On 12/26/2010 02:02 PM, Werner wrote:
On Dec 26, 12:07 pm, wrote:
On 12/26/201
libertarian stance, that has never been truer.

"Nobody's free until everybody's free"


The as long as anyone is forced to pay for NPR freedom eludes us.

Credible information is essential to a healthy democratic republic.
Misinformed voters are dangerous. Triumph of the will and all that.

Do you seriously think ad supported media will fairly discuss campaign
finance reform, when they are the ones who sell all the expensive air time?

Do you think a magazine whose #1 advertiser is a car company is going
to push mass transit?

Get real. The point of "public broadcasting" is freedom from outside
commercial interests. They can tell the story straight up the middle and
let the pieces fall where they may. NPR is the only media NOT controlled
by business interests; that's why the oligarchs and their thugs hate NPR.