Though I, an avid listener of NPR news & programming, do wholeheartedly agree that funding for it and NEA ought not to be demolished, the e-mail concerning that notion is a hoax, a myth, an e-urban legend circulating since 1995--the Clinton Administration. Please view the following URL:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blnpr6.htm
Admittedly, I do not know what legislation has ever arrived at the floors of Congress concerning NPR, et al. But the link (above) does explain that the e-mail re: Nina Totenberg's alleged pronouncement is untrue.
"Technology and all the modern inconveniences" (Twain).
All-in-all, regardless of the falsity of the NPR e-mail, if you support or oppose anything, it never hurts to let your congress people know your stance on issues and concerns. If you like NPR and believe that it should receive public funding, then contact your Senators and/or Representatives.
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t.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Trimpey" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:40 AM
Subject: [UTCSTAFF] Petition to save NPR
> The current Administration is looking to get rid of
> NPR, the National Endowments and PBS. Is censorship next?
>
> Please read and forward to your e-mail rolodex. Even if you disagree with
> the politics - a voice for both sides must exist and the arts survive.
>
> On NPR's Morning Edition, Nina Totenberg said if the Supreme Court supports
> Congress, it is in effect the end of National Public Radio (NPR), the NEA
> &the Public Broadcasting System (PBS).
>
> PBS, NPR and the arts are facing major cutbacks in funding. In spite of the
> efforts to reduce costs and streamline services, government officials
> believe that the funding currently going to these programs is too large 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
> such programs is by making our voices heard.
>
> Please add your name to this petition and forward it to friends who believe
> in what this stands for. This is for anyone who thinks NPR/PBS is a
> worthwhile expenditure of $1.12/year of their taxes. This petition is being
> passed around the Internet and will be forwarded to the President and the
> Vice President of the United States. Please add your name to it so funding
> can be maintained for NPR, PBS, &the NEA.
>
> If you prefer not to sign, please don't kill it. Send it to the Email
> address listed here:
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
> 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. (Or do a SEND AGAIN.)
>
> If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc., signer of this petition,
> please forward a copy to:
>
> [log in to unmask]
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> This way we can keep
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>
> Thank You!!
>
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