tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post669926828967760330..comments2024-03-12T04:15:32.560-04:00Comments on middletowneye: News Flash - There's Nothing HereMiddletown Eye (Ed McKeon)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15825886539128890014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-63840376650744326532012-01-03T05:39:30.334-05:002012-01-03T05:39:30.334-05:00I did post what I thought was a reasonable and cog...I did post what I thought was a reasonable and cogent rebuttal to Elizabeth's misinformation about NPR but I see you have chosen not to publish it;;not the first time my comments haven't seen the light of day either.Steadyjohnhttp://steadyhabits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-73573731500651199072012-01-01T17:59:29.638-05:002012-01-01T17:59:29.638-05:00Karen, I'm getting to your comment, but first,...Karen, I'm getting to your comment, but first, Steadyjohn: NPR receives no direct funding from the federal government for operations. Local stations get a tiny percentage of their funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which itself gets a smidgen of anybody's taxes. You could look it up on a fact-based website. Sarah Palin et al spread this myth whenever they want to rile Elizabeth Bobricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-80425047832625922682012-01-01T12:41:05.571-05:002012-01-01T12:41:05.571-05:00The show is supposed to be funny.
One of the brot...The show is supposed to be funny.<br /><br />One of the brothers has a daughter who graduated from Wesleyan. Middletown has come up several times over the years.<br /><br />I've listened to them for at least 15 years, they say similar stuff all the time about places coast to coast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-40923606579763233272012-01-01T11:36:56.743-05:002012-01-01T11:36:56.743-05:00My advice: don't listen to NPR; the whole oper...My advice: don't listen to NPR; the whole operation is a big joke at taxpayer expense.Steadyjohnhttp://steadyhabits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-22714276442996213002012-01-01T09:23:47.763-05:002012-01-01T09:23:47.763-05:00I took it as a joke--I take everything they say as...I took it as a joke--I take everything they say as a joke--but I work in Middletown and I know better.sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08373027426802320587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-54127102847535874532011-12-31T16:08:42.051-05:002011-12-31T16:08:42.051-05:00A couple of years ago, the brothers, Berman and ot...A couple of years ago, the brothers, Berman and others from NPR did a fund-raiser show in Crowell Hall at Wesleyan, to benefit Green Street Arts Center (see <a href="http://articles.courant.com/2009-05-22/news/dougberman.art_1_public-radio-campus-station-wait" rel="nofollow">http://articles.courant.com/2009-05-22/news/dougberman.art_1_public-radio-campus-station-wait</a>. I seem to recall that joseph getterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532411815252586302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-40955403361168457782011-12-31T15:57:10.076-05:002011-12-31T15:57:10.076-05:00Ironically, the producer Doug Berman is a Wesleyan...Ironically, the producer Doug Berman is a Wesleyan alum, class of 1984. See <a href="http://www.npr.org/people/4459873/doug-berman" rel="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/people/4459873/doug-berman</a>. I'd guess conditions have improved around town since his time here, particularly downtown.joseph getterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532411815252586302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-40199197576416400262011-12-31T15:10:06.100-05:002011-12-31T15:10:06.100-05:00If you're going to dis them at least get their...If you're going to dis them at least get their name right. It's Tappet not tapat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-7829536543702335892011-12-31T13:40:35.420-05:002011-12-31T13:40:35.420-05:00I think the caller should have defended Middletown...I think the caller should have defended Middletown -- Click and Clack were just being their funny selves. <br /><br />Love the title of the blog entry given Middletown's "It's All Here" slogan.Middletown Duohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15007426814305144839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-8097939281029603382011-12-31T11:23:50.137-05:002011-12-31T11:23:50.137-05:00I heard way up here in the Northeast Kingdom of VT...I heard way up here in the Northeast Kingdom of VT. They are sadly out of touch. Their producer needs a talking to.stephannoreply@blogger.com