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To: CYBERKEN who wrote (681647)	5/6/2005 6:13:00 AM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

NPR simply has no mission any longer and shouldn't. Never should have happened. Mindless claims about how much people enjoy it are not evident with the ratings. Polls are deceptive as most people reached have never listened to NPR and simply assume it is a good thing. The bias of NPR is most easily gauged by those that support it's continued existence. That much is undeniable, yet they believe they can hide that fact with polls. You want a real poll on NPR you bring a proposal to the house floor and debate it. Then after a few weeks of debate people can call or write their legislators and and convince them of their feelings. Email/internet polls don't work at all. That was confirmed during the election campaign. Mindless leftie geeks will sit on their computers mega-voting over and over LOL All the major outlets were laughing at their own polls last year because of the obvious skew by those mentioned above ;) Bring NPR to the floor for redemption or dismemberment and people will see what the actual feelings are.

To: CYBERKEN who wrote (681647)	5/6/2005 9:38:19 AM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Documents Detail DeLay Excursion According to new documents, the Wall Street Journal reports a "lobbyist-organized" trip by Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) "to Scotland in 2000 may have been chiefly recreational and contrary to House rules." Though the trip "was billed as an effort to promote an exchange of ideas with British conservatives," the new information "suggests instead that recreation was the primary purpose of going to Scotland, and the excursion appears more a gift and contrary to House rules defining 'necessary' travel expenses as not including 'entertainment or recreational activities.'" Meanwhile, the Washington Post notes DeLay "delivered an emotional homily yesterday on the need for greater humility in public servants." politicalwire.com