The US House of Representatives voted to end funding for National Public Radio, despite unilateral whining by Democrats that without taxpayer money, NPR programming would stop airing completely.
Translation: NPR programming is so unpopular, no one would pay to advertise or listen to it.
That every single warm-blooded Democrat voted NO tells you how serious these loons are about cutting government spending. They can’t stop funding radio shows.
How in heaven’s name do we expect them to do anything about social security, medicare, and other huge budget items if they can’t agree to stop buying radio shows.
“This bill would pull the plug,” said Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass. “It would snuff out stations from coast to coast, many in rural areas where the public radio station is the primary source of news and information.”
Ed Markey’s net worth is about $10 million, so he can whip out his checkbook all he wants to help whatever station he wants.
And Markey, rural areas are about as conservative as they can get. I bet 10 times your 10 million they are NOT listening to NPR.
Primary source of news, my eye!
Now, the Democrats run the Senate, so stopping NPR funding might not get much farther…unless……
Sen. Mark Warner, who says we need to get serious about balancing the budget, actually votes to match his words.
Serious enough to be a “radical centrist” and cut this unneeded spending?
Will Mark Warner stand up to his Party ONE time?
