Comments on: NPR’s government geography ‘expert’ thinks New Jersey is the same size as Texas

By: Danby

Danby — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:14:28 +0000

If it's such a small amount, it wouldn't matter much if we take it away then?

By: old white guy

old white guy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:51:40 +0000

i would hardly call 400 to 500 million a small amount from government. fund raisers don't cover the cost of a couple of salaries.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:18:15 +0000

From NPR

Correction: During this interview, it was stated that in the last 20 years, at least 20,000 square kilometers of ice have been lost, an area, it was stated, somewhere between the size of Texas and Alaska. That is incorrect. 20,000 square kilometers is roughly the size of New Jersey. The United States Geological Survey says that it is the Antarctic Peninsula, the source of the ice loss, that is larger than the state of Texas but smaller than Alaska.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?stor...

By: Peachey

Peachey — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:32:07 +0000

Jim, they have to "butcher English,mispronounce,use smarmy upspeak,blur and slur words and phrases, and speak quickly. If they produced a program with coherent speech and content, then the rubes that watch them would fully understand precisely what was being presented. And, they can't have that. Can they?Where exactly was this government employee educated in geology? Another government liar and the lies they tell.

By: Frank(ly) M'Dear

Frank(ly) M'Dear — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:58:49 +0000

Wow! Who knew "pretty" and "stupid" could come in the same package!

This can only be "news" to people who haven't spent tons of $$$ on private educational institutions for their kids. I have six aged 22 to 34. They probably "manage" yours.

By: Jim Walter

Jim Walter — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:36:22 +0000

My main beef with NPR commentators and correspondents is their butchering of English, mispronunciation, smarmy "upspeaking", and blurring and slurring together of words and phrases.
My favorite NPR "word-blur" is their "Weekend Edition", which when spoken quickly sounds like "Weakened Edition", a pretty accurate characterization considering its content is so diluted with slant.

By: paul mitchell

paul mitchell — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:28:31 +0000

Just over half of NPR's funding comes from the fees it charges member stations. Most of that money comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, of which the overwhelming majority of money comes from……wait for it………the government. Anyone that says NPR is NOT mainly paid for with tax money is either grossly misinformed or LYING.

By: IntheKnowOG

IntheKnowOG — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:52:16 +0000

In the face of such an obvious exaggeration, the only retort you can come up with is a rebuttal (void of facts) regarding a funding percentage? Aryeh (pun intended) smart enough not to use red herring?

By: Stop leftists

Stop leftists — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:01:32 +0000

Let's get some real numbers here please, A "tiny amount" versus "NPR's budget come from " tells little to nothing. If you want to dispute with statistics, please give them and not your take of them.

By: Aryeh Yehudah

Aryeh Yehudah — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:18:57 +0000

You say the government pays for public radio, but NPR's budget comes from its member stations (which are listener-supported) and from underwriters. Only a tiny amount of their money comes from government sources. Spreading this sort of myth seriously undermines your credibility. Check your facts!

By: Yah, Shure

Yah, Shure — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:17:52 +0000

You have got to be kidding me, right? This young lady went through our educational system….and she probably votes.