DEM CONGRESSMEN: CONSERVATIVE VOICES ON PBS MAY BE ILLEGAL...

Drudge Report ^ | May 11, 2005

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DEM CONGRESSMEN: CONSERVATIVE VOICES ON PBS MAY BE ILLEGAL...

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Somehow not surprising...

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XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX WED MAY 11, 2005 22:00:01 ET XXXXX

DEM CONGRESSMEN: CONSERVATIVE VOICES ON PBS MAY BE ILLEGAL

Two congressional Democrats called Wednesday for an investigation into recent activities by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, suggesting that efforts by the Republican chairman of the private nonprofit to add more conservative programs onto PBS may violate federal law.

In a letter released Wednesday evening, Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., and Rep. John D. Dingell, D-Mich., asked CPB Inspector General Kenneth A. Konz to investigate the contracting, hiring and policies of the corporation, which distributes federal funds to public television stations. Both congressmen are ranking Democrats on committees that have oversight of public television.

They called recent actions taken by CPB Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson ``disturbing'' and ``extremely troubling.''

A CPB spokesman could not be reached for comment. But in a recent interview with the LOS ANGELES TIMES, Tomlinson defended his efforts to expand conservative perspectives on PBS, saying he merely wants to increase the network's audience.

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[muawiyah]

The trick is to first REMOVE the commies, Liberals and Democrats in the name of objectivity. Then slip in the Conservatives.

These guys simply don't want to share.

[Wneighbor]

oh reeeaally???

Why is that rational not surprising to me either?

[LibWhacker]

Lol . . . Gawd, these lefties are fools.

[Spktyr]

Great, since PBS is such a hotbed of illegal activity inviting further illegal action it should be defunded, right?

[Reactionary]

As if we needed more proof that "liberals" are Stalinist pigs.

[BenLurkin]

PBS shouldn't even exist.

Close it down and -- no problem!

[freekitty]

By whose standards, may I ask?

[putupjob]

The further along we go, the nuttier they get.

[pollyannaish]

Bwahaha! Now that is just funny.

[TMSuchman]

All the more reason to dump pbs and left sink or swim on it's own.

[wagglebee]

So, I guess they think that PBS is the exclusive domain of the left. I think we should just eliminate their funding and make them compete for revenues the same way all of the other broacasters do.

[EagleClaw]

I have to agree this is a GOOD thing. If there is so much controversy concerning the politics of public broadcasting, simply pull all public funding and let them do whatever they want...

...for the short time they will remain around.

[CyberAnt]

Are these people for real ..?? We're "illegal" because we're on PBS - but when we tried to tell them that the programming was too liberal - they denied it. ROTFLOL!!

They don't even know which way is up.

[AZHua87]

If Dingell is involved you know it's crooked.

[popdonnelly]

Conservative voices may be illegal, but not liberal ones.

[Popman]

ABSTRACT - Republican chairman of Corp for Public Broadcasting Kenneth Y Tomlinson's aggressive effort to get public television to correct what he and other conservatives consider liberal bias prompts some public broadcasting leaders to object that his actions pose threat to editorial independence; contract for corporation's chief executive Kathleen A Cox has not been renewed, and Tomlinson wants to replace her with Asst Secretary of State Patricia Harrison, former chairwoman of Republican National Committee; without knowledge of his board, Tomlinson contracted last year with outside consultant to keep track of guests' political leanings on program Now With Bill Moyers; he also encouraged corporation and public broadcasting officials to broadcast The Journal Editorial Report, whose host Paul Gigot is editor of conservative editorial page of Wall Street Journal; Tomlinson has repeatedly criticized public television programs as too liberal overall, but he denies trying to remove or tamper internally with existing shows; PBS president and chief executive Pat Mitchell is now challenging him publicly, disputing accusations of bias and criticizing some of his actions; she plans to step down when her contract expires next year; photo (M)

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It's called political payback

These Dems are slime

[LibWhacker]

OMG! . . . These leftists are truly, truly, TRULY pitiful, lol! They honestly believe someone it going to fall for their BS, LOL! HAHAHAHA . . . My sides . . . My sides! . . .

[xp38]

Imagine if PBS started broadcasting....The Ann Coulter Show!!!