mea culpa ... it was Matt Taibbi who said it.

[redqueen]

This is what happens when people don't use the (div text) to clarify what they're quoting.

Sorry all.

[Bitwit1234]

1. NO media, nada, zip zilch none ever said that the Bush

administration did anything wrong. Even when Bush by the urging of Cheney invaded a neutral country and killed millions of it's citizens, and most of all 4000 of our precious military.

That's the way it goes. This country was ruined. Obama and the Democrats, slow for sure, but they are trying to pull us out of this mess. And what do they get from the media...slurs, flames, and downright falsehoods.

[redqueen]

4. .

[spanone]

2. the media is the problem. they stoke the fires for ratings...that is all important

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Could you please point out where PBS calls 'the bank bailout' (TARP? Passed under Bush)

'revolting and inexcusable'? I've been skimming through the Introduction and interviews and haven't found it. Just lots of support for regulation reform.

[redqueen]

6. Sorry, it was Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone.

I read a poorly-formatted OP and should not have assumed the links were in any way rationally-placed in relation to the quoted text.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. I have seen several Frontline programs and others on PBS that were

pretty much openly critical of Bush and his policies. You might watch "Bush's War" for one. It's available here:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar/etc/synopsis.html

[arcadian]

7. If you'll recall this neocon assface was the Chair of the CPB

Kenneth Tomlinson,


Political composition of the CPB Board
The CPB has nine board members who serve six-year terms and are selected by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.

Currently (September 2009) the CPB board contains four Republicans, four Democrats, and one independent. According to the Public Broadcasting Act, the White House cannot appoint persons of the same political party to more than 5 of the 9 CPB board seats.

In 2004 and 2005, there were complaints by people within PBS and NPR that the CPB was starting to push a conservative agenda <6><7>, while board members counter that they are merely seeking balance. Polls of the PBS and NPR audiences in 2002 and 2003 indicated that few felt that the groups' news reports contained bias, and those that saw a slant were split as to which side they believed the reports favored. The president of CPB, Patricia Harrison, is a former co-chair of the Republican National Committee; since 2001, its chair has been a Republican.

The charge of a conservative agenda reached a head in 2005. The point man of the controversy, Kenneth Tomlinson, was the chair of the CPB board from September 2003 until September 2005. During his time as Chair, he drew the anger of PBS and NPR supporters by unilaterally commissioning a study of alleged bias of the PBS show, NOW with Bill Moyers, conducted by a conservative colleague, and by appointing two conservatives as CPB Ombudsmen.<8> On November 3, 2005, Tomlinson resigned from the board in the face of allegations of scandal. A report of his tenure by the CPB Inspector General, Kenneth Konz, requested by House Democrats, prompted his resignation. On November 15, the report was made public. It found evidence that "the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) former Chairman violated statutory provisions and the Director’s Code of Ethics by dealing directly with one of the creators of a new public affairs program during negotiations with PBS and the CPB over creating the show." It also "found evidence that suggests “political tests” were a major criteria used by the former Chairman in recruiting a President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for CPB, which violated statutory prohibitions against such practices".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporation_for_Public_Broadcasting