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Save National Public Radio!

23 Jan 01 - 08:22 AM (#380369)
Subject: Save National Public Radio!
From: InOBU

This arrived in the morning... please get involved... Lary
Subj: NPR Date: 1/22/01 11:29:50 PM Eastern Standard Time From: alynw@attglobal.net (Alyn Ware)
Reply-to: alynw@attglobal.net (Alyn Ware)
CC: irenehinkle@hotmail.com (Irene Hinkle), wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu

On NPR's Morning Edition last week, Nina Tottenberg said that if the >Supreme Court supports Congress, it is in effect the end of the National >Public Radio (NPR), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) & the Public >Broadcasting System(PBS). PBS, NPR and the arts are facing major >cutbacks in funding. In spite of the efforts of each station to reduce >spending costs and streamline their services, some government officials >believe that the funding currently going to these programs is too large >a portion of funding for something which is seen as not worthwhile.
>The only way that our representatives can be aware of the base of >support for PBS and funding for these types of programs is by making our >voices heard. Please add your name to this list and forward it to >friends who believe in what this stands for. This list will be forwarded >to the President and the Vice President of the United States.
This >petition is being passed around the Internet. >Please add your name to it so that funding can be maintained for NPR, >PBS, & the NEA.
>HOW TO SIGN & FORWARD: IT'S EASY: Please keep this petition rolling. Do >not reply to me. Please sign and forward to others to sign.
>If you prefer not to sign, please send to the E-mail address indicated >below.
>DON'T WORRY ABOUT DUPLICATES. This is being forwarded to several people >at once to add their names to the petition. It won't matter if many >people receive the same list as the names are being managed. This is for >anyone who thinks NPR/PBS is a worthwhile expenditure of $1.12/year of >their taxes, a petition follows.
>If you sign, please forward on to others. If not, please don't kill it >send >it to the Email address listed here:
>wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu > OR kubi7975@blue.univnorthco.edu > > > >If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc., signer of this >petition, please forward a copy to: wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu > > This way we can keep track of the >lists and organize them. Forward this to everyone you know, and help us >to keep these programs alive.
>Thank you!
>NOTE: It is preferable that you SELECT (highlight) the entirety of this >letter and then COPY it into a new outgoing message, rather than simply >forwarding it. In your new outgoing message, add your name to the bottom >of the list, then send it on.
>901) Jack Nunberg, Missoula, MT 59802 >902) Meg Trahey, Missoula, MT 59802 >903) Lishan Su, Chaple Hill, NC 27516 >904) Yan Li, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 >905) Tian Xu, New Haven, CT 06510 >906) Peter Tattersall, New Haven, CT 06510 >907) Ian Maxwell, Denver, CO 80207 >908) Dusty Miller, Seattle, WA 98105 >909) Sandy Haight, Seattle, WA 98112 >910) Kaaren Janssen, Guilford, CT 06437 >911) Ira Mellman, Guilford, CT 06437 >912) Michael Bobker, Brooklyn, NY 11238 >913) Marta Panero, Brookly, NY 11238 >914) Guido De Marco, Brooklyn, NY 11201 >915) Josh Bivens, Brooklyn, NY 11205 >916) George S. Chase IV, New York, NY 10009 >917) Nina Morrison, New York, NY 10028 >918) Joe Schiappa, Huntington, CT 06484 >919) Chase Carter, Santa Monica CA 90404 >920) Erin Lander, West Hollywood, CA 90069 >921) Chris Morgan, Los Angeles, CA 90036 >922) Shannon Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90036 >923) Kyle Ham, Santa Monica, CA 90402 >924) Pamela Griner, Los Angeles, CA 90004' >925) Ryan Murphy, Windsor, CO 80550 >926) Jill Montera, Denver, CO 80211 >927) Tom Mates, Lakewood CO 80226 >928) Janet Larsen, Loveland CO 80538 >929) Eric Bergersen, Fort Collins, CO 80526 >930) Ninette Bergersen, Fort Collins, CO 80526 >931) Kyle Bergersen, Culver City, CA 90232 >932) Elizabeth Wheat, Culver City, CA 90232 >934) Michelle Bagnato, Seattle, WA 98117 >935) Lisa Ferlic, Seattle, WA 98103 >936) Susan Winner, WA 98648 >937) Bonnie Van Sciver-Steele, Annapolis MD 21401 >938) Sue duPont, Annapolis MD 21403 >939) Dorcas Coleman, Chestertown MD 21620 >940) Margaret Fallaw, Chestertown, MD 21620 >941) Ann Hennessy, Rock Hall, MD >943) Alan Ranzer, Washington, DC 20008 >944) Janine Johnston, Washington, DC 20016 >945) Pamela Johnston, Junction City CA 96048 >946) Andrew Johnston, Junction City CA 96048 >947) Chelle Thompson, Santa Fe, NM 87505 >948) Bruce Thompson, Santa Fe, NM 87505 >949 Denys Cope, Santa Fe, NM 87505 >950) Sharon DeCarlo, Shreveport, LA 71105 >951) Becky Cox White, Chico, CA 95929 >952) Jack Patrick Rawlins, Chico, CA 95973 >953) Gregory Lavin, Chico, CA 95926 >954) David & Cheri Longaker, Chico, CA 95926 >955) Maureen & John Culver, Eagle Rock, CA 90041 >956) Victoria & Getachew Kassa, LA, CA 90042 >957) Al and Jenny Friedman, LA, CA 90069 >958) Vida Bendix, NY 10017 >959) Lenny Hirschfield, NY 10017 >960) Stanley Solson, NY 10019 >961) Belinda Botha, TX 75215 >962) Bashar Azzouz, NY 10014 >963) Michle Eisenberg, CA 94115 >964) Dave Dresden, CA 94114 >965) Rob Smith, CA 94114 >966) Kimberly Svevo, IL 60510 >967) Bonnie Koenig, IL 60643 >968) Lew & Julie Stone, NJ 07960 >969) Suzanne Klar, NJ 07039 >970) Marc Brummer, NJ 07039 >971) Susan Hurowitz, NY 11230 >972) Tom Anderson, NY 11226 >973) Stacy West, FL 33143 >974) Elizabeth Marsh, FL 33186 >975) N. San Martin, FL 33133 >976) Adam M. Geary, DC 20008 >977) Marisa Robertson-Textor, NY 11238 >978) Anna Paretskaya, NY 10025 >979) Vesna Neskow, NY 10023 >980) Martha Rhodes , NY 10013 >981) Maria C. Walsh, MA 02458 >982) Deborah M. Jonas, MA 02458 >983) Helga Andrews, MA 01776 >984) Nancy J. Moore, MA 01776 >985) Camilla L. Titcomb, MA 02478 >986) Nancy Lombard, MA 02478 >987) Bob Fischer, MA 02134 >988) Alice E. Fischer, CT 06517989) Liberty D. Page, CT 06437990) Richard H. Page, CT 06437 >991) Douglas Hoon, CT 06437 >992) Carole Ravoire-Hoon, CT 06437 >993) Lisa Maass, CT 06437 >994) David Maass, CT 0643 >995) Carl G. Russell, CT >996) Marjorie Smith, CT 06460 >997) Wilhelmina Lanz, CT 06512 >998) Charles R. Biggs, WV 25411 >999) Gus Fleischmann,MA 02493 >1000) Paul E. Stepansky, NJ 07043 >1001) Robert A. Stepansky, MA 02067 >1002) Joyce Rubino, MA 02067 >1003) Mariann Youniss, MA 02054 >1004) Andrew Youniss, MA 02054 >1005) Tom Iglehart, MA 02130 >1006) Daisy Hopkins-Youngquist, MD 21210 >1007) Liz Cross, MA 02492 >1008) June Finney,MD 21204 >1009) Robert P. Patterson, ME 04086 >1010) Howard A. Corwin, FL 34110 >1011) Jeannette H. Corwin, FL 34110 >1012) Harriet Hofheinz, MA 02138 >1013) Robert H. Bradford, MA 02138 >1014) Joanne B. Hamm, MA 02493 >1015) Loretta Burton, PA 19118 >1016) Jill Polakoff Connolly, PA 19462 >1017) David Block, PA 19543 >1018) Everett Young, PA 19444 >1019) Matt Emanuel, PA 19380 >1020) Bill Coyle, PA 19026 >1021) Louisa M. Trifiletti, AZ 85233 >1022) Anthony H. Trifiletti, AZ 85233 >1023) Barbara Mundy, CA 95926 >1024) Peter Mundy, CA 95926 >1025) David Pitkin, NC 27511 >1026) Richard Maughan, OR 97201 >1027) Eloise Maughan, UT 84109 >1028) James Willis, UT 84109 >1029) Bill Henkel, WA 98225 >1030) Gretchen Bracher, OR 97370 >1031) peggy juve, WA 98260 >1031) Robert Hodges, WA 98107 >1032) Richard Novak, WA 98260 >1033) Anna Mastronardi, WA 98260 >1034) Eric Paulsen, Seattle, WA 98116 >1035) J. A. Hanson, Bellevue, WA 98005 >1036) Gary Croft, WA 98072 >1037) Tom Rocco, Seattle, WA 98122 >1038) Annie Rhodes, Olympia, WA 98501 >1039) Dusty Rhodes, Olympia, WA 98501 1040 Maureen Hill, Olympia WA 98512 >1041 Ramona Hinkle, Olympia WA 98512 1042) Alyn Ware, New York, NY 10017 1043) Lawrence Otway, New York New York 10017 >Thanks for helping support this cause. >J. Hanson

23 Jan 01 - 09:22 AM (#380420)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Raido!
From: CamiSu

I keep getting this letter. Last time was yesterday, and it always says the same thing. I heard Nina Totenberg mention the problem several years ago, but now circulation of this letter probably amounts to spam. If you want to ensure that NPR, PBS, and the NEA keep getting funded, you're better off to send your own letter or email to your representatives. These big petitions that keep going around don't get looked at. However the funding has been cut substantially in the past few years, (though not cut off), which is why we should all respond to the fund drives, and get our friends to do the same. (This is also maybe why our public radio IS pretty independant. We ALL own it.)

Friends don't let friends listen to NPR without joining?

CamiSu

23 Jan 01 - 09:43 AM (#380430)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Raido!
From: Burke

This was a bad idea when it started in 1995. It is now completely out of date. Do not forward it!!!

Petitions sent to that address at Northern Colorado got straight to the trash.

23 Jan 01 - 11:42 AM (#380501)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Raido!
From: Bill D

It is sad that the internet makes it diffficult to judge whether something is a REAL issue that is current, or simply a knee-jerk emotional appeal started by someone who has no idea of the situation.

We get virus warnings, petitions on dozens of subjects, and 'some' of it is actually meaningful....but using email and forum postings can be a double-edged sword, allowing quick response to problems, or allowing mass propagation of useless letters. I will NOT respond unless I see a way to check it out from a reputable source...such as a link to an NPR website clearly stating THEIR poistion...

23 Jan 01 - 01:19 PM (#380568)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Raido!
From: GUEST

Most of those who send out such TRASH are probably

KIN in some manner to those still working on the

FLORIDA count every vote project

23 Jan 01 - 01:26 PM (#380572)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Raido!
From: Bert

'count every vote' what an interesting concept.

23 Jan 01 - 02:12 PM (#380604)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Raido!
From: Gary T

Perhaps this is a good time to tell (or remind) folks about Snopes and their Urban Legend Reference Pages. This particular hoax is discussed here.

I'd also like to point out that ANY e-mail petition is automatically junk in my book. They have absolutely no legal standing, and given how easy it would be to compile a list of "real-looking" names and e-mail addresses, any official with an ounce of sense (yeah, yeah, I know) is going to dismiss them out of hand. They make great "manual viruses", though!

23 Jan 01 - 03:40 PM (#380663)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Raido!
From: mousethief

NPR gets less than like 8% of its funding from the NEA. If the NEA went away entirely, NPR would find a way to get by.

Alex

23 Jan 01 - 04:14 PM (#380686)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: Peter T.

More Pavarotti reruns! Send in your checks now before they strike again!!! yours, Peter T.

23 Jan 01 - 04:16 PM (#380687)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: Peter T.

Sorry, I was thinking about PBS. I assume it is in trouble as well in the US. All I see on it as it bleeds over the border now are car commercials. Spot the difference! yours, Peter T.

23 Jan 01 - 05:32 PM (#380777)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: Burke

Larry, Just so you don't feel too bad, I have gotten it many times & even from the same person more than once. I've gotten this twice in the last couple of weeks. The second time a few minutes ago. It used to be I'd only get it every 6 months or so. I guess with W. Bush getting elected it started to sound more believable.

I'm one of those to view all petitions as junk/chain mail. If you're not, at least check for dates in the text you are getting because anything like this should at the least have a cutoff date.

23 Jan 01 - 06:18 PM (#380816)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: Sourdough

I am on the mailing list for the electronic newsletter, "Quick Nooz" that goes out to the hundreds of employees of WGBH which I think is the largest Public Broadcasting station in the system. I received this yesterday.

"An e-mail petition has been circulating on the Internet for several years keeps popping up at WGBH. It calls for support for PBS and NPR programs, which are said to be facing major and eminent cutbacks in funding. It urges you to sign, and that it will be forwarded to the President and Vice President. The information in this e-mail is seriously outdated; it stems from a 1995 funding cut issue that no longer exists and should not be associated with the incoming Administration. Corporate Communications' Jeanne Hopkins advises that these petitions be ignored and deleted, and certainly not passed on to your colleagues."

Sourdough

23 Jan 01 - 06:21 PM (#380821)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: InOBU

The source who sent it to me, is the head of a lawyer's not for profit on a major social issue. After you guys wised me up I remembered this is the second time he did this to me! I wrote to him and told him to stop eroding my believability...
Cheers,
Larry

23 Jan 01 - 06:26 PM (#380827)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: mousethief

Don't worry, Larry, you never had any believability here. (grin!)

23 Jan 01 - 09:08 PM (#380938)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: raredance

The initial message above contains that fatal statement found in virtually all the internet fakes and hoaxes out there: "Forward this to everyone you know." Some familiarity with the US government would let you recognize that the Supreme Court does not specifically "support Congress" or not support congress for that matter. (this of course begs the question of whether they support of don't support particular presidential candidates) Laws passed by Congress that someone objects to must be challenged by an individual or group in Federal Courts and that challenge must wend its way through the appeals courts before the Supreme Court would even make a decision as to whether to hear the case. Funding or lack of funding for a particular organization by congress is not the type of legislation that typically leads to a constitutional challenge.

rich r

23 Jan 01 - 09:22 PM (#380947)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: John Hindsill

Forget these chain letters and calls to arms. The best way to save public radio is to subscribe to it. I subscribe to 3 public radio stations in SoCal, and I don't usually even get their damned premiums.

23 Jan 01 - 09:46 PM (#380954)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: SeanM

Here's the official NPR Website. Peruse, donate, use it as a portal to Hamsterdance, whatever.

M

23 Jan 01 - 10:04 PM (#380961)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: Oversoul

N.P.R. shoots itself in the foot intentionally, then whines and expects to be paid for it. They lost my interest and they won't get it back. I had been a listener and a contributor for at least twenty-five years. They have put themselves out of business, all dribble/pablum, most of the time. Garrison K. goes down on Diane R., not a pretty picture. "Not worth funding", just ask the demographic N.P.R. is supposedly reaching out to, what a fucking laugh! When folks like me jump ship...trust me, the end is near.

24 Jan 01 - 03:55 AM (#381060)
Subject: RE: Save National Public Radio!
From: Banjer

If the NPR station in my area, WMNF 88.5, Tampa FL is any indication of the state of nation-wide NPR stations, then I would have to say 'Let them fold and good riddance!' The folks at this station care not a whit for the common folks. The groups that have the big bucks get what they want. Folks like ourselves that can't afford much money get nothing, svae programming cuts. Just for example, the drive time bluegrass show which used to run from 4pm to 7 pm daily, with a two hour show on Saturday mornings has been cut to a two hour Sat am and Mon PM segment. My thought is that folks that like that kind of music are NOT the rich segment, so therefore got cut. The drug influence is VERY much present. The rap and hip-hop, reggae, and latino abound....Piss on NPR!!!!