Exposing NPR’s Conservative Bias

The truth is out there, on the internet.

Today the House of Representatives voted to defund National Public Radio, the bastion of left-wing demagoguery that is bleeding the American taxpayer dry.

“This is not about the ideology of NPR executives or the quality of the content NPR produces,” said Doug Lamborn (R-CO), who introduced the bill. “The real issue is the proper role of government.”

Damn skippy. That’s kind of the same thing I said two days ago: fiscal austerity is all the rage now, but it’s really just an excuse to snipe the (relatively inexpensive) federal programs that Republicans don’t like.

But House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) seems to contradict Lamborn’s claim that this decision was about the proper role of government. “Why should taxpayer dollars be used to advocate for one ideology?” Cantor asked, referring to NPR’s perceived liberal bias. By Cantor’s logic, it would be fine if taxpayer dollars were used to advocate a wide range of viewpoints.

That’s definitely not the case at NPR. It’s not like they’ve ever aired non-critical segments allowing conservative pundits and politicians the chance to speak. I mean, as long as you don’t count the segments that have featured…

Fox News contributor and Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol, who defended his support for the Iraq war.

Current Senator and former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, who advocated abolishing the Federal Reserve and returning American currency to the gold standard.

Former Speaker of the House and 2012 Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, who lamented President Obama’s health care overhaul.

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce David Chavern, who lamented the “anti-competitive” character of corporate tax laws.

Washington Post op-ed columnist and frequent Fox News guest Charles Krauthammer, who advocated for a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, among other illegal immigration control measures.

Listen to these interviews, and you’ll hear pot-smoking hippy leftist scum badgering their guests, noble conservatives who got their college degrees in something besides English—you know, something useful. These courageous right-wing individuals braved such foaming and unreasonable questions as, “Do you think it’s time to pull out of Iraq, and if not, when?” and, “Would you welcome re-litigation of health care reform?”

The bias! The horror.

It took me about 15 minutes to dig up these clips, and these are just the conservative figures and organizations that immediately came to mind. There is more of this, I promise. Here, I’ll leave you with this one: a piece that aired in 2009, when NPR spoke with a young Republican whip from Virginia who was just starting to make a name for himself.

But I digress. NPR is evil, liberal, and undeserving of taxpayer dollars due to its obvious preference for Democratic voices. Go on, Representative Cantor. You were saying?