First ACORN, now NPR

[Parkbandit]

http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/08/npr-executives-caught-on-tape-bashing-conservatives-and-tea-party-touting-liberals/

My favorite part was NPR's claim that Ron Shiller quit RIGHT before going to this "meeting" and being videotaped.

But seriously, NPR has a long history of being an unbiased news organization. Really.

[Jace Solo]

I'd say they are a little more left of unbiased but ya. They're pretty close to the middle...as far as the general attitude of Washington goes. I listen a lot...have since I can remember cause my dad did. I love the music...SNL captures the mood almost perfect everytime they do it.

[Keller]

PB - there is a difference in trying to report the news in an unbiased fashion and having an organization made up of apolitical people.

If you're an apolitical person, chances are that journalism is not something you're interested in. People who are apolitical and have an interest in current events is as close to a null set as you're going to get.

[Back]

You’re still upset about Nixon aren’t you?

[4a6c1]

Oh shutup you old fogey. So what if this one dude with NPR was ubar left leaning and weird. He's gone now! And you know fox wouldnt even have reported on this crap if it was them. They would have given it to Glenn Beck to make some sort of joke about within a 60 second period.

[4a6c1]

NPR was running the story within the HOUR of it happening. I was listening to one thing and then all the sudden they were making fun of their own people for scandal. It was glorious. I love NPR.

[Tgo01]

I'm getting tired of hearing about this James O'keefe person. Shouldn't he be in jail?

[Parkbandit]

Oh shutup you old fogey. So what if this one dude with NPR was ubar left leaning and weird. He's gone now! And you know fox wouldnt even have reported on this crap if it was them. They would have given it to Glenn Beck to make some sort of joke about within a 60 second period.

Lulz.

I link something about NPR, and you somehow respond with Fox and Glen Beck?

We aren't talking about the Evil Empire, little girl. Try and keep up. We are talking about a top official of NPR thinking liberals are smarter than conservatives... but falls for a publicity stunt like this.

I do agree with him though, NPR would be better off without taxpayer money.

[Keller]

little girl.

Awww, Mikey is flirting again!

Look at that!

[Parkbandit]

Awww, Mikey is flirting again!

Look at that!

Oh look, Dustina wants my attention again. Shock.

[4a6c1]

You just wait. You'll get your Evil Empire.

http://0.tqn.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/M/C/hillary_vader.jpg

Also fuck you and the rest of Hounds. I finally get my game up an there is NOBODY ONLINE?! Rift can suck a duck.

[Back]

Hillary pic

Lame. Very very lame.

[4a6c1]

Well I didnt make it. Duh.

[Keller]

Oh look, Dustina wants my attention again. Shock.

Aww, an oldie, but a goodie.

When calling me a closet homosexual proved ineffective because calling a straight man gay is not offensive (but does make you look like either a retard or a homophobe), you've regressed from 6th grade to 1st and modified my name to make it feminine.

Someday you'll find my button. Don't worry. Ignoring me didn't work. Calling me a fag didn't work. Saying my dad never loved me didn't work. And calling me a girl, also won't work.

But I'm sure you'll figure it out. Just keep trying. Don't give up!

[Parkbandit]

Oh, I learned a long time ago... you are a very creepy, yet persistent, stalker.

I knew that once I left WoW, you would be forced to either play Rift on the same server and/or step up your game here. You lasted longer than I thought though.. I had Friday, March 4th in the pool.

[Back]

Hillary would fit the role of Beru Whitesun more than anything.


Owen Lars was the son of moisture farmer Cliegg Lars and the stepbrother of Anakin Skywalker. He married Beru Whitesun, and after his father's death, he inherited his job as a moisture farmer. In 19 BBY, Beru convinced Owen to adopt Anakin's son, Luke Skywalker, as Anakin had turned to the dark side and become the infamous Darth Vader.

Owen and Beru raised their nephew as well as they could, and Owen instilled into Luke the values of his own childhood. Fearful of Luke's potential, and distrustful of the outside galaxy, Owen attempted to keep Luke isolated and ignorant of his true parentage.

[Parkbandit]

You just wait. You'll get your Evil Empire.


Unless she challenges Obama for 2012, there is no way. She will be "too old" in 2016 to run.



Also fuck you and the rest of Hounds. I finally get my game up an there is NOBODY ONLINE?! Rift can suck a duck.

Well, we waited for 2 years to get to raid level......... and PS- Hunters on Rift are better. You can actually spec out of a hunter deadzone.

[Parkbandit]

Another one bites the dust....


National Public Radio's president and chief executive, Vivian Schiller, resigned Wednesday morning in the wake of a scandal over a subordinate's taped remarks to a conservative activist.

Ron Schiller and a colleague are shown meeting two men in a café pretending to be from the fictitious Muslim Education Action Center and are captured on a hidden camera saying controversial comments.

The move comes a day after the head of NPR's fund-raising arm, Ron Schiller, resigned. Mr. Schiller (who isn't related to Vivian Schiller) was caught on video making disparaging remarks about the Republican Party and the tea-party movement, and questioning whether NPR needs U.S. government funding.

Mr. Schiller made the remarks during a lunch with men posing as members of a Muslim organization. They later turned out to have been working with political activist James O'Keefe in a "sting."

After a day of trying to distance the organization from the comments, Ms. Schiller and Dave Edwards, chairman of the board at NPR, decided in a phone call Tuesday night that her stepping down was the best way to alleviate mounting pressure from Washington to cut funding for the news organization.

"NPR's under an incredible amount of pressure right now in Washington from the defunding threat," Ms. Schiller said in an interview. "It's quite possible that the fact that I'm no longer with NPR would potentially mitigate that threat."

Ms. Schiller came under fire last fall for NPR's handling of the Juan Williams incident. Mr. Williams, a news analyst, was fired after comments he made on Fox News about being nervous around Muslims on an airplane. Republican members of Congress subsequently called for a re-examination of the news organization's federal funding.

NPR's Mr. Edwards on Wednesday praised Ms. Schiller's record of steering the organization through a difficult stretch financially and stressed that she "was not responsible for many of the mistakes that were made or the issues that emerged."

"But the CEO is accountable for all of the operations of that organization," Mr. Edwards said. "We determined it was a wise move to accept her resignation."

NPR media correspondent David Falkenflik said in a tweet that Ms. Schiller was forced out by the board, saying that Ms. Schiller set the tone by saying the board "should take any action it felt necessary."

Both Ms. Schiller and Mr. Edwards declined to comment on who initiated the decision.

NPR's board must now launch into the challenging process of finding a successor for Ms. Schiller. NPR said Joyce Slocum, senior vice president of legal affairs and general counsel, will serve as interim CEO.

In a video that surfaced Tuesday morning, Mr. Schiller and a colleague are shown meeting two men in a café pretending to be from the fictitious Muslim Education Action Center. The men say they are considering donating as much as $5 million to NPR because of what they describe as the substantial "Zionist coverage" by other news organizations.

During the lunch, Mr. Schiller says the Republican Party has been "hijacked" by groups hostile to Muslims. One of the "Muslim Center" men asks "The radical, racist, Islamophobic, tea-party people?" Mr. Schiller responds, nodding, "And not just Islamaphobic but really xenophobic. I mean basically, they are, they believe in sort of white, middle-America, gun toting. I mean, it's scary. They're seriously racist people."

Mr. Schiller had announced last week that he would soon leave for another job at the Aspen Institute, a non-profit policy and research organization. But on Tuesday night, he released a statement saying that he and NPR had agreed to make the resignation effective immediately.

On Wednesday, the Aspen Institute said Mr. Schiller has informed it that in light of the controversy around his statements, he "does not feel that it's in the best interests of the Aspen Institute for him to come work here."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704132204576190344232339766.html?m od=WSJ_hp_MIDDLETopStories

[Parkbandit]

:rofl:

Best apology ever:

"While the meeting I participated in turned out to be a ruse, I made statements during the course of the meeting that are counter to NPR's values and also not reflective of my own beliefs. I offer my sincere apology to those I offended. I resigned from NPR, previously effective May 6th, to accept another job. In an effort to put this unfortunate matter behind us, NPR and I have agreed that my resignation is effective today."

Bold part is the first signs of a cyborg takeover. Those comments weren't his views......

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

NPR is overreacting. Nothing they do today (publically) will affect any budget decisions in the next few months. The appearance of partisanship is what’s hurting them. Frankly I don’t give a shit if they were liberal or conservative or somewhere in-between… I don’t think the government should fund them or any other program that produces press that can sway public opinion.

[Keller]

I don’t think the government should fund them or any other program that produces press that can sway public opinion.

Let's start with this question: what programs should the government fund?

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Let's start with this question: what programs should the government fund?

Honestly to try and think through what programs I think the government should fund is more of an investment in time than I want to spend on the topic.

I'm certain were I to say "The Smithsonian" the argument can be made they sway public opinion. Certainly they do, but my fundamental objection is with the government funding the press.

I think the government should fund the military and all the downstream effects of that (healthcare for the military, food, lodging, VA, etc). I actually am a fan of Social Security, though not it's present form. I'd rather we had no SS than what we have today. I also don't believe in Medicare or Medicaid. Frankly I believe people should plan for their own lives, not depend on the government to do so. I believe entitlement programs like welfare, foodstamps and unemployment should not be funded by the Federal Government. I personally believe state government should do those things, to the degree their voting public believe they should.

I believe the federal government should fund schools and education, but again not the way it funds them today. I believe the fed gov should own and manage the power grids and generation facilities (not private industry). I believe the fed gov should fund the EPA, federal highways, bridges, tunnels, etc, the Supreme court, the FTC, the NTSB, the SEC.

That's off the top of my head, I'm certain I could write a book about it though. Frankly I'm not sure what this accomplishes.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Oh yeah, I also think the USPS should be closed.

[Keller]

Each of those programs can produce press that can sway public opinion.

The issue I have is that being able to produce press and producing press are not the same thing. PB made the mistake of imputing an employee's political belief to an entire organization and I think you're making the mistake of saying that an organization than can influence public opinion will. I just don't think we can ignore that people are not apolitical.

Asking executives of news organizations to be apolitical is impossible. We can request their news coverage to be apolitical. But even that will be unlikely because even the choice of stories, let alone the context you report them, can be political.

[LMingrone]

Let's start with this question: what programs should the government fund?

They should bring back Mr. Wizard. That guy was the shizz.

[Parkbandit]

NPR is overreacting. Nothing they do today (publically) will affect any budget decisions in the next few months. The appearance of partisanship is what’s hurting them.

I don't agree. The whole firing of Williams and how NPR handled it brought to light that the Federal Government funded them. It probably was a big reason this guy to set them up in a "sting". The way they handled it since only adds fuel to the "Cut them off" fire.



Frankly I don’t give a shit if they were liberal or conservative or somewhere in-between… I don’t think the government should fund them or any other program that produces press that can sway public opinion.

Agreed 100%

[Parkbandit]

The issue I have is that being able to produce press and producing press are not the same thing. PB made the mistake of imputing an employee's political belief to an entire organization and I think you're making the mistake of saying that an organization than can influence public opinion will. I just don't think we can ignore that people are not apolitical.


You are incorrect. I've always stated that NPR is a liberal biased media... and the latest stupidity from one it's leaders is just the sprinkles on top of a gigantic sundae made of liberal shit.

[Back]

Honestly to try and think through what programs I think the government should fund is more of an investment in time than I want to spend on the topic.

Translated: I am too fat and lazy to form my own opinion so I will let other loudmouths do it for me.

[Warriorbird]

I believe the fed gov should own and manage the power grids and generation facilities (not private industry).

Socialist.

[Danical]

Translated: I am too fat and lazy to form my own opinion so I will let other loudmouths do it for me.

Surely you can see the lack of ROI on creating an exhaustive list of what the gov't should fund; it would take a long time to go through it all.

EDIT: As someone that works in education, I'd like to see the Dept of Ed eliminated.

[EasternBrand]

They should bring back Mr. Wizard. That guy was the shizz.

There's only one man with the capability of reanimating Mr. Wizard, and that's Mr. Wizard. Damn this infinite loop!

[TheEschaton]

The government funds less than 10% of NPR, last I checked. Let's defund the military, that'll be some real savings.

[Keller]

The government funds less than 10% of NPR, last I checked. Let's defund the military, that'll be some real savings.

But the military can't release press that will influence public opinion, Alok.

[Parkbandit]

The government funds less than 10% of NPR, last I checked.

So, it shouldn't be a big deal.. why shouldn't we?



Let's defund the military, that'll be some real savings.

And if attacked, we can remind them that attacking us is wrong. If they still insist on attacking us, then we should just leave.

[Warriorbird]

I heard about a country where there was never any frivolous defense spending ever and fiscal conservatives magically clung to this concept.

[Parkbandit]

I heard about a country where there was never any frivolous defense spending ever and fiscal conservatives magically clung to this concept.

Who stated that there was never any frivolous defense spending ever?

Oh, WB is just being WB as usual...

[LMingrone]

Defense and offense are not the same.

[Parkbandit]

Defense and offense are not the same.

Thanks?

[LMingrone]

Welcome?

[Danical]

Penis Cannon?

[Warriorbird]

Who stated that there was never any frivolous defense spending ever?

Oh, WB is just being WB as usual...

So... cutting NPR is TOTALLY NECESSARY when it equals a fraction of the bloat of Defense, Social Security, or Medicare.

Gotcha.

[Parkbandit]

So... cutting NPR is TOTALLY NECESSARY when it equals a fraction of the bloat of Defense, Social Security, or Medicare.

Gotcha.

Who stated that "cutting NPR is totally necessary"?

Oh, no one.

You are a one trick pony, aren't you?

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Translated: I am too fat and lazy to form my own opinion so I will let other loudmouths do it for me.

ROFL. Ok, cumstain, what programs should the federal government fund. Be sure and list them all.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Lame. Very very lame.


Hillary would fit the role of Beru Whitesun more than anything.


Translated: I am too fat and lazy to form my own opinion so I will let other loudmouths do it for me.


Socialist.


The government funds less than 10% of NPR, last I checked. Let's defund the military, that'll be some real savings.


But the military can't release press that will influence public opinion, Alok.


I heard about a country where there was never any frivolous defense spending ever and fiscal conservatives magically clung to this concept.


So... cutting NPR is TOTALLY NECESSARY when it equals a fraction of the bloat of Defense, Social Security, or Medicare.

Gotcha.

Some of the "contributions" to this thread by the liberals on this board.

FFS WB, get some new material. I can just about copy and paste your posts to any political thread and duplicate your posts. Actually... is that what you do? At least Backrash makes no pretense of having nothing to contribute at all anymore and just creates random threads no one cares about.

[~Rocktar~]

You just wait. You'll get your Evil Empire.

http://0.tqn.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/M/C/hillary_vader.jpg


She can't be President, she already had 2 terms.

Oh, wait, technically that was her husband.

[~Rocktar~]

Aww, an oldie, but a goodie.

When calling me a closet homosexual proved ineffective because calling a straight man gay is not offensive (but does make you look like either a retard or a homophobe), you've regressed from 6th grade to 1st and modified my name to make it feminine.

What?!?! Someone called you straight? How dare they?

[waywardgs]

I don't agree. The whole firing of Williams and how NPR handled it brought to light that the Federal Government funded them. It probably was a big reason this guy to set them up in a "sting". The way they handled it since only adds fuel to the "Cut them off" fire.


Didn't realize their funding was some big secret... I mean, it's right there in the name: National Public Radio.

[Parkbandit]

Didn't realize their funding was some big secret... I mean, it's right there in the name: National Public Radio.

No one said it was a big secret, Brainiac... just look at the timeline of events.

Oct 21, 2010 - Juan Williams
Oct 22, 2010 - Palin, Huckabee, Gingrich, Williams, etc... bring up defunding NPR
Oct 24, 2010 - McDonnell wants to defund NPR/PBS
Nov 18, 2010 - House Dems reject Republican proposal to defund NPR/PBS

Like I said, NPR's actions brought about this drive to defund.

[waywardgs]

Your whole schtick is to never say anything definitive so you can make tons of allusions to stuff but backtrack when you're called out. "BUT I DIDN'T SAY THOSE EXACT WORDS!!!111" It's a lazy way of debating. It's also the reason I don't engage you very often- I find you boring and incredibly tedious.

[waywardgs]

Also, the title of this thread makes it seem like the whole acorn thing was a legitimate piece of journalism, and anyone who's got any sense at all has long since given that myth the boot.

[Gan]

ParkBandit shall be henceforth known as a Master Electrician.

He has officially wired up almost all of the PC liberals with a single thread.

[crb]

I heard about a country where there was never any frivolous defense spending ever and fiscal conservatives magically clung to this concept.

Was it Switzerland? Where they require you to have a gun unless you can prove your penis has been surgically removed.

[Warriorbird]

Some of the "contributions" to this thread by the liberals on this board.

FFS WB, get some new material. I can just about copy and paste your posts to any political thread and duplicate your posts. Actually... is that what you do? At least Backrash makes no pretense of having nothing to contribute at all anymore and just creates random threads no one cares about.

So your contribution is to wish really hard that nobody ever disagreed with you. Got it.

*this post recycled from a post directed to Parkbandit on the same "MY PC MUST BE ALL CONSERVATIVES." line*

[Warriorbird]

Was it Switzerland? Where they require you to have a gun unless you can prove your penis has been surgically removed.

Switzerland is an awesome country. I own two guns.

[Parkbandit]

Your whole schtick is to never say anything definitive so you can make tons of allusions to stuff but backtrack when you're called out. "BUT I DIDN'T SAY THOSE EXACT WORDS!!!111" It's a lazy way of debating. It's also the reason I don't engage you very often- I find you boring and incredibly tedious.

LULWUT?

You thought you had a "ZOMG I GOT PB!!!" and it turned out to be a pretty big failure on your part.


I don't agree. The whole firing of Williams and how NPR handled it brought to light that the Federal Government funded them. It probably was a big reason this guy to set them up in a "sting". The way they handled it since only adds fuel to the "Cut them off" fire.


Sounds pretty difinitive. Nothing allusive at all... unless English is a 2nd language or you have the mental capacity of a 12 year old.

Either way, please, please continue. Your level of stupidity is awesome and I for one never, ever want you to leave.

And just so you don't get bored with me and don't respond to my posts with that "special" gift you have, I added this picture.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/10/10-13-08-elmo-live.jpg

[Parkbandit]

Also, the title of this thread makes it seem like the whole acorn thing was a legitimate piece of journalism, and anyone who's got any sense at all has long since given that myth the boot.

O'Keefe is every much a journalist as anyone else who uses hidden cameras to expose the stupidity of some people. Pretty effective too.... ACORN had it's funding taken away and was "dismantled" and 2 NPR executives have been shown the door. Hopefully, their funding will also be taken away.

[Parkbandit]

So your contribution is to wish really hard that nobody ever disagreed with you. Got it.

*this post recycled from a post directed to Parkbandit on the same "MY PC MUST BE ALL CONSERVATIVES." line*

http://www.xraymag.com/images/xray_v5n5_one_trick_ponies_banner.jpg

I would never want the PC to be all conservative... I wouldn't be entertained by liberal fools like you.

[Warriorbird]

O'Keefe is about as much a journalist as Lee Atwater, Karl Rove, or James Carville.

[waywardgs]

LULWUT?

You thought you had a "ZOMG I GOT PB!!!" and it turned out to be a pretty big failure on your part.



Sounds pretty difinitive.

Uh-huh... I don't give a shit about 'zomg i got pb', you do it all by your pretty little self. Love the lulz, old man, love the lulz.

[Parkbandit]

Uh-huh... I don't give a shit about 'zomg i got pb', you do it all by your pretty little self. Love the lulz, old man, love the lulz.

Just keep posting boy. Entertain me with your foolishness.

[Parkbandit]

O'Keefe is about as much a journalist as Lee Atwater, Karl Rove, or James Carville.

I was thinking more along the lines of Chris Hansen or Morley Safer who used hidden cameras to expose the stupid things people do. I don't remember any of those 3 you mentioned doing that.

[waywardgs]

O'Keefe is every much a journalist as anyone else who uses hidden cameras to expose the stupidity of some people.

:rofl: journalist... too fucking funny.

[Parkbandit]

ParkBandit shall be henceforth known as a Master Electrician.

He has officially wired up almost all of the PC liberals with a single thread.

It actually takes very little effort on my part anymore.

Just make a thread about cutting money to a Democratic institution and bammo.. instant entertainment.

[Parkbandit]

:rofl: journalist... too fucking funny.

It's a pretty big word... it's unlikely you understand it.

Let's stick with 2 syllable words for you.

[waywardgs]

It actually takes very little effort on my part anymore.

Just make a thread about cutting money to a Democratic institution and bammo.. instant entertainment.

you know, I actually agree with you that public npr funding should be cut... I'm just in this thread to point out what an asinine jackass you are.

For the record, I'm a hard-core libertarian. I can't stand anyone who claims liberal or conservative. I think it's all bullshit.

[Parkbandit]

you know, I actually agree with you that public npr funding should be cut... I'm just in this thread to point out what an asinine jackass you are.

So far, you've only proven you are a dipshit who has difficulty understanding the English language.



For the record, I'm a hard-core libertarian. I can't stand anyone who claims liberal or conservative. I think it's all bullshit.

:rofl:

And the hit parade continues.....

[waywardgs]

So far, you've only proven you are a dipshit who has difficulty understanding the English language.



:rofl:

And the hit parade continues.....

http://yxhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/yawning__1220901657_91071.jpg
Try again, guy.

[waywardgs]

Here, I'll help you with your response, it's your favorite:

:rofl:

[Parkbandit]

Here, I'll help you with your response, it's your favorite:

:rofl:

When you say that you are a hard core libertarian and can't stand anyone who isn't... it's funny. Sad, but funny.

[Parkbandit]

Speaking of :rofl: another executive at NPR is in hot water:


Joyce Slocum's comments in a Thursday interview with The Associated Press came just before conservative activist James O'Keefe posted a follow-up video as part of his undercover investigation of NPR. A video posted Tuesday included a former NPR executive calling the tea party movement racist and led to former president and CEO Vivian Schiller's resignation.

The new video includes recordings of phone conversations between NPR executive Betsy Liley and an activist posing as a member of a phony group with ties to the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood. The two discuss the logistics of a potential $5 million donation from the group to NPR and the ways in which it could be kept anonymous and shielded from government scrutiny.

NPR says it never came close to accepting the money because the phony group did not meet its standards for potential donors. Liley has been placed on administrative leave.

Liley says in the video that Schiller and Slocum, then NPR's general counsel, were aware of the potential $5 million donation from the group, which called itself the Muslim Education Action Center and said on its website that its goal was "to spread acceptance of Sharia across the world."

NPR also released e-mail correspondence among Schiller, Slocum and the two undercover activists in which the NPR officials express skepticism about the fake organization's tax-exempt status and other credentials.

The latest controversy involving NPR - which also drew widespread criticism for last year's firing of analyst Juan Williams - comes amid the most serious threat yet to federal funding for public broadcasting.

NPR has long been targeted by conservatives over a perceived liberal bias in its programming. For some, the video of former executive Ron Schiller - who calls tea party Republicans racist, xenophobic and anti-intellectual - confirmed those suspicions. Ron Schiller is not related to Vivian Schiller and has resigned as NPR's top fundraiser.

Ron Schiller also said in the video that NPR would be better off without federal funding. Many Republicans in Congress agree. The House has voted to cut all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is getting $430 million in the current fiscal year. Democrats in the Senate and President Barack Obama favor continued funding for CPB.

NPR has disavowed Schiller's comments and noted that he was not involved in newsgathering.

"I think if anyone believes that NPR's coverage is biased in one direction or another, all they need to do to correct that misperception is turn on their radio or log onto their computer and listen or read for an hour or two," Slocum told AP. "What they will find is balanced journalism that brings all relevant points of view to an issue and covers it in depth so that people understand the subtlety and the nuance."

Slocum said she did not expect to make major changes to NPR's newsgathering or fundraising efforts. She said the fight for federal funding would continue by "telling the story of the value of public broadcasting to the American public."

Federal grants account for about 2 percent of NPR's $161 million budget, but many small NPR member stations receive 40 percent or more of their funds from the government. Those stations would likely go dark if Congress cuts off funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Slocum also defended NPR's process for evaluating potential donors.

"They repeatedly made the offer and we repeatedly rejected the offer because they hadn't met the threshold of what we require through our vetting process," Slocum said. "I think the process worked. There's always room for improvement."

In the phone calls included in the video released Thursday, Liley repeatedly asks activist Simon Templar, who posed as a trustee of the Muslim group, to sign a written agreement that lays out the terms of the potential gift. She indicates that Slocum and Vivian Schiller were aware of the offer and that NPR's legal department routinely investigates the organizational structure of nonprofits that donate to NPR.

She also discusses instances in which NPR has turned down donations. Asked whether NPR was considering rejecting the gift, Liley says, "No no no no no. ... I didn't mean to infer anything."

Liley also says that keeping the gift anonymous would shield it from government audits.

"The statement made by Betsy Liley in the audio tapes released today regarding the possibility of making an anonymous gift that would remain invisible to tax authorities is factually inaccurate and not reflective of NPR's gift practices. All donations - anonymous and named - are fully reported to the IRS," NPR said in a statement.

Vivian Schiller was heavily criticized for firing Williams after he said on Fox News that he feels uncomfortable when he sees people in "Muslim garb" on airplanes. She later admitted the firing was handled badly but did not apologize for sacking Williams.

O'Keefe is best known for hidden-camera videos that ultimately brought down the community-organizing group ACORN. He also made headlines when he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor last May after he was accused of trying to tamper with the phones in Sen. Mary Landrieu's office in New Orleans. Through a publicist, he has declined repeated interview requests.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NPR_TEA_PARTY_CRITICISM?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-10-17-46-37

[Cephalopod]

Looks like even Glenn Beck's site is questioning O'Keefe's editing... first his ACORN reporting was shown to be heavily manipulated and in some cases downright lies, now the Blaze is saying the NPR recordings are similarly edited and manipulated:

Does Raw Video of NPR Expose Reveal Questionable Editing & Tactics? (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/)

[Parkbandit]

Looks like even Glenn Beck's site is questioning O'Keefe's editing... first his ACORN reporting was shown to be heavily manipulated and in some cases downright lies, now the Blaze is saying the NPR recordings are similarly edited and manipulated:

Does Raw Video of NPR Expose Reveal Questionable Editing & Tactics? (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/)

I can't believe you are using Theblaze.com as a source.

You r dum.



PS- To me, the ends do not justify the means. It's too bad O'Keefe decided to sensationalize this video... the quotes, even in context, were plenty to question some of NPR's practices and leadership.

I do find it hilarious that it was Glenn Beck that brought this editing to light though... imagine how much publicity this would have gotten if the NY Times or CNN exposed this.

[Cephalopod]

I do find it hilarious that it was Glenn Beck that brought this editing to light though... imagine how much publicity this would have gotten if the NY Times or CNN exposed this.

I wouldn't have bothered linking it if it hadn't been from Fox News or The Blaze, that's for sure.

[Parkbandit]

I wouldn't have bothered linking it if it hadn't been from Fox News or The Blaze, that's for sure.

I bet.

I might have to go to moveon.org and post a story just to balance out the ying/yang.

[Cephalopod]

O'Keefe is about as much a journalist as Lee Atwater, Karl Rove, or James Carville.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyVLDCPtVQw&feature=player_embedded

We didn't have a thread for O'Keefe's Mary Landrieu office shenanigans (that I could find), so I'll just leave this here...

[DeV]

Theblaze.com is as much a source as James O'Keefe is a journalist who is the source. Anyway, he can't help but sensationalize shit. He's a brilliant attention whore. The other attention whores should take notes.

I take it he's trying to become the next Rebecca Black with this latest stunt.