As House Republicans continued to call for NPR to be defunded on Friday, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) drew attention to a large grant the company received this month from the left-leaning philanthropist George Soros.
He even suggested some new shows for National Public Radio: "Dancing with the Czars" and "Socialist Survivor," to name a few.
The Open Society Foundation announced this month it would provide a $1.8 million grant to the outlet, allowing it to fund 100 new reporters over the next three years. Soros established the foundations.
The development came a few days ahead of a Republican effort to question whether a news organization with a reputation of being left-leaning should be allowed to receive public funding. NPR is financed through both public and private dollars, but most of its funding is private.
As calls to defund the outlet heated up, Issa pointed out the political bent of major NPR donor Soros.
"With NPR benefitting from the generosity of people like MoveOn.org financier George Soros, it’s obvious that NPR is now a self-sustaining entity that no longer needs to rely on federal funds. As an independent entity, they will be free to serve Mr. Soros’s far-left agenda," said Issa, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee.
He also teased NPR's left-leaning reputation.
"Once NPR is free from the umbrella of accepting, receiving and being eligible for taxpayer dollars, maybe Soros can fully finance NPR’s fall schedule with spin-offs of some of America’s favorite shows such as, ‘Dancing with the Czars’ or ‘Socialist Survivor’ and ‘Lost: The Obama Presidency,’ " he said.
House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Friday that he is adding a measure to defund NPR to a program that allows the public to vote on spending programs they could live without.
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ReplyDeleteThat is to funny.
ReplyDelete11:32,
ReplyDeleteYou're answer from George Soros is, he is the Anti-christ. One Man. One Ruler. Let the tribulations begins. First stop. Enslavement of the poor. You will see it and soon feel it. Look beyond the U. S. and see the suffering of other people all over the world. This President is trying to stop this. But, rich white's are trying to usher this back in. You'll see.
Political postering a it's best.
ReplyDeleteSoros funded a $1.8M witch hunt. This will be an all out attempt to disenfranchise conservative members of Congress and their supporting voters.
ReplyDelete11:17am,
ReplyDeleteYou got that right.