NPR Commentary.

[Goodburbon]

Yes. I was infuriated by one of the local stations doing interviews in the parking lot of the Loveland gun show this last weekend. The obviously took pains to edit out any coherent responses, and showed only the least articulate and informed people they could find that would talk to them. They deliberately made gun show attendees look like ignorant, paranoid rednecks.

I heard an interview on NPR that did the same thing to the Tea party.

[Goodburbon]

It would be hypocritical, yes.

Follow others advice, keep it written so you can choose your words carefully. Use correct spelling, the correct "your, you're", put forward an educated, concise opinion.


Record it, transcribe it. doesn't really matter. It's not like you have a venue to counter with the facts or actual transcript.

[Irving]

I commend you for responding Matt Gouras.

NPR attempted to play the other side of the coin tonight by playing a story about a school in Texas where the administrator decided to allow teachers to carry concealed, and talking about the bill that was pass less than 24 hours before the Conn. shooting allowing CCW in schools, churches, etc. They missed the mark in two obvious ways.

1) When talking about Michigan and the school in Texas, they set up their presentation by saying that people on the other side of the issue are for "arming schools." Neither of the examples that they spoke about concerned arming schools. Rather, both instances allowed people to arm themselves, and remain armed while at the school. The phrase "arming schools" suggests that guns are installed in the school for the specific purpose of defending from outside attacks. Rather, people who happen to be armed themselves, and inside of a school at the same time, is a different concept. Story could have been much less sensational than it was.

2) During the piece on Michigan, they were saying that open carry of firearms is currently allowed in schools, which I did not know. The problem is that one person went to clarify what "open carry" means, and he said something along the lines of, so you could go into a school holding a revolver, but not have it in a holster?. The other guy responded with, "Yes, if you have a gun in your purse, you'd have to take it out of your purse before going into the school." Unless Michigan has a very different definition of "open carry" than the rest of the country, they made the IMPORTANT mistake of talking about brandishing, and not open carry. Another irritating misstep as brandishing firearms is many levels more dramatic than open carrying them.

Matt Gouras, I'd write to NPR to explain their glaring mistake in example #2, but do not remember the program, nor the presenters. Would you mind contacting me on here with the program so I can correct this issue?

[JohnnyEgo]

Matt is with the Associated Press, not NPR. I don't know if he can help you with that one.

[Irving]

Ah yes, you did say he was from AP. Don't I look silly.

[XC700116]

Just that name "democracy now" irritates the crap outta me. WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY! we are a Republic! freakin idiot libtards. (sorry HUGE pet peeve of mine)

You aren't alone on that one. Drives me up the friggen wall.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Just that name "democracy now" irritates the crap outta me. WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY! we are a Republic! freakin idiot libtards. (sorry HUGE pet peeve of mine)

Not to mention it's a violation of Truth in Advertising as she doesn't want Democracy Now, she wants Communism Now.

[Kraven251]

Just that name "democracy now" irritates the crap outta me. WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY! we are a Republic! freakin idiot libtards. (sorry HUGE pet peeve of mine)

But they have they have the White House and many state governments at the moment...I assure you they want it to be a Democracy.

[mtik00]

I listen to NPR a lot, although I don't quite have the stomach for Democracy Now. Most news shows, either on the radio or TV, are biased one way or another. The trick is not believe everything one show says. It makes me sad to think that so many people see something/hear something/read something, and take it at face value.

Well put, JonnyEgo.

[Kraven251]

I listen to NPR a lot, although I don't quite have the stomach for Democracy Now. Most news shows, either on the radio or TV, are biased one way or another. The trick is not believe everything one show says. It makes me sad to think that so many people see something/hear something/read something, and take it at face value.

Well put, JonnyEgo.

There was a time when news was in fact the news, and folks could trust what was being reported and for the most part they were right. That time is unfortunately long gone.