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To: John Hauser who wrote (32735)	8/28/2000 12:53:26 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

John: This probably will come as a shock to you and the right-wing faction on this board, but I basically agree with your assessment of NPR. I am not a fan of NPR. Your comment that "most of the people on NPR speak in a low, calm tone, with lots of sighing" pretty much hits the mark. I don't think it's "liberal" so much as it is "elitist." Every spring we can be sure to hear an essay on springtime returning to Vermont. The essayist usually is a Smith or Wellesley grad who has been making candles in Vermont for the past 10 years and is out of touch with reality. In the opening sequence we inevitably hear the drip-drip-drip of snow melting, or a brook babbling. NPR needs a dose of Midwestern realism. This also may come as a shock to the right-wing faction on this board, but I'm also not sure whether we need an NPR or a PBS anymore. More voices every day with the Internet, cable TV, even meaningless discussion boards like this one. But then again, NPR does do some real nice things. For instance, would "Prairie Home Companion" have found a home 15 or 20 years ago if it were not for NPR? I don't think so.