Actually, it’s reason # infinity, because there’s no end to the reasons why NPR should be defunded. But NPR’s airing of a lame left-wing comedy skit (complete with laugh-track), that chooses to attack a conservative pundit with dishonest smears at a time when she’s experiencing hellish heartache in her personal life… just adds fuel to the DEFUND fire.
Michelle Malkin: Hey, NPR: Fund your own lame liberal humor — and leave my family alone:
If the obscure and has-been comedians who appear on National Public Radio want to mock conservatives and spread left-wing propaganda, they should do it on their own damned dime.
The government-sponsored radio conglomerate broadcasts a weekend show called “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” It leans heavily on laugh tracks to prop up the lame punchlines of the likes of liberal humorist Paula Poundstone and describes its purpose thusly: “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! is NPR’s weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what’s real news and what’s made up.”
The “best and brightest” include a Muslim comedian named Maz Jabrani, whom NPR has been promoting as “the face of Middle Eastern humor in America today.”
Keep reading.
The latest on Marizela’s case here.
See also:
Hot Air: Juan Williams: Defund NPR:
After being fired from NPR for expressing a controversial opinion on Fox News — along with a suggestion that he had mental problems — Juan Williams remained supportive of federal funding for public broadcasting. What Vivian Schiller couldn’t do, apparently House Democrats could. After the DCCC sent out a fundraising letter based on Democratic support for NPR lauding its ability to get out the progressive message, Williams now says enough is enough.
Read what Williams has to say about the fund-raising letter that changed his mind at Hot Air.
The proposal to defund NPR passed the House on March 17, 228-to-192, with one Republican voting present.
All but seven Republicans voted for the measure, and all Democrats present voted against it.
The measure is unlikely to be taken up by the Democratic-controlled Senate. The White House on Thursday issued a statement “strongly opposing” the bill but stopping short of a veto threat.
Linked by Michelle Malkin and Village of the Banned, thanks!
Nice Deb 
Laugh Tracks….Do your homework…Wait, Wait frequently sells out on tour. Seven shows, seven sell outs in Syracuse alone. I think there are things we should be worrying about than cutting funding to NPR (fun fact, Defund isn’t a word in the English Language Damn it!). Any how here in England, I can say the biggest media fear is what Murdoch will do if he succeeds in getting control of BskyB. Imagine a British Fox News…oh wait, we already have Sky for that.
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I did my homework. Malkin says it sounded like a laughtrack (with a live audience)- I believe her.
As for defunding NPR, even liberal Juan Williams has come around to the necessity:
But last week my line of defense for NPR ran into harsh political realities. Rep. Steve Israel (D- N.Y.) chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out a fundraising letter with the following argument for maintaining public funding of NPR:
“They [Republicans] know NPR plays a vital role in providing quality news programming – from rural radio stations to in-depth coverage of foreign affairs. If the Republicans had their way, we’d only be left with the likes of Glenn Beck, Limbaugh and Sarah Palin to dominate the airwaves.”
With that statement Congressman Israel made the case better than any Republican critic that NPR is radio by and for liberal Democrats. He is openly asking liberal Democrats to give money to liberal Democrats in Congress so they can funnel federal dollars into news radio programs designed to counter and defeat conservative Republican voices.
Rep. Israel has unintentionally endorsed every conservative complaint about NPR as a liberal mouthpiece.
Shorter Juan: Why should taxpayers be funding the liberal counterpart to conservative talk radio. Let it stand on its own.
It’s not even about the money with me. It’s the principle of the thing.
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Deb, I would like your permission to re-post this article over at Village of the Banned. I admire your work and all credits will go to you. Thanks, samiam60
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Go right ahead.
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Thank you Deb, here goes……… 😉
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Defunding them isn’t enough now.
I want them all horsewhipped.
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But how do you really feel Michael…
I understand the where you come from Deb. I understand the liberal vs. Conservative view and how Conservative radio (which, lets face it, dominates the airwaves) is private and so too should NPR in your view. I respect that and it makes sense. To me, I think this should be played with a bit. To start, lets not cut funding completely but still do some cutting. Then see if it can receive the necessary donations to survive. If it can, then it can be cut a little bit more. Cutting it fully could have dire consequences. I have a feeling though, that NPR could easily survive merely on donations because of its large fan base. Even the BBC has survived here despite cuts simply because of its listener/viewer base.
As to Ms. Malkin, meaning her no disrespect but considering the shellacking she got on the recent episode of Wait, wait, I have a feeling she doesn’t have much of a sense of humor and was merely reacting out of some odd form of anger.
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From a common sense aspect, the Corporation for Public Broacasting (NPR & PBS) should have been defunded the year that cable and satellite was available to the majority of the nation. With penetration now at 100% for any American that wishes to have it, let NPR & PBS compete in the free marketplace for views and advertisers. (I found your blog on Village of the Banned).
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Not one red cent for the communist rats at NPR. Let them eat cake! Off with their heads!!
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I failed to see the logic in any argument, one way or the other, whether or not a show is successful or not, when questioning whether or not taxpayers should foot the bill… even partially. If they’re so successful and funny then it shouldn’t be a problem for them to compete in the free market. They can fill stadiums with like-minded dimwits and rake in lots of money. I don’t want money taken from me so someone can put on a show on my dime that represents things I’m against. If I want to see a show I’ll pay for it myself and not expect someone to pick up my tab.
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Dave, Lad…
The argument wasn’t against the taxpayer, it was about if the laughter was canned or not. Malkin, being quick on the gun because she can’t take a joke failed to do her research before publishing this report and I wanted to take her to task on it.
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Defunding NPR was first proposed by Republicans in 1993, so why hasn’t it happened? Because it would kill many small public radio stations in Republican districts. Many of these are the only local station left in their area. They do more than broadcast NPR. They broadcast local church services, read books and newspapers for the blind, and other valuable community services that even conservative voters support.
We Republicans realize this, they have to back down, or write some watered down defunding legislation, like they have this time.
NPR can live without the funding. They’ll continue to create their programming. The local stations can’t live without the NPR programming though.
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Malkin, being quick on the gun because she can’t take a joke failed to do her research before publishing this report
She can’t take a joke? Is she supposed to take “a joke” based on dishonest smears, and at a time when she’s preoccupied with finding a loved one who’s been missing for over 2 weeks?
Wow.
As for the canned laughter…what research is involved with noting that something sounds canned? She noted that the show is done in front of a live audience. Newsflash: sometimes shows done before live audiences are “sweetened” with canned laughter for the failed jokes. What are you “taking her to task” about?
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Because it would kill many small public radio stations in Republican districts.
Defunding the CPB might do that, but defunding NPR itself isn’t likely to.
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I have a feeling she doesn’t have much of a sense of humor and was merely reacting out of some odd form of anger.
I don’t know how many people would have a “sense of humor” about being mocked by people who lied about their views. Particularly when the piece affects their professional reputation and livelihood.
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Sorry Deb, didn’t know about her family troubles…my thoughts go out to them on that subject. Afraid that news hasn’t reached here yet. I meant no disrespect in that regard.
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DEFUND. NPR. NOW.
Michelle Malkin is a NATIONAL TREASURE! The CRUELTY of the Left is sickening.
I pray Michelle Malkin’s family find their loved Marizela soon.
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No worries, Nick. But I do blame NPR. They’re in the news business, and should have known better. This has been heavily reported news story in the conservative media.
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Seriously? I find Michelle Malkin to be one of the most hateful people on the planet, and dishonest. All she does is attack Obama and his family. “Wait, Wait…” never mentioned her missing family member. She can dish it out but certainly can’t take it.
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Show me where she has been dishonest. Show me where she has attacked anyone ion his family not on the political stage.
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“I have a feeling though, that NPR could easily survive merely on donations because of its large fan base.”
Then LET IT.
Let the toy dog-fondling, hybrid-driving, windmill-worshiping, bloodless little moonbats pay the cost.
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