NPR has been broadcasting a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th for almost thirty years.

This year they also tweeted it, and some Trump supporters were outraged NPR was tweeting this "trash" and "horsechit" etc.

Though I think it says something that his own supporters assumed the tyrant Jefferson is railing against was Trump...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/npr-...mg00000009

Is there a whole bunch of overlap between NPR listeners and Trump supporters? lolz....

(07-05-2017 12:25 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Is there a whole bunch of overlap between NPR listeners and Trump supporters? lolz....

Dozens and dozens...

Huffington Post.... enough said.

(07-05-2017 12:19 PM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  NPR has been broadcasting a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th for almost thirty years.

This year they also tweeted it, and some Trump supporters were outraged NPR was tweeting this "trash" and "horsechit" etc.

Though I think it says something that his own supporters assumed the tyrant Jefferson is railing against was Trump...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/npr-...mg00000009

If NPR had done the same thing in 2009, I have no doubt that Obama supporters would not only have been similarly apoplectic, but also would have denounced the network as racist.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_p...ument.html

(07-05-2017 03:20 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 12:19 PM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  NPR has been broadcasting a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th for almost thirty years.

This year they also tweeted it, and some Trump supporters were outraged NPR was tweeting this "trash" and "horsechit" etc.

Though I think it says something that his own supporters assumed the tyrant Jefferson is railing against was Trump...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/npr-...mg00000009

If NPR had done the same thing in 2009, I have no doubt that Obama supporters would not only have been similarly apoplectic, but also would have denounced the network as racist.

Fun fact, NPR has recited the declaration for 29 years straight now.

I think this was the first year for the tweeting of it.

Funny thing when you look at the raw source, there appears to be at least a number of liberal types also going off the wall. Funny HuffPo didnt bother to include that fact.... Oh, I forgot..... Its HuffPo....

[/emily latella mode on] Never mind [/emily latella mode off]

It is interesting how some outlets not only have a serious hard-on for Trump, but also for Trump supporters. I think this is worthy of some scientific research. Find the cause, patent it, produce it, then put Viagra out of business.

(07-05-2017 03:38 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 03:20 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 12:19 PM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  NPR has been broadcasting a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th for almost thirty years.

This year they also tweeted it, and some Trump supporters were outraged NPR was tweeting this "trash" and "horsechit" etc.

Though I think it says something that his own supporters assumed the tyrant Jefferson is railing against was Trump...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/npr-...mg00000009

If NPR had done the same thing in 2009, I have no doubt that Obama supporters would not only have been similarly apoplectic, but also would have denounced the network as racist.

Fun fact, NPR has recited the declaration for 29 years straight now.

I think this was the first year for the tweeting of it.

I think twitter is the key.

Anyway, I just thought it was amusing.

(07-05-2017 03:55 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  Funny thing when you look at the raw source, there appears to be at least a number of liberal types also going off the wall. Funny HuffPo didnt bother to include that fact.... Oh, I forgot..... Its HuffPo....

[/emily latella mode on] Never mind [/emily latella mode off]

It is interesting how some outlets not only have a serious hard-on for Trump, but also for Trump supporters. I think this is worthy of some scientific research. Find the cause, patent it, produce it, then put Viagra out of business.

In fairness, I think it's much more notable and ironic that people are accusing NPR of propaganda for tweeting out excerpts of the Declaration of Independence, than those who are praising it because they think it describes our current political climate.

(07-05-2017 03:38 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 03:20 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 12:19 PM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  NPR has been broadcasting a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th for almost thirty years.

This year they also tweeted it, and some Trump supporters were outraged NPR was tweeting this "trash" and "horsechit" etc.

Though I think it says something that his own supporters assumed the tyrant Jefferson is railing against was Trump...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/npr-...mg00000009

If NPR had done the same thing in 2009, I have no doubt that Obama supporters would not only have been similarly apoplectic, but also would have denounced the network as racist.

Fun fact, NPR has recited the declaration for 29 years straight now.

I think this was the first year for the tweeting of it.

Exactly.

(07-05-2017 05:20 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 03:38 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 03:20 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 12:19 PM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  NPR has been broadcasting a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th for almost thirty years.

This year they also tweeted it, and some Trump supporters were outraged NPR was tweeting this "trash" and "horsechit" etc.

Though I think it says something that his own supporters assumed the tyrant Jefferson is railing against was Trump...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/npr-...mg00000009

If NPR had done the same thing in 2009, I have no doubt that Obama supporters would not only have been similarly apoplectic, but also would have denounced the network as racist.

Fun fact, NPR has recited the declaration for 29 years straight now.

I think this was the first year for the tweeting of it.

Exactly.

I heard it in 2009. I was driving from Houston to Austin. I was not apoplectic, nor did I think the network was "racist."

(07-05-2017 09:14 PM)OldOwlNewHeel2 Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 05:20 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 03:38 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 03:20 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 12:19 PM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  NPR has been broadcasting a reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th for almost thirty years.

This year they also tweeted it, and some Trump supporters were outraged NPR was tweeting this "trash" and "horsechit" etc.

Though I think it says something that his own supporters assumed the tyrant Jefferson is railing against was Trump...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/npr-...mg00000009

If NPR had done the same thing in 2009, I have no doubt that Obama supporters would not only have been similarly apoplectic, but also would have denounced the network as racist.

Fun fact, NPR has recited the declaration for 29 years straight now.

I think this was the first year for the tweeting of it.

Exactly.

I heard it in 2009. I was driving from Houston to Austin. I was not apoplectic, nor did I think the network was "racist."

but the average twitter poster isn't the average Rice Alum.

(07-07-2017 10:19 AM)Hambone10 Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 09:14 PM)OldOwlNewHeel2 Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 05:20 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 03:38 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 03:20 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  If NPR had done the same thing in 2009, I have no doubt that Obama supporters would not only have been similarly apoplectic, but also would have denounced the network as racist.

Fun fact, NPR has recited the declaration for 29 years straight now.

I think this was the first year for the tweeting of it.

Exactly.

I heard it in 2009. I was driving from Houston to Austin. I was not apoplectic, nor did I think the network was "racist."

but the average twitter poster isn't the average Rice Alum.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing, ham?

(07-07-2017 10:39 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(07-07-2017 10:19 AM)Hambone10 Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 09:14 PM)OldOwlNewHeel2 Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 05:20 PM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(07-05-2017 03:38 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Fun fact, NPR has recited the declaration for 29 years straight now.

I think this was the first year for the tweeting of it.

Exactly.

I heard it in 2009. I was driving from Houston to Austin. I was not apoplectic, nor did I think the network was "racist."

but the average twitter poster isn't the average Rice Alum.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing, ham?

well... I think the average twitter poster is well below average (nationally)... of course, that doesn't mean there aren't some very smart ones as well... I think the average rice alum is well above average (again, nationally)

is that good or bad? Whole lot more of them than there are of us... and in a world where 'numbers' often determines 'power', it doesn't bode well for us.