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To: Lane3 who wrote (142909)	10/14/2005 11:21:26 AM
From: Bill	Respond to of 793917

Different, and dated.

To: Lane3 who wrote (142909)	10/14/2005 11:33:30 AM
From: DMaA	Respond to of 793917

NPR has some good things. If they'd just stay off politics (which there is more than plenty of in a millions other outlets) and stick to stuff you really can't find elsewhere, they'd do just fine.

To: Lane3 who wrote (142909)	10/14/2005 12:29:11 PM
From: Hoa Hao	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

Where I am, NPR has the lower FM dial all sewed up. Problem is, is that the music stations are the lower powered, and the high powered are all Yak, Yak, Yak "vote Democratic" and "We Love The UN" and very little music. It should be reversed. Yak radio can be lower powered and the faithful can flip to mono if they need to hear it better. Is that fruit cake Diane Rheem still on as a left wing talk host?? Years ago when I lived in DC, I tried to get through to her show. The bozo naturally made some stupid dime store comment about gun control about 1/2 hour before her show ended. I called in and the screener asked what I wanted to talk about and I said I'd like to comment on Diane's comments about gun control. They left me on hold for half an hour til the show ended. The whole time no one else called and the silly woman was left to beg for calls which never came. NPR should be cut off the Federal Tit. If the lefties want to hear it, let them pony up 100% during the fund drives.

To: Lane3 who wrote (142909)	10/14/2005 1:17:13 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

talk radio: A very good post! And from an evangelical blogger? Were you slumming? :>) I liked this little homily of his. A guy named Saul finds himself in dire straits. His business has gone bust and he's in serious financial trouble. He's so desperate that he decides to ask God for help. He begins to pray: "God, please help me. I've lost my business and if I don't get some money, I'm going to lose my house as well. Please let me win the lottery." Lottery night comes, and somebody else wins it. Saul again prays: "God, please let me win the lotto! I've lost my business, my house and I'm going to lose my car as well." Lotto night comes, and Saul still has no luck. Once again, he prays: "My God, why have you forsaken me? I've lost my business, my house, and my car. My wife and children are starving. I don't often ask you for help, and I have always been a good servant to you. PLEASE just let me win the lottery this one time so I can get my life back in order." Suddenly there is a blinding flash of light as the heavens open and Saul is confronted by the voice of God Himself: "Saul, meet me halfway on this. Buy a ticket."* When I think about the reasons why evangelical Christians are making so little progress changing our culture, I always think of this story. We want to transform the world but never even take the first step to achieve that end. We never even “buy a ticket.” evangelicaloutpost.com

To: Lane3 who wrote (142909)	10/14/2005 2:32:48 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793917

I think LB posted an article awhile back that said the average income of people who listen to NPR is something like $156,000 a year. That alone disqualifies allot of Americans. And I don't know if it is true, but when they hire on air personalities they must look for that soft, sophisticated drone in their candidates. Either that or they use sound filters. It's annoying as hell......they sound like they are talking down to their audience...........very snobbish. NPR can be heard in almost every town in the country yet its worldview is a secular cosmopolitanism that is foreign to many Americans, particularly those in non-urban areas or in the “Red States.” The hosts of All Things Considered, for example, would have no trouble relating to an obscure avant garde musician, while a popular gospel singer would be considered an anthropological curiosity.