NPR is unbiased, compared to any other news source. They also have more reporters around the world, and they actually talk to experts when doing stories. You should give it a try. (You’ll hear plenty of blather than NPR is biased, but you’ll never find statistics on it, since it isn’t true.)
Yes, Ron Paul is ignored. And Ron Paul’s ideas have much in common with the proposals of Cain, Perry, and Gingrich – the top 10% would pay far fewer taxes, the bottom 90% would pay more while programs the bottom 10% rely upon get slashed.
One of the dirty little truths the Right ignores is that in the last 30 years the income of the top 20% had increased 65%; the top 1% by 275%. The bottom 40% have seen their actual income drop. At the same time, while the Right clamors for lower taxes for the rich, their tax rate is the lowest it has been in 30 years.
Most media outlets rely on cognitive dissonance to retain a stable audience. This means that if something is said that is not in line with views you already hold, it must be biased. NPR is unbiased because it allows anyone to speak their mind without interruption from pundits on either side. Any of the Republican candidates could explain their platform for up to 90 minutes if they so chose to on NPR. However, you can bet that any stupid thing they say in that 90 minutes would be all over the rest of our media the next day. This is why their campaign advisers won’t let the speak on their own for that long. The same would apply to any democratic candidates as well. Aside from Bill Clinton, who already has more than enough dirty laundry in public, I cannot think of a single political figure who could address the public for more than 10 minutes without having toexplain themselves every day for the next 2 months.
The rollers seem popular in the ‘toons, and hardly an accurate view of “reality”. I rarely listen to radio because it isn’t closed captioned, and very hard to hear, but, a simple “fact checked” comparison of information from Fux news to NPR (or PBS which IS captioned) will find a significant ratio of FACT on PBS, compared to trying to find facts on Fux, or even unbiased reporting on “broadcast”.
For example CBS reporter announced unemployment increased 17% under Obama, on an on she went, leading “folks” to believe that unemployment was now 17%, NOT that it had increased by less than one percent, which considering total IS about a 17% increase. It was the attempted deception to IMPLY a 17% rate that “smells funny” on inspection for bias.
Such reporting is common on all broadcast “commercial” news. Also interesting how many more “news” stories, require the “reporter” to announce that the “story” just happens to be about a movie, or product, produced by our “parent network”. So even the news is far more “commercial” than “news”. Watching Fox “News” is generally like watching a rally with waving flags, with an old native American symbol on them.
The sad part about this comic is that it isn’t the IRS with the bad guys & gals…they are no more than the cops who enforce the rules that CONGRESS makes. The reason the flat tax and the 9-9-9 will be fought by BOTH parties is because it takes power away from CONGRESS.
There is absolutely nothing on NPR worth listening to, just like there’s nothing on Fox worth listening to.
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If you believe Fox is ridiculously biased to one side, if you have the slightest shred of intellectual honesty, you have to say the same ything about NPR, MSNBC and the NY Times.
ARodney over 12 years ago
NPR is unbiased, compared to any other news source. They also have more reporters around the world, and they actually talk to experts when doing stories. You should give it a try. (You’ll hear plenty of blather than NPR is biased, but you’ll never find statistics on it, since it isn’t true.)
Max Starman Jones over 12 years ago
Another political commentator that totally ignores Ron Paul, who has been driving a much larger steam roller for a lot more years.
PlainBill over 12 years ago
Yes, Ron Paul is ignored. And Ron Paul’s ideas have much in common with the proposals of Cain, Perry, and Gingrich – the top 10% would pay far fewer taxes, the bottom 90% would pay more while programs the bottom 10% rely upon get slashed.
One of the dirty little truths the Right ignores is that in the last 30 years the income of the top 20% had increased 65%; the top 1% by 275%. The bottom 40% have seen their actual income drop. At the same time, while the Right clamors for lower taxes for the rich, their tax rate is the lowest it has been in 30 years.
Fourcrows over 12 years ago
Most media outlets rely on cognitive dissonance to retain a stable audience. This means that if something is said that is not in line with views you already hold, it must be biased. NPR is unbiased because it allows anyone to speak their mind without interruption from pundits on either side. Any of the Republican candidates could explain their platform for up to 90 minutes if they so chose to on NPR. However, you can bet that any stupid thing they say in that 90 minutes would be all over the rest of our media the next day. This is why their campaign advisers won’t let the speak on their own for that long. The same would apply to any democratic candidates as well. Aside from Bill Clinton, who already has more than enough dirty laundry in public, I cannot think of a single political figure who could address the public for more than 10 minutes without having toexplain themselves every day for the next 2 months.
Dtroutma over 12 years ago
The rollers seem popular in the ‘toons, and hardly an accurate view of “reality”. I rarely listen to radio because it isn’t closed captioned, and very hard to hear, but, a simple “fact checked” comparison of information from Fux news to NPR (or PBS which IS captioned) will find a significant ratio of FACT on PBS, compared to trying to find facts on Fux, or even unbiased reporting on “broadcast”.
For example CBS reporter announced unemployment increased 17% under Obama, on an on she went, leading “folks” to believe that unemployment was now 17%, NOT that it had increased by less than one percent, which considering total IS about a 17% increase. It was the attempted deception to IMPLY a 17% rate that “smells funny” on inspection for bias.
Such reporting is common on all broadcast “commercial” news. Also interesting how many more “news” stories, require the “reporter” to announce that the “story” just happens to be about a movie, or product, produced by our “parent network”. So even the news is far more “commercial” than “news”. Watching Fox “News” is generally like watching a rally with waving flags, with an old native American symbol on them.
aguirra3 over 12 years ago
Ouch! lol
aguirra3 over 12 years ago
dud. Howgozit 1, Eryx 0
aguirra3 over 12 years ago
The sad part about this comic is that it isn’t the IRS with the bad guys & gals…they are no more than the cops who enforce the rules that CONGRESS makes. The reason the flat tax and the 9-9-9 will be fought by BOTH parties is because it takes power away from CONGRESS.
grayhares01 over 12 years ago
There is absolutely nothing on NPR worth listening to, just like there’s nothing on Fox worth listening to.
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If you believe Fox is ridiculously biased to one side, if you have the slightest shred of intellectual honesty, you have to say the same ything about NPR, MSNBC and the NY Times.
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Oh and CNN.
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And the LA Times.
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And The Huffington Post
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And don’t forget ABC
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And NBC
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And Newsweek.
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And Time
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OH yeah and CBS…
aguirra3 over 12 years ago
Which is why it is good to get news from different sources…that is what I do and I like reading it in different languages too.