The Rose Garden and White House happenings: Listening to voters’ concerns
mtierney said:
I would love to see that “ audience demographics” info. What fits the “really good” info do you think?
Approximately 75 percent of listeners identify as voting, providing the perfect opportunity for sponsors to target politically active listeners, regardless of their political attitudes. Similarly, the diversity among political viewpoints provides the opportunity for sponsors to connect with people of all political preferences, including liberal, middle-of-the-road and conservative listeners.
The political breakdown of NPR listeners is just as diverse as its demographics and depicts a media source that can reach your preferred target audience. (NPR Audience Profile 2022.)
- Republican: 32.6
- Democrat: 34.1
- Independent: 24.5
- No affiliation: 6.8
- Other: 2.0
https://blog.marketenginuity.com/by-the-numbers-who-is-actually-listening-to-public-radio
ridski said:
This aged like a fine boxed wine.
hopefully his campaign is heading in the same direction.
From the Catholic magazine Commonweal -
God made Trump.” So Trump’s platform, Truth Social, now declares. And He made him for a divinely appointed mission. This is actually the more discreet form of the new blasphemy. Some of the former president’s base now treat him like the son of God. It is a mistake to see Trump only as a political leader. In 2024, he is also a cult for Evangelicals who no longer want to be Christians or churchgoers constrained by the Bible or a community of fellow believers. He has liberated them from the Bible, or from biblical morality, which is evidently too great a burden. Their new religion consists of participating in ritual acts where Trump tramples on that old morality in some new and shocking way, intoxicating his supporters with the thought that they, too, are now free to trample on these values.
In a January 11 front-page story published just before the Iowa caucus, the New York Times described these Evangelicals who no longer go to church and instead religiously follow Trump, who never goes to church. Given that Trump’s appeal is all about resentment, something like this was bound to happen. Like elite education, biblical morality was just one more thing about which Trump’s followers could be made to feel bad or looked down upon. So many of them are enraged at being judged, even by the Sermon on the Mount. I was a stranger and you welcomed me? That sounds like Biden. Even if such biblical morality is by now much weaker than it once was, it is still there, as an irritant. Trump relieves his followers of this sense of shame. By elevating a leader who violates every commandment, MAGA has become a new religion—and like any other new religion, it has created a burst of energy. The old Evangelical Christianity was not quite the right vehicle for Trump. Its replacement is better because it excises the moral element altogether.
mtierney said:
Hearing both sides of what’s happening is what makes America a democracy — and not an Iran, or Russia, or China, for example.
If you believe that, why do you support a party that seeks to nullify elections it loses?
nohero said:
From the Catholic magazine Commonweal -
God made Trump.” So Trump’s platform, Truth Social, now declares. And He made him for a divinely appointed mission. This is actually the more discreet form of the new blasphemy. Some of the former president’s base now treat him like the son of God. It is a mistake to see Trump only as a political leader. In 2024, he is also a cult for Evangelicals who no longer want to be Christians or churchgoers constrained by the Bible or a community of fellow believers. He has liberated them from the Bible, or from biblical morality, which is evidently too great a burden. Their new religion consists of participating in ritual acts where Trump tramples on that old morality in some new and shocking way, intoxicating his supporters with the thought that they, too, are now free to trample on these values.
In a January 11 front-page story published just before the Iowa caucus, the New York Times described these Evangelicals who no longer go to church and instead religiously follow Trump, who never goes to church. Given that Trump’s appeal is all about resentment, something like this was bound to happen. Like elite education, biblical morality was just one more thing about which Trump’s followers could be made to feel bad or looked down upon. So many of them are enraged at being judged, even by the Sermon on the Mount. I was a stranger and you welcomed me? That sounds like Biden. Even if such biblical morality is by now much weaker than it once was, it is still there, as an irritant. Trump relieves his followers of this sense of shame. By elevating a leader who violates every commandment, MAGA has become a new religion—and like any other new religion, it has created a burst of energy. The old Evangelical Christianity was not quite the right vehicle for Trump. Its replacement is better because it excises the moral element altogether.
c.f. Pope Francis, Catholics, and Christians in the news worldwide
The Big Guy demonstrates why Congress should tailor-make an aid bill for Ukraine and Israel — and not a giant goody bag — Immigration should be a stand-alone bill — it is that important to American voters and America’s future.
Moment of Truth on Ukraine and Israel
Both countries urgently need U.S. aid to defend themselves against brazen adversaries that seek their annihilation.
By Joe Biden
April 17, 2024
Iran launched an unprecedented attack against Israel this weekend, with a barrage of missiles and drones. Around the same time, some 1,500 miles north, Russia continued its bombardment of Ukraine, which has intensified dramatically in the last month.
Both Ukraine and Israel defended themselves against these attacks, holding the line and protecting their citizens. And both did it with critical help from the U.S.
Now is not the time to abandon our friends. The House must pass urgent national-security legislation for Ukraine and Israel, as well as desperately needed humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza.
In this third year of Russia’s war, Ukraine continues to defy the odds. Against a much larger military, the Ukrainians regained more than half the territory that Russia occupied after its 2022 invasion. They’ve struck the Russian navy time and again, winning important victories in the Black Sea. And they’ve developed innovative weapons, especially drones, to counter Russian forces. Theirs is a fighting force with the will and the skill to win.
Meanwhile, as we saw this weekend, Israel’s military has the technology and training to defend the country against even an attack of unprecedented scope and ferocity.
But while both countries can capably defend their own sovereignty, they depend on American assistance, including weaponry, to do it. And this is a pivotal moment.
Vladimir Putin is ramping up his onslaught with help from his friends. China is providing Russia with microelectronics and other equipment that is critical for defense production. Iran is sending hundreds of drones; North Korea is providing artillery and ballistic missiles. Ukraine, facing ammunition shortfalls, is losing hold of territory it had regained.
After years of backing Hezbollah, Hamas and other proxies in their attacks on Israel, including Hamas’s brutal attack on Oct. 7, Iran launched a direct attack of its own—hoping to penetrate Israel’s air defense, including David’s Sling and the Iron Dome, which saved countless lives this weekend.
Both Ukraine and Israel are under attack by brazen adversaries that seek their annihilation. Mr. Putin wants to subjugate the people of Ukraine and absorb their nation into a new Russian empire. The government of Iran wants to destroy Israel forever—wiping the world’s only Jewish state off the map.
America must never accept either outcome—not only because we stand up for our friends, but because our security is on the line, too.
If Russia triumphs, Mr. Putin’s forces will move closer than ever to our North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. “An attack on one is an attack on all” means that if Mr. Putin invades a NATO ally, we will come to its aid—as our NATO allies did for us after the Sept. 11 attacks. We should surge support to Ukraine now, to stop Mr. Putin from encroaching on our NATO allies and ensure that he doesn’t draw U.S. troops into a future war in Europe.
Likewise, if Iran succeeds in significantly escalating its assault on Israel, the U.S. could be drawn in. Israel is our strongest partner in the Middle East; it’s unthinkable that we would stand by if its defenses were weakened and Iran was able to carry out the destruction it intended this weekend. We can make that outcome less likely by replenishing Israel’s air defenses and providing military aid now, so its defenses can remain fully stocked and ready.
If Congress passes military aid for Ukraine and Israel, we won’t write blank checks. We’d send military equipment from our own stockpiles, then use the money authorized by Congress to replenish those stockpiles—by buying from American suppliers. That includes Patriot missiles made in Arizona, Javelin missiles made in Alabama, and artillery shells made in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas. We’d be investing in America’s industrial base, buying American products made by American workers, supporting jobs in nearly 40 states, and strengthening our own national security. We’d help our friends while helping ourselves.
I’ve been clear about my concerns over the safety of civilians in Gaza amid the war with Hamas, but this aid package is focused on Israel’s long-term defensive needs to ensure it can maintain its military edge against Iran or any other adversary. Importantly, this bill has funding that will allow us to continue delivering urgent humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza as well as others who have felt the impact of conflicts around the world.
It’s a strong and sensible plan. It shouldn’t be held hostage any longer by a small group of extreme Republican House members.
Mr. Putin has tried relentlessly to break the will of the Ukrainian people. He has failed. Now he’s trying to break the will of the West. We cannot let him succeed.
There are moments in history that call for leadership and courage. This is one of them.
Mr. Biden is president of the United States.
mtierney said:
The Big Guy demonstrates why Congress should tailor-make an aid bill for Ukraine and Israel — and not a giant goody bag — Immigration should be a stand-alone bill — it is that important to American voters and America’s future.
Moment of Truth on Ukraine and Israel
I get the sense that 1) you don't understand how Congress works and 2) you don't understand how your Republican party works.
PVW said:
mtierney said:
The Big Guy demonstrates why Congress should tailor-make an aid bill for Ukraine and Israel — and not a giant goody bag — Immigration should be a stand-alone bill — it is that important to American voters and America’s future.
Moment of Truth on Ukraine and Israel
I get the sense that 1) you don't understand how Congress works and 2) you don't understand how your Republican party works.
the other kind of important point here is the question of why haven't the R's proposed a standalone bill as an alternative?
couldn't be that they don't actually care about a solution, could it?
Tying Ukraine aid to immigration was Republican's original demand. That's why I say mtierney doesn't understand her own party. If she has a problem with these disparate issues being connected, it's her party she should be criticizing, not Joe Biden.
mtierney said:
The Big Guy demonstrates why Congress should tailor-make an aid bill for Ukraine and Israel — and not a giant goody bag — Immigration should be a stand-alone bill — it is that important to American voters and America’s future.
This stand-alone bill? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/us/politics/senate-ukraine-aid.html
The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning, delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations, dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House, where Republican resistance threatened to kill it.
The 70-to-29 vote reflected a critical mass of support in Congress for the $95 billion emergency aid legislation and for continuing to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. The measure would provide an additional $60.1 billion for Kyiv — which would bring the total U.S. investment in the war effort to more than $170 billion — as well as $14.1 billion for Israel’s war against Hamas and almost $10 billion for humanitarian aid for civilians in conflict zones, including Palestinians in Gaza.
But it also splintered Republicans and foretold a bumpy road ahead in the G.O.P.-led House, where the speaker suggested late Monday that he would not act on it.
More about NPR and the Berliner story from Issues & Insights….
“Now, instead of praising Berliner for his honesty, for bringing transparency to NPR, and for applying the same standards to NPR that it insists everyone else follow, and rather than using his expose as an opportunity to make changes, Katherine Maher – NPR’s new and now famously leftist CEO – screeched like the child who’s been told no for the first time.
“She complained that Berliner’s article was “profoundly disrespectful, hurtful, and demeaning,” and amounted to “a criticism of our people on the basis of who we are.” On Tuesday, the news broke that NPR had suspended Berliner for five days without pay, most likely the first step to his dismissal.
Of course, this problem is far wider and deeper than NPR. What Berliner describes has happened to all mainstream news outlets that, while pretending to present facts, are always grinding their ideological axes. And, like Berliner, some old-school journalists have publicly denounced the trend.
“Late last year, for example, former New York Times editorial page editor James Bennett penned an article titled “When the New York Times Lost Its Way,” which recounted how he was fired for publishing an op-ed by Republican Sen. Tom Cotton that the woke Times staff didn’t like.
“Two years ago, former USA Today deputy editorial page editor Dave Mastio was demoted for a tweet that said: “People who are pregnant are also women.”
“I compounded my sin against this new orthodoxy by calling the idea that men can get pregnant an ‘opinion,’” he wrote in an essay for the New York Post after leaving the paper.
“At USA Today,” Mastio revealed, “members of the newsroom ‘diversity’ committee are allowed to edit ‘problematic’ opinion content. Members of this intolerant ‘diversity’ committee root around in unpublished articles and try to spike those that run afoul of their agenda.”
“On and on the media malpractice goes.
“But if you call out any of this, the truth-to-power journalists will scream that you’re a trans-hating, Trump-loving, privileged racist as they run to their safe spaces to hide.”
— Written by the I&I Editorial Board
who the hell is Issues & Insights?
Steve Inskeep, who's been at NPR since forever, says Berliner is full of crap regarding the fact basis which support his conclusions.
Right wingers, of course, don't care about whether the facts are true or not. All that matters is the accusation.
And NPR, of course, actually bends over backwards to pretend that Republicans are just as sane as everyone else as they strive to be "objective". That's their real problem, not Berliner's unsupported garbage.
How my NPR colleague failed at “viewpoint diversity”
Uri Berliner gave a perfect example of the kind of journalism he says he’s against.
mtierney said:
For DB…
Btw, it appears Berliner has quit.
thanks.
this damn internet. I have no idea how to find things in it.
mtierney said:
For DB…
Btw, it appears Berliner has quit.
Appears so.
My resignation letter to NPR CEO @krmaher pic.twitter.com/0hafVbcZAK
— Uri Berliner (@uberliner) April 17, 2024
maybe Bari Weiss will hire him. Or The Daily Wire. He'd fit right in.
drummerboy said:
maybe Bari Weiss will hire him. Or The Daily Wire. He'd fit right in.
Or truth social.
drummerboy said:
maybe Bari Weiss will hire him. Or The Daily Wire. He'd fit right in.
If he joins Issues & Insights, he can write whatever the eff he wants and hide behind the Editorial Board byline.
ridski said:
mtierney said:
I would love to see that “ audience demographics” info. What fits the “really good” info do you think?
Approximately 75 percent of listeners identify as voting, providing the perfect opportunity for sponsors to target politically active listeners, regardless of their political attitudes. Similarly, the diversity among political viewpoints provides the opportunity for sponsors to connect with people of all political preferences, including liberal, middle-of-the-road and conservative listeners.
The political breakdown of NPR listeners is just as diverse as its demographics and depicts a media source that can reach your preferred target audience. (NPR Audience Profile 2022.)
- Republican: 32.6
- Democrat: 34.1
- Independent: 24.5
- No affiliation: 6.8
- Other: 2.0
https://blog.marketenginuity.com/by-the-numbers-who-is-actually-listening-to-public-radio
I'm kind of disappointed here. You said you'd "love to see" this information, and yet you didn't even 'like' it. What gives?
Jaytee said:
drummerboy said:
maybe Bari Weiss will hire him. Or The Daily Wire. He'd fit right in.
Or truth social.
modern-day progressives doing George Dubya Bush proud …”you are either with us, or against us!”
Smedley said:
modern-day progressives doing George Dubya Bush proud …”you are either with us, or against us!”
You took the words right out of Bibi’s mouth…Dubya was in the same position.
Smedley said:
Jaytee said:
drummerboy said:
maybe Bari Weiss will hire him. Or The Daily Wire. He'd fit right in.
Or truth social.
modern-day progressives doing George Dubya Bush proud …”you are either with us, or against us!”
no, it's either you care about facts or you don't.
you don't. Berliner don't either.
drummerboy said:
Smedley said:
Jaytee said:
drummerboy said:
maybe Bari Weiss will hire him. Or The Daily Wire. He'd fit right in.
Or truth social.
modern-day progressives doing George Dubya Bush proud …”you are either with us, or against us!”
no, it's either you care about facts or you don't.
you don't. Berliner don't either.
it’s Berliner “doesn’t”
Smedley said:
drummerboy said:
Smedley said:
Jaytee said:
drummerboy said:
maybe Bari Weiss will hire him. Or The Daily Wire. He'd fit right in.
Or truth social.
modern-day progressives doing George Dubya Bush proud …”you are either with us, or against us!”
no, it's either you care about facts or you don't.
you don't. Berliner don't either.
it’s Berliner “doesn’t”
you say potato...
mtierney said:
Hearing both sides of what’s happening is what makes America a democracy — and not an Iran, or Russia, or China, for example.
Given that sentiment, I'm sure you join Drummerboy in finding this a terrible outcome:
drummerboy said:
meanwhile, mostly under the radar, authoritarianism spreads across the land, sometimes through creative means.
The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states
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This aged like a fine boxed wine.