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jalan48

(13,841 posts)
7. I remember when NPR was a cheerleader for Bush's Iraq War.
Thu Sep 3, 2015, 09:37 AM
Sep 2015

I quit listening to it at that point. Not to mention the fact that all their announcers sound the same, as if they have been manufactured at the same place.

While Mara was extremely egregious and transparent, NPR as a whole has been pathetic. stillwaiting Sep 2015 #1
For context, Admiral Loinpresser Sep 2015 #3
Interesting that the link points to an article written by the ombudsman August 7 erronis Sep 2015 #33
+1 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Sep 2015 #36
So the ombudsman, whose job it is to address complaints leveled at the network, said something to Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #34
NPR used to be good! Helen Borg Sep 2015 #5
I agree, Helen Lrobby99 Sep 2015 #14
Until they changed their name RoccoR5955 Sep 2015 #35
Oh yeah JackInGreen Sep 2015 #2
sent Hiraeth Sep 2015 #4
Don't bother. NPR was comprised years ago by corporate donors like the Kochs and threats of having Chakab Sep 2015 #6
If you look at the ombudsman's response in #3 Admiral Loinpresser Sep 2015 #9
I remember when NPR was a cheerleader for Bush's Iraq War. jalan48 Sep 2015 #7
Exactly abelenkpe Sep 2015 #28
Your OP has been alerted on. I had hoped those frivolous alerts had stopped and that Autumn Sep 2015 #8
Thanks for the heads up. Admiral Loinpresser Sep 2015 #11
It happens often, we received information that a certain small group of people Autumn Sep 2015 #13
I wonder if (just for fun) I could send an alert on you because you alerted on an alerter. That way BlueJazz Sep 2015 #22
You could, on a post it would be a TOS on OPs you have the choice of sending an SOP or a TOS Autumn Sep 2015 #31
I sent an alert abuse notification to the site's administrators, not that I expect anything to smokey nj Sep 2015 #12
I sent on too. Just trolling the group and making more work for the hosts, the OP is about Bernie Autumn Sep 2015 #15
If it's who I think it is, he has been alerted on many, many times for "alert abuse". rhett o rick Sep 2015 #42
Watch out! Admiral Loinpresser Sep 2015 #17
frivolity or harassment? carolinayellowdog Sep 2015 #16
I would hope that no one here trolls their group and sends SOP alerts several times a day Autumn Sep 2015 #19
no question that the alert on this OP was preposterous carolinayellowdog Sep 2015 #21
The beautiful thing about SOP alerts is the alert's name is included so we know who's sending them. smokey nj Sep 2015 #24
Someone alerted another thread critical of NPR MoveIt Sep 2015 #30
Were you on a jury for it? Please send the link. Autumn Sep 2015 #32
The hosts received an SOP alert on this OP from a Hillary Clinton supporter. smokey nj Sep 2015 #10
fucking ridiculous dorkzilla Sep 2015 #18
Their SOP alerts don't work, we just ignore them. smokey nj Sep 2015 #20
+1 L0oniX Sep 2015 #40
Just sent this.... Sherman A1 Sep 2015 #23
When NPR started to go to Fox Lite mode...... usaf-vet Sep 2015 #25
as a jilted former lover of NPR, I never miss an opportunity to rec an anti NPR thread corkhead Sep 2015 #26
Jilted lover captures it nicely Fairgo Sep 2015 #43
I was shocked when I heard it, but didn't recognize Liasson's voice carolinayellowdog Sep 2015 #27
I wonder if the corporatists making these decisions... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #29
Lol, and I thought I was a dinosaur! n/t Admiral Loinpresser Sep 2015 #37
I sent one Babel_17 Sep 2015 #38
I think leftcoastmountains Sep 2015 #41
Bernie supporters should be ashamed MannyGoldstein Sep 2015 #39
I'm pretty sure ibegurpard Sep 2015 #46
Got a follow-up reply Babel_17 Sep 2015 #44
You heard Thom Hartmann picked this up and mentioned you at the appalachiablue Sep 2015 #45
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