

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David K. Oct 23, 2010, 8:00am UTC

Some people think that including any discussion based on facts instead of their own preconceived biases is "liberal." NPR tends to have longer discussions of the facts with different viewpoints, as opposed to someone talking at you without regard to whether what they say is factual or not.

Nora J A. Oct 23, 2010, 8:05am UTC

Such as their viewpoint that someone they disagree with politically should get A.I.D's or his grandchildren get A.I.D.'s or those 40 million Christians who believe in the Rapture should hurry up and get off the face of the earth? That kind of "fact based" commentary?

David K. Oct 23, 2010, 8:08am UTC

Are you stalking my comments, Nora? That would not be wise.

I assume you mean AIDS? It helps to learn what you're talking about before talking.

Nora J A. Oct 23, 2010, 8:55am UTC

David, I've been commenting on various post concerning NPR and the Juan Williams firing. A.I.D.'s is abbreviation for auto immune deficiency yes, as you spell it, AIDS.

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esteban g. Oct 23, 2010, 10:19am UTC

It is sometimes shocking to talk of non-dinner-time topics with your neighbors. Many of my neighbors are afraid of a one-world government run by Liberal Muslim elites, but we still help each other.

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Margaret Garside Oct 24, 2010, 4:56pm UTC

I don't know Selene's friend, but to some people, anything that isn't FOX is liberal propaganda, even the straight-down-the-middle NBC and USA Today.

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