I'm kinda bummed, I live in Chicago and would listen to it. I'm sure that there are going to be plenty of "vast right wing conspiracy" theories about to show up here...I wonder what would happen to NPR if the government pulled their funding...

Interesting Marxist reference. It goes well with the Capitalist monpolistic dream that conservatives hold high.

I like the puke icon too, especially when used in the same sentence as the philanthropist Soros. Yeah, helping your fellow man makes me sick too. [/sarcasm]

Hmm, they're saying the check was fine in that document. Hey, did you guys know I live in one of the biggest radio markets in the US?

I'm not surprised, if the brief is true, that MRA decided to pull their Chicago station in retaliation. Chicago is a very liberal town, I'm sure it had a huge following. This could really hurt MRA bad check or no, from the public outcry that will probable ensue.

Originally posted by junglejake
I'm kinda bummed, I live in Chicago and would listen to it. I'm sure that there are going to be plenty of "vast right wing conspiracy" theories about to show up here...I wonder what would happen to NPR if the government pulled their funding...

NPR got about a 200 billion dollar gift from the McDonalds founders wife when she died late last year. (but they still have those annoying fund drives (and yes i do donate!!)) So I think they're sitting okay for a few years atleast......

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Well, I personally have closed the books on Air America Radio. I started a post when they first went on air; I anticipated a discussion of the issues from the left side of the aisle. It never happened; it was always anti-Bush rantings, every time I tuned in.

Maybe the liberals never had any solutions to the problems, and instead had to resort to yelling anti-Bush slogans to fill the time slots. But that gets old in a big hurry.

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IMO, 2 weeks too late

Seriously, any "network" that boasts having Janeane Garafolo as a political talkshow host, is destined to fail.