House Votes to Defund NPR — Thank you, James O’Keefe

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In a decided whack to the collectivist state, the House voted today to defund the tools over at NPR:

House passes bill to defund NPR
Dallas Morning News (blog) – Matthew Huisman – 48 minutes ago

The House passed a bill Thursday – with many voting along party lines – to block federal funding of National Public Radio . The bill is not expected to pass the Senate and the White House opposes it.
Wait until 2012, those traitors in the Senate will thrown out, too

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Texas Republicans, who all voted in favor of the bill, argue that the defunding of NPR isn't about ideological differences, but another way to curb government spending.

"The only way to control our federal debt is to re-focus our federal spending," said Rep. Joe Barton , R-Arlington. "This vote wasn't about ideology; it was about getting our fiscal house in order."

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas, said that defunding NPR was a "way to reduce job-destroying spending."

"NPR is widely recognized as a partisan media outlet that has long served as a platform for decidedly left-leaning programming and commentary," Hensarling said. "This is a highly objectionable trait for an organization that is funded by American taxpayers."

We owe James O'Keefe, American hero, and and his team over at Project Veritas an incalculable debt. Nice move releasing the third vdeo today 🙂 
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PaddyO'
PaddyO'
13 years ago

Why does PBS get a pass? Why wasn’t this attached to the last CR? This stand alone bill is a waste of time and if Boehner, Cantor and the rest of the gang don’t grow a spine fast, they’ll be primaried faster than they can say “Shut’er down!”

Newshawk
Newshawk
13 years ago

It’s based on the youcut program that the republicans have: http://www.majorityleader.gov/YouCut. People vote for the program that they think should be defunded and then it’s brought in front of the house and voted on.

Telly
Telly
13 years ago

How about demanding all of the previous grant money be returned?

John Kelly
John Kelly
13 years ago

When George Soros was circumcised they threw away the wrong bit.
Sadly today we are stuck with this slithering snake and thank God for people like James O’Keefe who would expose him.

Bill E
Bill E
13 years ago

A first “baby-step” in the right direction. Drill-baby, drill; De-fund baby, defund!

Jim Smith
Jim Smith
13 years ago

I’m not against the defunding of NPR. Our taxmoney shouldn’t be used for things like that and for many others.
However, the Republicans, under the guise of cutting spending won’t pass up an opportunity to quash the competition. Both parties have had a hand in the demise of this great country. Just be careful what you wish for…….

Noelegy
Noelegy
13 years ago

Yeah..You get caught on tape insulting millions of Americans, don’t expect same Americans to keep signing your paychecks.

zelda
zelda
13 years ago

This is only symbolisim by the Republican leadership. It will be voted down in the Senate and they know it. It should have been added to the CR bill. Don’t praise a fakeout.

Michael Pearson
Michael Pearson
13 years ago

I concur that this will be voted down, particularly with the White House opposing it. As far as getting our house in order, it is about time they exercise some control over their lavish spending.

Geministar
Geministar
13 years ago

It makes no difference because the RINOs threw it to the Senate as a stand alone bill, thus they knew positively that the bill would be rejected by the Democrat majority in the upper. If the Republicans in the lower house had any balls AT ALL, they would have put it in the CR and let the Dems sweat it out…
Boehner, Cantor, McCarthy, et al. are all a bunch of WDC insiders just perpetuating the decline of the US and riding on the coattails of the Tea Party victories of last November…face it folks, we’re screwed.

mcap
mcap
13 years ago

You have to realize that conservatives have for decades been afraid to do what they really want because our media is so biased. Anything they do that will help the conservative cause will be plastered all over the NYT and every other liberal outlet.

mcap
mcap
13 years ago

This means ZERO folks. The senate will not allow it to pass, and our “patriots”in the House know it. It is a symbolic gesture for everyone who is tired of having their tax dollars spent on liberal hacks….. speaking of hacks, why was PBS not included in this? Boehner and Cantor not willing to kick Bert and Ernie to the curb?

Jim of Florida
Jim of Florida
13 years ago

re: Geministar, Good analysis. Sadly, you are correct.

ann
ann
13 years ago

We should defund it all and only grant money to the things that are defined in the Constitution. For the rest the states have to do for themselves— I go for that no pension plans for government workers at all and forget no child left behind teacher, do for yourselves like the rest of us…I, we have been taxed enough and they are not going to take my freedom away from me anymore! DEFUND, DEFUND, DEFUND! I say stop using the taxpayers to pay for the free ride! IT’S CALLED THE TEA PARTY FOR A REASON FOLKS! and the BS that all these people pay taxes is a bunch of Bull Sh-t, they pay taxes on the MONEY THE TAX PAYERS HAVE ALREADY PAID TAXES ON THATS HOW THEY GET PAID- WITH TAX MONEY! THINK MOB HERE FOLKS! MONEY LAUNDERING! MOST IF NOT ALL THE MILLION AIRS AND BILLION AIRS (ASK THE LIB GREED’Y PIGS) IN OUR GOVERNMENT PAY NO TAXES BECAUSE THEY HIDE THEIR MONEY OR PUT IT IN TAX SHELTERED ACCOUNT ON- AND OFF SHORE ASK SOROS, HE KNOWS! WE ARE THE GOVERNMENT WITH OUT THE TAXPAYERS THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT—GET THE PICTURE!ABOLISH SLAVERY NOW IN THE USA!

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