{"id":2463463,"date":"2025-07-18T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-took-19-hours-to-post-anything-watch-chip-roy-bury-npr-on-pitiful-public-radio-funding-defense\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:26:06","slug":"it-took-19-hours-to-post-anything-watch-chip-roy-bury-npr-on-pitiful-public-radio-funding-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-took-19-hours-to-post-anything-watch-chip-roy-bury-npr-on-pitiful-public-radio-funding-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It Took 19 Hours to Post Anything&#8221; &#8211; Watch Chip Roy Bury NPR on Pitiful Public Radio Funding Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fit-took-19-hours-to-post-anything-watch-chip-roy-bury-npr-on-pitiful-public-radio-funding-defense%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2463463&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the recent U.S. Senate vote to defund the Public broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), questioning the value these publicly funded networks provide to Americans. Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy criticized NPR and Texas Public Radio (TPR) for their inadequate and delayed response during the devastating Texas floods, which resulted in 135 deaths. Roy highlighted that while private local stations quickly provided critical alerts and details, NPR and TPR took 19 hours to issue any warnings, rather airing non-local programming and lobbying efforts. The article argues that NPR and PBS have become politically biased,especially favoring democratic perspectives,and no longer serve the entire American public effectively. It cites former NPR senior editor Uri Berliner&#8217;s claims of growing left-wing bias, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including ignoring key stories<\/a> and adopting controversial internal policies. the piece questions why taxpayer funding shoudl continue for networks perceived as partisan and ineffective in critical moments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the U.S. Senate voting to defund both the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio, what losses will the American people suffer without tax dollars going towards two largely politicized networks that take their money only to push partisan narratives that favor Democrats?<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fired-pediatrician-crawls-back-public-letter-asking-forgiveness-gloating-maga-voters-getting-hit-texas-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> Republican Rep. Chip Roy, not much.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever arguments existed for the practical purpose of those networks &mdash; namely NPR for Roy&rsquo;s case &mdash; the Texas congressman dispelled them in noting how useless it was during the devastating Texas floods that now have a death toll of 135.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Roy posted footage of himself to his social media platform X account, stating the effectiveness &mdash; or lack thereof &mdash; in Texas Public Radio taking an absurd 19 hours to post any warning or alert about the floods.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Roy: &ldquo;When the floods were hitting the people that I represent, it took NPR through Texas Public Radio 19 hours to post anything about the flooding on its social media.<\/p>\n<p>What was NPR and TPR doing in the interim? They were playing a program, a DC based program, lobbying&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IyZYPFq5SS\">pic.twitter.com\/IyZYPFq5SS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChipRoy\/status\/1945993647721443614?\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of folks here, talking about and extolling the virtues of NPR, PBS, public broadcasting, so forth and talked about how cutting their funding is somehow going to endanger communities and rural communities,&rdquo; Roy said in a hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, when the floods were hitting the people that I represent, it took NPR through Texas Public Radio 19 hours to post anything about the flooding on its social media. What was NPR and TPR doing in the interim?&rdquo; Roy asked before telling the room that private stations were covering the disaster as it was clearly the top priority.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They were playing a program, a D.C.-based program, lobbying congress for billions of dollars to continue their funding. When the flood hit at four in the morning, instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaine-warner-condemn-gop-push-to-rescind-public-broadcasting-funds-a-shortsighted-effort-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kaine, Warner condemn GOP push to rescind ... funds: \u2018A shortsighted effort\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">providing local news<\/a>,&rdquo; Roy explained, a pre-taped &ldquo;Morning Edition&rdquo; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/intern-republican-congressman-killed-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington D.C.<\/a> was being played.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t break in like the local stations did and so forth. The seven private stations posted over 70 alerts on their social pages throughout the day started at 7:24 in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My point being, private stations in the communities in which I live were there for the people of Texas. They were there presenting the information necessary, and the public stations were completely MIA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This looks pretty bad for NPR and cuts the legs from underneath its argument that it provides a necessary service.<\/p>\n<p>When a disaster like the one seen in Texas strikes, seconds matter.<\/p>\n<p>Leftists can drone on about President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-democrats-turmoil-republicans-hand-trump-enormous-late-night-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s cuts to the federal workforce exacerbating the issue when it comes to the National Weather Service and so forth, but where were NPR and TPR?<\/p>\n<p>They were apparently groveling for money rather than proving why they needed it.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats would bemoan less tax dollars going to NPR.<\/p>\n<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moderna-chief-bragged-to-wef-about-predicting-a-billion-dollar-pandemic\/\" title=\"Moderna Chief Bragged to WEF About Predicting a \u201cBillion Dollar Pandemic\u201d\">senior business editor<\/a> for NPR Uri Berliner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/award-winning-journalist-worked-npr-25-years-breaks-silence-publicly-funded-networks-major-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outed the network<\/a> for their growing bias in recent years in April 2024, detailing how the network pushed the Russia-collusion hoax against Trump, refused to pursue the story of Hunter Biden&rsquo;s laptop, refused to entertain the origins of COVID-19 being from a lab in Wuhan, China, and decided to take the side of the screaming mob, implementing backwards race-based trainings in the wake of George Floyd&rsquo;s death in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s all to say, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ceo-of-cyber-ninja-former-ariz-secy-of-state-hold-press-conference-on-ballot-audit-in-phoenix\/\" title=\"CEO OF Cyber Ninja, former Ariz. Secy. of State hold press conference on ballot audit in Phoenix\">left-wing talking points<\/a> became NPR talking points.<\/p>\n<p>This is no longer a network for all the American people, so why should they fund it?<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Texas Republican Representative Chip Roy believes the effect will be minimal. He dismissed any practical reasons for supporting these networks-specifically NPR in his case-by highlighting their ineffectiveness during the recent devastating floods in Texas, which have resulted in 135 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Roy shared a video on his social media platform X, criticizing Texas Public Radio for taking an astonishing 19 hours to issue any flood warnings or alerts. He questioned what NPR and Texas Public Radio were doing during that time and revealed they were airing a Washington D.C.-based program lobbying Congress instead of providing timely local updates.<\/p>\n<p>Roy stated at a hearing: &#8220;Many people praise NPR, PBS, and public broadcasting while claiming that cutting their funding would harm communities, especially rural ones. But when my constituents were facing floods, it took NPR through Texas Public Radio 19 hours to post anything about it on social media.&#8221; Meanwhile, private stations prioritized coverage by posting over 70 alerts starting early morning.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that local private stations served Texans effectively by delivering crucial information promptly while public broadcasters were absent from the scene. This failure undermines NPR&#8217;s claim of being an essential service provider.<\/p>\n<p>In emergencies like this flood disaster where every second counts, critics might blame federal workforce cuts under President Donald Trump for hampering agencies like the National Weather Service-but where was NPR? Instead of proving their value during crises, they appeared more focused on securing continued funding.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats lament losing taxpayer support for NPR; however, former senior business editor Uri Berliner exposed growing bias within the network as recently as April 2024. Berliner detailed how NPR pushed unfounded Russia-collusion narratives against Trump, ignored Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop story and COVID-19 lab origin theories from Wuhan China, and sided with activists by implementing controversial race-based trainings after George Floyd&#8217;s death in 2020. 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