[Peace-discuss] Fw: NPR (1 of 2)

[jencart]

Thanks, good for the list folks to know.... I myself sign only the one signature petitions which are then verified by me by e-mail.  Jenifer
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OK. 

Just wanted to give you a heads up, since this petition has made the rounds several times and the last one I got (which I signed) was almost a year ago.

Lisa


On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 17:22:00 -0800 (PST), jencart <jencart at mycidco.com> wrote:
> Guess I'm missing something -- it looks legit to me, the friend who sent it to me is the last signer.  Jenifer C
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> Hi Jen:
> 
> This is a hoax:
> 
> http://www.snopes.com/politics/arts/nea.asp
> 
> Scroll down toward the end (actually, the whole thing's an interesting read) and you'll see the verbatim text of your post to the Peace Discuss list.
> 
> Lisa B-K
> 
> Fellow Listmember
> 
> On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:18:16 -0600 (GMT-06:00), jencart at mailstation.com <jencart at mailstation.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > -----Forwarded Message-----
> > From: Helene Feiner
> > Sent: Feb 7, 2005 11:29 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: NPR
> >
> >  Dear Friends:
> > >>
> > >> On NPR's Morning Edition, Nina Tottenberg said that if the Supreme
> > >> Court supports Congress, it will, in effect, be the end of the National
> > >> Public Radio (NPR), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) &the Public
> > >> Broadcasting System (PBS).
> > >>
> > >> PBS, NPR and the arts are facing major cutbacks in funding. In spite of
> > >> the efforts of each station to reduce spending costs and streamline their
> > >> services, some government officials believe that the funding currently
> > > going
> > >> to these programs is too large a portion of funding for something which
> > >> is
> > >> seen as not worthwhile.
> > >>
> > >> This is for anyone who thinks NPR/PBS is a worthwhile expenditure of
> > >> $1.12/year of their taxes. The only way that our representatives can be
> > >> aware of the base of support for PBS and funding for these types of
> > >> programs is by making our voices heard.
> > >>
> > >> Please add your name to this list and forward it to friends who believe
> > >> in what this stands for. This list will be forwarded to the President
> > >> and the Vice President of the United States. This petition is being
> > >> passed around the Internet. Please add your name to it so that funding
> > >> can be maintained for NPR, PBS, &the NEA.
> > >>
> > >> HOW TO SIGN &FORWARD: IT'S EASY: Please keep this petition rolling. Do
> > >> not reply to me. Please sign and forward to others to sign. If you
> > >> prefer not to sign, please send to the E-mail address indicated below.
> > >>
> > >> DON'T WORRY ABOUT DUPLICATES. This i s being forwarded to several people
> > >> at once to add their names to the petition. It won't matter if many
> > >> people receive the same list as the names are being managed. This is
> > >> for anyone who thinks NPR/PBS is a worthwhile expenditure of $1.12/year
> > >> of their taxes. A petition follows.
> > >>
> > >> If you sign, please forward on to others. If not, please don't kill it.
> > >> Send it to the Email address listed here: wein2688 at blue.univnorthco.edu
> > >>
> > >> If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc., signer of this
> > >> petition, please forward a copy to the above address. This way we can
> > >> keep track of the lists and organize them. Forward this to everyone you
> > >> know, and help us to keep these programs alive.
> > >>
> > >> Thank you!
> > >>
> > >> NOTE: It is preferable that you SELECT (highlight) the entirety of this
> > >> letter and then COPY it into a new outgoing message, rather