Does NPR have a liberal bias

Postby **Pastor Gary** » January 15th, 2009, 5:44 pm

If you have listened to enough "All Things Considered" on NPR, in your honest opinion is there a liberal perspective represented and/or do you feel that they disrespect your views and values?

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » January 15th, 2009, 5:49 pm

Pastor Gary wrote:If you have listened to enough "All Things Considered" on NPR, in your honest opinion is there a liberal perspective represented and/or do you feel that they disrespect your views and values?

Bravo, Gary. The Foxnews.com pack shall render its vote. Get that wounded pride stroked. Whether NPR has a liberal bias was not the point in question. You said that there is never a conservative word spoken there, and I said that statement is either your ignorance or a lie. This poll is a non sequitor to that.

crispfin · Postby **crispfin** » January 15th, 2009, 6:07 pm

Is it possible for them to have a liberal perspective without disrespecting my values or are both mutual? Do I have something broke if a liberal perspective is offered and I'm not offended? I don't know how to answer the poll without giving a false answer.

Gerald Creasy · Postby **Gerald Creasy** » January 15th, 2009, 6:27 pm

Tim Elston wrote:Bravo, Gary. The Foxnews.com pack shall render its vote. Get that wounded pride stroked. Whether NPR has a liberal bias was not the point in question. You said that there is never a conservative word spoken there, and I said that statement is either your ignorance or a lie. This poll is a non sequitor to that.

Tim, You are an educated Idiot.

Postby **Pastor Gary** » January 15th, 2009, 6:30 pm

Tim Elston wrote:You said that there is never a conservative word spoken there, and I said that statement is either your ignorance or a lie.

Tell me, please, that you are not so dull of wit that you didn't take that for the reference to "where never is heard, a discouraging word."

I gave you far, far too much credit for having a sense of humor gene. I take it back. :roll:

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » January 15th, 2009, 6:37 pm

Pastor Gary wrote:Tell me, please, that you are not so dull of wit that you didn't take that for the reference to "where never is heard, a discouraging word."

Everybody and their brother sees the reference. You said, "where never is heard a conservative word." Because it is a play on a song has no bearing on what you meant by it. But that you are disingenuously obfuscating says something about your character.

Postby **Pastor Gary** » January 15th, 2009, 6:41 pm

Tim Elston wrote:The Foxnews.com pack shall render its vote.

You invited yourself back to Jude2. Remember? You did so knowing that the dominant views here are spiritually and politically conservative.

You came back, apparently, with the attitude that the poor, ignorant Christian conservative rubes needed the valuable insights of the so much more enlightened and educated centrist. Seriously, Tim... you drip with disdain and condescension, and it doesn't become you.

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » January 15th, 2009, 6:43 pm

Pastor Gary wrote:
Tim Elston wrote:The Foxnews.com pack shall render its vote.

You invited yourself back to Jude2. Remember? You did so knowing that the dominant views here are spiritually and politically conservative.

You came back, apparently, with the attitude that the poor, ignorant Christian conservative rubes needed the valuable insights of the so much more enlightened and educated centrist. Seriously, Tim... you drip with disdain and condescension, and it doesn't become you.

It's sad, Gary, how a truthful observation about a Foxnews.com article so quickly becomes an ad hominem attack. Truly sad.

Postby **Pastor Gary** » January 15th, 2009, 6:49 pm

Tim Elston wrote: It's sad, Gary, how a truthful observation about a Foxnews.com article so quickly becomes an ad hominem attack. Truly sad.

It may surprise you, Tim, to learn that I don't have my TV tuned to FoxNews as my only source. CNN, MSNBC, NPR, FOX, CBS, NBC, ABC and a collection of news websites are referenced regularly... daily in most cases. I expressed my opinion of NPR and FOX based upon my personal observation over years of listening/viewing both. I listened to "All Things Considered" every day for a decade.

My opinion of them is that there is a decided, marked, obvious slant, and not ALL things are considered. You are free to disagree and cry ad hominem attack when you don't like what I post, but I think it's obvious who struck the first match in the flame war, with with the "ignorant/liar" false choice.

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » January 15th, 2009, 6:52 pm

Pastor Gary wrote:My opinion of them is that there is a decided, marked, obvious slant, and not ALL things are considered. You are free to disagree and cry ad hominem attack when you don't like what I post, but I think it's obvious who struck the first match in the flame war, with with the "ignorant/liar" false choice.

You said that on NPR never a conservative word was heard. That's not true.

Postby **Pastor Gary** » January 15th, 2009, 7:04 pm

Tim Elston wrote:
Pastor Gary wrote:My opinion of them is that there is a decided, marked, obvious slant, and not ALL things are considered. You are free to disagree and cry ad hominem attack when you don't like what I post, but I think it's obvious who struck the first match in the flame war, with with the "ignorant/liar" false choice.

You said that on NPR never a conservative word was heard. That's not true.

You can't POSSIBLY be this dense, Tim. Would you have grasped the reference if I had inserted quotes??

"Where never is heard,
a conservative word"
(and the skies are not cloudy all day."

Get it? It was a reference to a song lyric that everyone got but you, evidently.

Tim Elston · Postby **Tim Elston** » January 15th, 2009, 7:12 pm

Pastor Gary wrote:
Tim Elston wrote:You said that on NPR never a conservative word was heard. That's not true.

You can't POSSIBLY be this dense, Tim. Would you have grasped the reference if I had inserted quotes??

"Where never is heard,
a conservative word"
(and the skies are not cloudy all day."

Get it? It was a reference to a song lyric that everyone got but you, evidently.

I already said I got it, Gary. You were alluding to a song. So what? Are you now going to say that because it was in a song what you said doesn't count? Yeah, right.

paul · Postby **paul** » January 15th, 2009, 7:22 pm

Gerald Creasy wrote:
Tim Elston wrote:Bravo, Gary. The Foxnews.com pack shall render its vote. Get that wounded pride stroked. Whether NPR has a liberal bias was not the point in question. You said that there is never a conservative word spoken there, and I said that statement is either your ignorance or a lie. This poll is a non sequitor to that.

Tim, You are an educated Idiot.

And now the name calling. ](*,)

Billy n NC · Postby **Billy n NC** » January 15th, 2009, 8:52 pm

paul wrote:
Gerald Creasy wrote:
Tim Elston wrote:Bravo, Gary. The Foxnews.com pack shall render its vote. Get that wounded pride stroked. Whether NPR has a liberal bias was not the point in question. You said that there is never a conservative word spoken there, and I said that statement is either your ignorance or a lie. This poll is a non sequitor to that.

Tim, You are an educated Idiot.

And now the name calling.

If the shoe fits...... :sb_cough:

Postby **Shellie** » January 16th, 2009, 1:14 am

Paul,

I believe that Tim actually started with the name calling. Perhaps you should have quoted him as well.

Jude 2