NPR to Seek Democrat Presidential Nomination
(2003-01-29) — National Public Radio (NPR) announced today it would seek the Democrat nomination for the Presidency. The decision was made by the whole staff “in communal fashion” after listening to President George Bush’s state of the union address last night.
Veteran correspondent Daniel Schorr will likely serve as the titular head of the ticket, since only one name can appear on the ballot, but the entire staff will share the Oval Office if elected.
“While we were doing the post-speech analysis, we suddenly realized that we believed in all the same things the Democrat party believes,” said Mr. Schorr. “It’s only logical that NPR should be the party standard bearer.”
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, whom Mr. Schorr referred to as “Nancy” and “Dear” during last night’s post-speech coverage, endorsed the federally-funded news organization’s candidacy. She will introduce legislation next week to provide additional funding to NPR.
Spokespersons for CNN, MSNBC and the New York Times said their organizations are considering presidential bids as well.
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OK, does this surprise you? How will they get around direct advocacy rules at the FEC?
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