I felt EXACTLY the same way. Had to just turn it off

...pols and questions are premised so overtly towards the 1% it isn't funny.

Krugman was on today and the questions posed were straight from the GOP playbook as if he hasn't heard them before.

Conservatives know outside of KKKonderLund the indes listen to NPR on the way home...

What a self-satisified ass...it's all just a big joke to him, judging by the tone of his voice.

I cringe every time I hear Kai Rysdal's smug voice. Doesn't tone-deaf NPR have any directors?? So what if the guy is smart (which he clearly is). His repellant delivery makes me skip the show 9 times out of ten. I cannot WAIT for him to retire.

The problem with something like NPR and so many others is that the Republicans are vicious. If any organization doesn't adhere to what they want, they either threaten to defund or drag them in front of a hearing. They did it to AARP when they got too vocal about Medicare or Social Security. They are after Planned Parenthood. The biggest mistake we made was thinking it would end with Acorn, but by the time we figured out it was a scam, it was too late. That just empowered them to go after others.

With Walker the amount of money is obscene. In that respect, if he should win, the conclusions are probably more likely than one would like to think. If money can change an unpopular Governor to an even contender in a recall, that really doesn't bode well for democracy. What is even more frightening, do you remember what happened with the big Court election? The Dem won and then out the blue there was just enough "found" votes to turn the election to the Rep and just enough to not trigger a recount. With it being this close, I worry about the count.

What makes me sick is that it appears that elections are doomed to be corrupted by money and lies. We sorely need a Constitutional amendment to get all this money out of politics.

in another thread here this afternoon someone opined that politics - particularly national politics - should be like in the old days - you do it as a public service, then get out and go back to what you do to make a living. we're so twisted i really get discouraged.

The problem with just doing it for a few terms is that the lobbyists are there all the time. Before someone could just do it as a service the lobbyists have to go. They know how to game the new guys and only the seasoned ones know what they are up to.

That is why I do not believe in term limits.

Are all big right wing corporations

dictating the news. i know here in NC the biggest chunk of money NPR gets comes from private donors. at least that's what they say during their pledge drives.
stories like the one this afternoon keep me from donating. my taxes pay for them too anyway. i'd like to think that my share supports this american life or car talk or one of the other programs i love about NPR.

Obama's message is a true version of working to improve the economy...

To me it seems that if Walker wins, it means that Obama's true version is likely going to have traction.

Should Walker survive this recall it will be taken to mean that..
We, yes you and me, prefer the draconian form of "I got mine" government by republican rule.
It would mean that we would rather someone, anyone, tell us what is right for us.
Walker represents so much of what is wrong with the modern republican mind set.


Can't vote in Wisconsin, but I do hope the man goes down.

This is old news. NPR is the "reasonable" alternative to FAUX for the "reasonable" person.

i loathe that you are right, but after today i can scarcely doubt it.