“Real Time” host Bill Maher has slammed NPR and its “Portlandia” character boss Katherine Maher following weeks of turmoil in far-left newsrooms.
Mr. Maher said the drama unfolding on NPR after a bombshell essay written by ousted editor-in-chief Uli Berliner while discussing right-wing voters’ refusal to support President Biden in the upcoming election. “For them, NPR is about what would happen if this country did that.” He was a permanent Democratic governor. ”
“This big show is called ‘All Things Considered.’ It’s not ‘All Things Considered.’ He’s not wrong,” Maher said during a panel discussion Friday night.
“And he pointed out, for example, that 87 of the 87 people in editorial positions there are Democrats. Even if they were Democrats, I don’t think that’s a good thing,” Maher said.
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“Real Time” host Bill Maher spoke to NPR in response to veteran editor Uli Berliner’s shocking essay. (Screenshot/HBO)
Mr. Maher then knocked down his “namesake” NPR CEO for the social media post that happened.
“She’s a character from Portlandia,” Maher joked. “She says things like, “Sure, looting is counterproductive, but it’s based on treating people’s ancestry as private property.” They suffer from white mobility privilege.” So she’s like the white woman who says she’s Beyoncé’s spirit animal. ”
Bill Maher likened NPR CEO Katherine Maher’s over-the-top social media posts to “a character from ‘Portlandia.'” (Harry Murphy/Web Summit Qatar Sports File via Getty Images)
The HBO host then said that Berliner’s essay was “MGIPOC” (marginalized genders and intersex people of color), “Mi Gente” for “Latinx” employees, and “NPR Noir” for black employees. , the conversation turned to a reference to a subgroup within NPR, such as the Muslim “Ummah.” employee.
“Come on,” Maher responded. “Trump is dividing us, sure he is, but so are you. Why should you do this?”
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Maher went on to connect NPR with anti-Israel protesters who have stopped traffic on bridges in major cities this week.
“They’re protesting for terrorists, right? I think this is a result of things like that coming out of places like NPR and universities,” Maher said.
Longtime NPR editor-in-chief Uli Berliner has announced his resignation after being suspended for five days for blowing the whistle on liberal bias within the organization. (Getty Images)
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NPR has been plagued by scandal since Mr. Berliner went public with a left-wing takeover of the news station in a stunning essay published in the Free Press.
Berliner resigned this week after being suspended without pay for five days for violating NPR’s policies by not requesting permission to appear on other news platforms.
Fox News Digital has reached out to NPR for comment.
