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I'm Done with NPR

Mon Apr 25, 2005 at 03:05:40 PM PDT

I wake up every day listening to NPR. It's one place where I figure I can get somewhat even-handed reporting. Today, I woke up to a piece by David Welna on "Frist Takes Judicial Filibuster Fight to Churches". And what does Mr. Welna say in that piece?

"Democrats call a simple majority rules change banning judicial filibusters the nuclear option due to the toxic effect they say it would have on Senate relations. They say they would retaliate by slowing Senate business to a virtual standstill..."

The news is full of dreck that sounds like facts but are far from it. Frist in his address makes a point of saying that Democrats originated the phrase "nuclear option", and Welna follows up with this. As a listener would I question it? Do I have the option of asking Mr. Welna which Democrats he's talking about? What is his source? He ends the piece by saying neither side is willing to compromise, after playing an audio quote from Joe Biden describing what he thinks is a reasonable compromise. How lies become facts...I'm done with NPR.

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