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As a leftist, PBS is actually right wing. The only reporters PBS seems to interview are from Washington Post, which is a fascistic propaganda outlet. Why does your organization find it acceptable to I interview people from an organization that wants elites to have EVEN MORE CONTROL???

I normally listen to the BBC on 88.7 on my way home from work (3:15am). The last 2 nights there has been only static, no programming whatsoever. What happened?

capehart has many good points-but his bias is thickly palpable-David Brooks is a national treasure, IMO. Hopefully, Capehart can benefit from his exposure to the wisdom of Brooks…

I know it’s an opinion segment, but having a progressive like Jonathan Capehart as one of the commentators makes it uninteresting. You know what his opinion is going to be on every issue before he even starts talking, whereas Brooks surprises me a lot of the time with his straddling of the political divide. I felt like Shields shared that same consideration for both sides of the fence and would criticize the left just as easily as the right. Please consider a less-polarized personality if you ever decide to replace him.

Regardless of what NPR program that I happen to turn on, other than Marketplace (and, sometimes even it), every subject, interview, and opinion are left-leaning, and sometimes to an extreme.

Although a liberal bias is nothing new at NPR, I have been listening to NPR for almost forty years and I can honestly say that there is essentially no reporting or interview that supports anything that has a conservative point of view, or does it incorporate an objective discussion with anyone who represents a more conservative position on a subject.

NPMSNBC or CNNPR would be more befitting than NPR, because NPR only takes the side of a portion of the "public".

After the Juan Williams debacle, you would think that NPR would have changed its ways, but sadly, nothing has improved in giving its listeners a truly objective source of information.

The remake of this program is a travesty! I have read Herriots books, and unless his autobiography was a total lie, I think that he would be devastated to see how his story is being told.

Geogia's Raffensperger; Countering Fake News

The mainstream media (including PBS among other CPB programs) condemns the new voting legislation in Georgia as racist and disenfranchising minorities. It is, in fact, just the opposite. Here are the latest thoughts from Georgia Secretary of State, Republican Brad Raffensperger, who stood strong in 2020 and 2021, facing down Donald Trump's insistence that Georgia find him another 11,800 votes from the 2020 election. Raffensperger alienated Trump by explaining the votes were not there.

In response to the push by President Biden and Chuck Schumer to have the Senate force through the over-reaching Democratic-only supported nationally-controlled voting plan, Raffensperger today (Jan.13, 2022), explained in the Washington Examiner:

"People need to understand in Georgia, we have the appropriate, I think, almost the perfect balance of accessibility," he continued. "Because we have photo ID, we allow you to have all three forms of voting: no-excuse absentee voting, you have to request the ballot, [and] we have signature match and photo ID on that; you show up to vote, we have photo ID for that; you show up on Election Day, we also have that. So we give people lots of opportunity, which has led to record turnout and record registration. I think we've really struck the appropriate balance."

Today, Raffensperger also endorsed launching a new bipartisan presidential commission, similar to 2005's bipartisan Carter-Baker Commission, to make new federal recommendations on the issue and even suggested former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice serve as the Republican co-chair. Currently both Democrats & Republicans recognize that Georgia's new law offers more flexibility to all voters than does Delaware's (Biden's home state), New York's (Schumer's one state), and a number of other states.

CPB should present both sides of controversial issues like this.

We are devoted pbs fans but the fundraising goes on forever to the point that we are increasing unhappy and wondering why we keep watching. What’s up? Is this really necessary?

There was the wh produced production for the ...spirit of the season ...it was curious for several reasons including joe and Jill as only in person audience? No hunter, Ashley, James, whomever. It seemed like the only group not included in performers, asians. The two male performers with aviation frames, and the he one performer wore a black garment and was oversized. From room to room and the different acts. So a country singer included for a season spirit song makes up for the gaps in the artists and content. No Michael buble for sample. And the honoring of public safety, military, etc, and jll speaks, as joe looked ...presidential.. and with few actual words. The persons that were killed at bagram and victims of drone strike were included. And joe spoke with seasons greetings only hours after a completely different tone to his words . Again, the sole presence of joe and Jill to be on camera and present for performers? The handlers put on the wh production, and more than one take to get the proper sincere tone and no gaffs? The fact that there are more to come, and the things he, administration, and democrats can do? Success here too is subject to definition. The inflation, higher costs, plus, and the divisiveness that is so present, and the course we are on.