NPR, which claims to be for all people, pretty much hates Republicans. We all know this but they give a wink-wink pretense to being objective. No one is really fooled and in the modern age of 'gotcha' gonzo journalism, where video footage is available immediately without any need for big media companies to post it, it can occasionally become really obvious.
Ron Schiller president of the NPR Foundation and a senior vice president for development until last week, calls Republicans racist, xenophobic, says the firing of Juan Williams was justified and yet has no xenophobic or racist reaction at all when the people he is talking with make jokes about Jews controlling the media or NPR being 'National Palestinian Radio'.
He contends NPR would be better off without taxpayer money, 50% of whom are people he vilifies. I agree. If you read Science Friday On NPR Faces A Funding Crisis, you know that NPR loves to brag about how rich its audience is, so they really don't need money from the rest of us.
Their average listener;
87% more likely to have a bachelor's degree.
108% more likely to have an individual employment income of $50,000 or more.
117% more likely to have a household income of $150,000 or more.
152% more likely to have a home valued at $500,000 or more.
Once Republicans see that video, he may get his wish. Given their affluent audience, and that only 2% of their funding comes from taxpayers, they don't need it. Rush Limbaugh does not get taxpayer money, after all, and he is apparently just as much for all people as NPR is.
NPR, of course, says the words of the president of the NPR Foundation and a senior vice president for development (until last week) are in no way reflective of the way NPR feels about 50% of Americans. "We are appalled by the comments made by Ron Schiller in the video, which are contrary to what NPR stands for," said NPR spokeswoman Dana Davis Rehm in a statement.
