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[twinkboylover28]

BIGGUY wrote

 

>>""But I am glad you feel he is worthy of your eardrums.And i will remember whom you idolize in future post""

 

 

 

As I will remember who YOU idolize in future post -- Terry GROSS and the liberal NPR. A stigma far worse than anything on Fox News.

[bigguyinpasadena]

Still awaiting the facts to back up your statement.When it is proven that what you posted was not a lie then an apology will be forthcoming.

I am sure you will be a gentleman and apologise to the board and myself if you can not find said facts.

I have kept politics out of it,please do the same.

[nate_sf]

I agree with Terry Gross's excellent interview skills, having also listened to scores of her interviews. If only other interviwers and pundits could be so thoughtful and gracious. My sense is that if O'Rielly got her pissed off, he would have had to have been extraordinarily obnoxious. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone on this board had heard the actual interview in question, but I think her record speaks for itself. And so does Bill O'Rielly's.

 

Definitely NPR has it's slow moments, and at times I'll just switch stations if they get hung up on some obscure topic that I personally find boring, but then I end up coming back soon enough. Also I find I can only listen to it for a couple of hours at a time, then need to switch to music or something for a breather.

 

But the reason it still needs government funding? First, if it were to become a commercial station, it would ultimately descend to the lowest common denominator along with all the rest, and at the moment it's the only outlet of it's kind. Just look at poor A&E, which when it emerged was supposed to be a sort of commercially-viable PBS-esqe arts and education station (er, I guess that's why they called it A&E), but now look at it! Second, it has a charter to offer a range of topics and interest features that, heaven forbid, might actually have an educational or enriching value to its listeners. In this sense it is like the BBC, which also gets criticized as being left-wing but personally I feel is very balanced and reports news that our own commercial networks would never dare. In this age of commercially-driven misinformation and information management, these resources need to be protected like never before.

 

OK, big boys, flame on!

[Fit In LA]

It show the strength of our democracy when PRIVATE news organizations compete with different views in the marketplace. We have FOX on the Right and CNN & CBS on the Left.

But on PUBLIC broadcasting there should be no political viewpoint

promoted. PBS and NPR both receive big direct government grants. And in most areas they operate from public college campuses with free taxpayer paid rent, utilities, and staffing.

No one can look in the mirror and say NPR and PBS are neutral. Their liberal commentators like Black American Juan what's his name and Calif feminist Gloria Alricht are good examples. Ofcourse the best example is radical socialist ( self admitted ) Bill Moyer.

 

I use to contribute yearly to PBS when they kept political views

out of their programming. THey haven't got any money from me in 7 or 8 years.

[Fit In LA]

RE: Outfoxed: Fox News 'reports,' we deride

 

Interesting how these liberal extremist talk out of one side of their nouth and claim to be so open-minded and tolerant of all opinions. Then out of the other side of their mouth they continually attack Fox News. I believe the word is hypocrits.

[twinkboylover28]

>Still awaiting the facts to back up your statement.When it is

>proven that what you posted was not a lie then an apology will

>be forthcoming.

>I am sure you will be a gentleman and apologise to the board

>and myself if you can not find said facts.

>I have kept politics out of it,please do the same.

 

 

 

Still waiting to hear why YOU conceeded and apologized to me only to retract your apology later?

 

You have kept politics out of this!!! Please!! You call Bill O'Reilly "Bill O'Leilly" and an "asshole" etc

 

I have shown you the facts. NPR , via their ombudsman, has apoligized for Terry Gross's behavior.

 

That is precisely why you immediately apologized to me , only later to retract your apology.

 

Again, why would you apologize to me in the first place, and concede, if you didnt fell I proved you wrong?

 

You should be a gentleman and re-instate your public apology to me. But then again, you'd likely retract it again anyway.

[twinkboylover28]

RE: Outfoxed: Fox News 'reports,' we deride

 

>>FLOOD FLOOD FLOOD FLOOD FLOOD

>

>FOX'S FLOOD OF LIES!!! LOL!

>

>

 

 

Let's see, Bill O'Reilly reaches tens of millions of people every week. Your left-wing looney liberal anti-O'Reilly websites reach maybe 1,000 people per week, and only cater to the militant, flaming, liberal left audience.

 

Which outlet do you think is more powerful? I submit most human beings are vastly unaware that those "Bill O'Reilly sucks" websites even exist.

 

 

HAHAHAHHahahhahahaHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!

[twinkboylover28]

>I agree with Terry Gross's excellent interview skills, having

>also listened to scores of her interviews. If only other

>interviwers and pundits could be so thoughtful and gracious.

'

 

 

 

OMG you have got to be kidding me!! Shes a tool for the Democratic party.

 

 

 

>My sense is that if O'Rielly got her pissed off, he would have

>had to have been extraordinarily obnoxious. Unfortunately, I

>don't think anyone on this board had heard the actual

>interview in question, but I think her record speaks for

>itself. And so does Bill O'Rielly's.

 

 

 

What are you talking about? The NPR ombudsman agreed that Terry Gross was out of line.

 

Have you read anything on this thread, or are you just part of the kool-aid drinking crowd?

 

 

 

 

>

>But the reason it still needs government funding? First, if

>it were to become a commercial station, it would ultimately

>descend to the lowest common denominator along with all the

>rest, and at the moment it's the only outlet of it's kind.

>Just look at poor A&E, which when it emerged was supposed to

>be a sort of commercially-viable PBS-esqe arts and education

>station (er, I guess that's why they called it A&E), but now

>look at it!

 

 

 

A&E is excellent. NPR doesnt need a dime of government funding. Without my taxes, your liberal playhouse would be history.

 

 

 

 

Second, it has a charter to offer a range of

>topics and interest features that, heaven forbid, might

>actually have an educational or enriching value to its

>listeners. In this sense it is like the BBC, which also gets

>criticized as being left-wing but personally I feel is very

>balanced and reports news that our own commercial networks

>would never dare.

 

 

 

 

You likely feel that the CBC, NPR, PBS, and BBC are "neutral". Typical liberal.

 

 

 

 

 

In this age of commercially-driven

>misinformation and information management, these resources

>need to be protected like never before.

>

 

 

 

 

 

You must be talking about the Clinton News Network - CNN

[bigguyinpasadena]

Because I decided that since your findings did not back up your initial post that you did not deserve an apology.

If you can find verifiable documentation that Terri Gross HAD to apologise then I will extend an apology to you.

And anything out of your idols caw does not count since the truth is totaly foreign to O'liely.

If you cannot provide such proof than I would hope you would provide an apology as well.

AND

Still awaiting the facts to back up your statement.When it is proven that what you posted was not a lie then an apology will be forthcoming.

I am sure you will be a gentleman and apologise to the board and myself if you can not find said facts.

I have kept politics out of it,please do the same.

 

 

BigGuyInPasadena

[twinkboylover28]

You didn't answer my question, which was Why did you decide to give me an apology in the FIRST place?

[twinkboylover28]

BIGGUY wrote

 

>>The NPR ombudsman was wrong in his statement and in any apology-if the shoe would have been on the other foot no apology would have been likely to have been extended by O'liely or Fox.

>>

 

 

 

 

Hmm, so you're telling the ombudsman of NPR how to do his job?

 

 

*cough* Check Mate *cough*

[twinkboylover28]

...and in the interest of fairness, since you kindly refer to Bill O'Reilly's facts as coming from his "Caw", I think we should refer to YOUR IDOL Terry Gross's opinions as coming from her "Beak."

 

 

Fruit Loops anyone?

[Muscle Lover]

When you are the top dog like Fox News and Mr. O'Reilly, you always have the insignificantand envious pups like Pasadena and JeffOH snapping at your heels.

[the hose]

The thing I like about NPR is they cover news conferences, hearings and other important events in their entireity. In Chicago the "all news stations" cover the first few minutes of a presidential news conference or other major events when the prepared statements are read then cut away and return to their regular commerical schedule. NPR covers the Q&A that often follow and are usually more informative than the "official statements".

[bigguyinpasadena]

As you can't possibly be as dim as you are coming off in this post I would hope you can see in my post(and repost) above the reason of the withdrawel of the apology which was too hastily granted and after further reflection withdrawn.

I was premature in granting an apology to your fact finding skills.Upon examination of the evidenc provided I felt that you had not provided any evidence to back up your initial accusation.Thus I withdrew the apology with the offer of reinstatement once viable evidence was presented.

This be the way was no "concession"by any use if the term.

Still awaiting either the evidence or the apology,,,,waiting,,,waiting,,,waiting,,,,

[twinkboylover28]

The NPR ombudsman's apology speaks for itself. Aren't you ashamed NPR's own ombudman had to criticize one of his own, your idol Terry "the Beak" Gross?

[twinkboylover28]

>As you can't possibly be as dim as you are coming off in this

>post I would hope you can see in my post(and repost) above the

>reason of the withdrawel of the apology which was too hastily

>granted and after further reflection withdrawn.

 

 

 

Sounds like a DIM thing for YOU to "hastily grant an apology," don't you think?