Official Had Aide Send Data to White House

[sabra]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/18/arts/television/18broa.html
Official Had Aide Send Data to White House

By STEPHEN LABATON
Published: June 18, 2005

WASHINGTON, June 17 - E-mail messages obtained by investigators at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting show that its chairman, Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, extensively consulted a White House official shortly before she joined the corporation about creating an ombudsman's office to monitor the balance and objectivity of public television and radio programs.

Mr. Tomlinson said in an interview three months ago that he did not think he had instructed a subordinate to send material on the ombudsman project to Mary C. Andrews at her White House office in her final days as director of global communications, a political appointment.

But the e-mail messages show that a month before the interview, he directed Kathleen Cox, then president of the corporation, to send material to Ms. Andrews at her White House e-mail address. They show that Ms. Andrews worked on a variety of ombudsman issues before joining the corporation, while still on the White House payroll. And they show that the White House instructed the corporation on Ms. Andrews's job title in her new post.

A senior corporation executive who is concerned about its direction under Mr. Tomlinson provided copies of the e-mail messages to The New York Times. Fearing retribution, the executive insisted on anonymity as a condition for providing the copies.

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[Roland99]

1. Absolute power corrupts absolutely

These people just don't freakin' care. They feel they are above the law. And for good reason, the "liberal" media is just attacking them so. :sarcasm:

[sabra]

3. gotta love those anonymous sources...

[rodeodance]

2. good---lets connect those dots between Tomlinson and the WH!!

......The e-mail messages are part of the evidence being collected in a broad inquiry by the inspector general of the corporation into whether Mr. Tomlinson violated any rules that require that the corporation act as a buffer between politics and programming.

Investigators are examining the role played by the White House in the creation of the ombudsman's office at the corporation, an office Mr. Tomlinson said he advanced as part of a broader effort to ensure balance and objectivity in programming. Executives in public television and radio have said his actions threatened their editorial independence.

Under investigation are $14,170 in contracts signed by Mr. Tomlinson with an Indiana man who monitored the political leanings of the guests on "Now" when Bill Moyers was its host. And the investigators are looking at $15,000 in payments to two Republican lobbyists last year at the direction of Mr. Tomlinson and his Republican predecessor, who remains a board member.

Mr. Tomlinson declined to respond to questions about the investigation or anything else. "We decline comment during the inspector general's review and await their report clarifying these and all related circumstances," he said by e-mail on Friday. "We are confident that the report will conclude that all of these actions were taken in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations."

[quaoar]

4. Add Tomlinson's name

to the post-2006 subpoena list.

[Fridays Child]

5. Well, well, well. Tomlinson is busted.

Typical lying Republican slime.

[cthrumatrix]

20. sooooooo.... is he going to resign?

[grytpype]

6. Tomlinson takes orders directly from the White House, eh?

They want to wipe out PBS pretty badly!

[alfredo]

7. Start pressuring the Senate.

[AlCzervik]

8. they hate "The children" and thats that

they ruined NOW so the next target will be Sesame street.

[kodi]

9. and the hits on bushevik ethical standards just keep on coming

i know much has been said about equating bush and the conservatives to hitler and nazis, but it is more likely that W and his gang are just gangsters in suits.

[Miss Chybil]

10. What a shame. nt

[AngryWhiteLiberal]

11. Do RICO statues apply possibly to Tomlinson, Andrews, & WH???

Doesn't the DIRECT connection between the WH and Tomlinson demonstrate collusion and possible obstruction of Corporation business???

Shrub's administration is quickly approaching fascism...

JB

[NVMojo]

major jerkoff!

[NVMojo]

12. major jerkoff!

[slay]

13. It's official - Republicans want to make sure we are as dumb as possible

Makes it easier for them to lie to and control us. I can't believe they are taking over PBS. This is a truly sad time we are living in folks. :(

[maddezmom]

14. LOL...classified Hagel as a liberal

In a little-noticed speech on the floor of the Senate this week, Senator Byron L. Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, said that in response to his request for the reports on the "Now" program, Mr. Tomlinson provided him with the raw data from reports.

Mr. Dorgan said that Senator Chuck Hagel, Republican of Nebraska, was classified in the data as a "liberal" for an appearance on a segment of a show that questioned the Bush Administration's policies in Iraq. Mr. Hagel is considered a mainstream conservative with a maverick streak and a willingness to criticize the White House.

Another segment about financial waste at the Pentagon was classified as "anti-Defense," Mr. Dorgan said. He criticized Mr. Tomlinson for spending taxpayer money for studies to examine programs "to see if something is being said that might be critical about a president or Congress."

[AnnInLa]

15. Get ready to be soothed

Tomlinson determined to have more "music" programs....too many "political" programs....music to soothe the sheeple

[blm]

16. And don't forget good friends Gwen Ifill and CondiLiar. PBS was used by

BushInc for years. They completely watered down all reporting of hard news that showed Bush for the incompetent, lying piece of shit he is.

[goclark]

18. Yep do a google of I FULL OF LIES and

condiLIAR and you will get two best friends.

Have dinner at each others home --"FRIENDS."

She managed to stay under the radar during to 2004 debates with the chimp but she is a Mouthpiece for the WH.

[blm]

19. That's why I target the GOP control of media. Most folks really don't KNOW

how in bed the media is with BushInc. and their fascist agenda, and why it should be a priority for the DNC to expose it for the fact it is.

The rightwing deliberately set out YEARS ago to label the media liberal. We should commit ourselves to the telling of truth about the media with the same intensity that the GOP devotes to lying about the media.

[Supersedeas]

17. fearing retrobution for disclosing the truth--ya better believe it!!

[OKNancy]

21. Kick

[tandem5]

22. pick a scandal... any scandal nt

[Nothing Without Hope]

23. Jen Sorensen CARTOON: "Conservative PBS"

FOund here: http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=19013

(may take a few moments to load - but worth the wait)

http://workingforchange.speedera.net.nyud.net:8090/