Elon Musk Asks If Taxpayer Dollars Should Go To NPR's CEO, Who Calls The Truth A 'Distraction'

Posted • November 14, 2024: It was back in April when Elon Musk called NPR CEO Katherine Maher "one of the worst human beings in America." This was after the video of her TED Talk started making the rounds, in which the former Wikipedia head said that "our reverence for the truth might be a distraction that’s getting in the way of finding common ground and getting things done." Censor bad information … like when NPR released a statement saying it would not be covering the Hunter Biden laptop story because it was a "distraction" and they didn't want to waste listeners' time with distractions. That video was making the rounds on X this week, and it seems as though Jonathan Turley caught it: Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley: “If you searched worldwide for a concise statement of why the public is rejecting mainstream media you could not find a better reduction than the statement of Katherine Maher (NPR CEO): “I think our reverence for the truth might have become a bit of a distraction that is preventing us from finding consensus and getting important things done.” …”

“I think our reverence for the truth might have become a bit of a distraction that is preventing us from finding consensus and getting important things done.” — Katherine Maher (NPR CEO) -- Just what "important things" are being impeded by the truth? Another video that was going around yesterday showed Maher saying that the initial idea of Wikipedia being a "free and open" platform had turned into making it a "white male Westernized construct." -- Current NPR CEO Katherine Maher says that during her time leading Wikipedia, she abandoned a "free and open" internet, because this led to the platform to recapitulating a "white male Westernized construct". Christopher Rufo revealed that Maher also said that "the number one challenge" in her fight against disinformation is "the First Amendment in the United States," which makes it "a little bit tricky" to censor "bad information" and "the influence peddlers" who spread it.

Katherine Maher, NPR’s Censor-In-Chief: "the number one challenge" in her fight against disinformation is "the First Amendment in the United States.” -- Unreal. Here's the head of DOGE: Elon Musk @elonmusk: “Should your tax dollars really be paying for an organization run by people who think the truth is a “distraction”?” -- No. I don't see how funding to NPR survives a government efficiency audit. -- Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ @realchrisrufo Replying to @elonmusk: “Defund NPR.” -- NPR needs to be defunded immediately. As soon as the Department of Government Efficiency gets up and running, that's the first thing it should cut. Dropping tax payer funding from NPR is such an obvious decision it should be a day-one decision for the new administration. Maher was made NPR CEO in March, gave her TED Talk about the truth getting in the way in April, and remains CEO of National Public Radio. I don't see how that's acceptable.

State-sponsored media in the US is akin to a criminal money laundering scheme. Democrats funnel money into 100s of entities in an effort to claim NPR receives less than 1% of its money from the government. In return NPR and PBS fund Democrat campaigns. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GcNxjwTXEAAfccH?format=jpg&name=large -- There is no reason NPR should receive government funding let alone licenses to spew misinformation. The available evidence indicates that the “truth” has been one of the few things NOT distracting NPR. I find it amusing that NPR (and PBS) always claim that only a small fraction of their funding comes from taxpayers, and yet that funding is critical to keeping them on the air. Mitt Romney of all people was accused of wanting to "kill Big Bird" during his presidential campaign, and I remember doing posts about clowns dressed up in frightening homemade Big Bird costumes holding their protest signs. And that became a major campaign issue.

Let's hope that the Department of Government Efficiency takes a close look at Maher's salary.

Twitchy: NPR CEO Says the First Amendment Is the Biggest Challenge to Fighting Disinformation
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/04/17/npr-ceo-says-the-first-amendment-is-the-biggest-challenge-to-fighting-disinformation-n2395209
Twitchy: Elon Musk Calls NPR CEO Katherine Maher 'One of the Worst Human Beings in America'
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2024/04/18/video-npr-ceo-katherine-maher-wants-to-stamp-out-bad-information-on-the-internet-n2395268
Twitchy: 'Bat Guano Crazy': NPR CEO Katherine Maher Says Truth Is a 'Distraction' to 'Getting Things Done'
https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2024/04/17/npr-katherine-maher-truth-video-n2395193
Rumble: During NPR CEO Katherine Maher's Time Leading Wikipedia, She Abandoned A "Free And Open" Internet…
https://rumble.com/v5p8ogw-during-npr-ceo-katherine-mahers-time-leading-wikipedia-she-abandoned-a-free.html
Rumble: NPR's Censor-In-Chief: Number 1 Challenge In Fight Against Disinformation Is The 1st Amendment In US
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