Rove pal Tomlinson who tried to turn Public Broadcasting conservo: BUSTED!

[DeepModem Mom]

"Repeatedly broke federal law"!


NYT: Report Says Ex-Chief of Public TV Violated Federal Law
By STEPHEN LABATON
Published: November 15, 2005


WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 - Investigators at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting concluded today that its former chairman repeatedly broke federal law and its own regulations in a campaign to combat what he saw as liberal bias.

A scathing report by the corporation's inspector general described a dysfunctional organization that violated the Public Broadcasting Act, which created the corporation and was written to insulate programming decisions from politics....

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The corporation's former chairman, Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, who was ousted from the board two weeks ago when it was presented in a closed session with the details of the report, has said he sought to enforce a provision of the Public Broadcasting Act meant to ensure objectivity and balance in programming.

But the report said that in the process, Mr. Tomlinson repeatedly crossed statutory boundaries that set up the corporation as a "heat shield" to protect public radio and television from political interference.

The report said he violated federal law by being heavily involved in getting more than $4 million for a program featuring the conservative editorial writers of the Wall Street Journal. It said he imposed a "political test" to recruit a new president. And it said his decision to hire Republican consultants to defeat legislation violated contracting rules....


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/15/business/media/16cnd-broadcast.html?hp&ex=1132117200&en=8d0dfed3147b78e2&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[seabeyond]

1. another repug breaking hte law. but i thought they were going to

show me the way to the light of morality...... i am just crushed.

on edit: i need a list of all of them facing charges, indictments. i can just go around saying and how many repugs are going to jail since they took power

[buddysmellgood]

2. Republicans see truth as liberal bias.

[marmar]

6. SOOOO true...

As Rumsfeld termed the left: "The reality-based community."

[checks-n-balances]

16. Now THAT would be a great bumpersticker!

[Burried News]

3. Replace him with Bob Edwards who was axed by NPR after

24 years.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/02/AR2005050201503.html


"Bob Edwards , the longtime "Morning Edition" host who was booted amid much controversy last year from National Public Radio, says he's still getting static from his former employer. Edwards is furious because NPR barred his old colleague Scott Simon , host of "Weekend Morning Edition," from appearing on his XM Satellite Radio show last week to promote a book.

"This is clearly just pettiness directed at me," Edwards told us yesterday. "It baffles me that they are going to these petty extremes, especially when I am still an outspoken supporter of public radio and NPR specifically.""

[wicket]

7. Amen to that!

He is greatly missed. And I hope Moyers comes back too! :D

[DemReadingDU]

11. I miss listening to Bob Edwards on NPR, n/t

[EFerrari]

4. Good news!

:hi:

[Bozita]

5. PBS Newshour did a piece on this earlier today -- video link

Enjoy!

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/

[Mr_Spock]

8. That was fabulous on NPR radio as well. He was rebuked and driven out...

Another failed coup attempt by the RW Christo-fascist zombie brigade...

[Kingofalldems]

9. Those emails to Rove will be interesting

I understand they will be made public soon.

[alfredo]

10. It's been a day of good news. It started off

with news that our fight for water ownership won a great victory today. The day progressed, with more signs the bush junta is falling on its ass. Now your news is just icing on the cake.

Little by little the threats to our nation are being beat back.

[oregonindy]

12. WHOO HOOO! Hang that bastard up and beat him like a neo-con pinata

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. So is he going to be charged?

I am sick of these assholes breaking the law and nothing happening.

[dennisnyc]

15. So true! Indictment? Going to Jail? any more detail here?

I can't stomach paying for the NYT articles, am I missing some details--a frogmarch from his home????

[druidity33]

18. yeah, me neither...

I just go to the local library when i really want to check out a piece...

[upi402]

14. Recommended.

Now can we fund PBS again so big biz doesn't get to pee in that pool too?




When is a foreign car commercial not a commercial?...

................
when it's on PBS.

[Hekate]

17. Are the wheels falling off the Cons' little red wagon?

This is such wonderful news. Social Security Deform just had a stake driven through its heart, and now this.

Happy happy joy joy :bounce:

Hekate

:kick:

[DeepModem Mom]

19. It's a busy news day --

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5373057&mesg_id=5373057

[BJW]

20. Neener neener neener--eom!

[lovuian]

21. Taking over PBS is just another way of propoganda machine

in operation!!!