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Weekly Standard's Sonny Bunch ignored OIG report finding wrongdoing by Tomlinson
In his April 17 column, Weekly Standard assistant editor Sonny Bunch suggested that Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, the former chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), was "forced out" because his "efforts to create a ... less reflexively liberal system" were "rewarded by attacks in the New York Times and elsewhere." In fact, as Media Matters for America documented, Tomlinson stepped down as chairman when his term ended in September 2005 and subsequently left the CPB board of directors on November 3, 2005 -- a move CPB characterized as a mutual decision -- after CPB inspector general (IG) Kenneth Konz presented the board with the preliminary findings of his office's investigation into alleged legal and ethical violations by Tomlinson.
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Posted by valentinian
So what Sonny has his panties in a Bunch about is that Tomlinson wasn't able to run the CPB as an ideological Bushie fiefdom like every other part of theFederal government?
Cry me a freakin' river.
Posted Wednesday April 18, 2007 4:15:23 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by conleytgwinn
Whaduya expect, except defense of a (partisan) liar by a Corporate Media liar? Or did I miss the part where the novelty of this circumstance is revealed?
Posted Wednesday April 18, 2007 4:23:19 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Conchobhar in reply to conleytgwinn
I think the story here is that the Washington Times, if you can believe it, got the reporting right.
Posted Wednesday April 18, 2007 4:51:14 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by conleytgwinn in reply to Conchobhar
I grant you - that IS an element of novelty! I had read the citation, but didn't really pick up the implication.
Posted Wednesday April 18, 2007 5:00:21 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Conchobhar in reply to conleytgwinn
Maybe Tony Blankley's on vacation.
Posted Wednesday April 18, 2007 7:16:37 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by solon in reply to Conchobhar
Maybe he ate some bad pizza and grew a concience.
Posted Thursday April 19, 2007 1:24:22 AM EDT / Flag this comment