James O'Keefe has pulled off another sting. If you have not yet watched this undercover video of lunch with NPR executive Ron Schiller (now NPR ex-executive), here it is. In this video, Schiller talks about the Republican Party, Tea Party, Juan Williams and all other things considered.
By the way; along with the obvious arrogance and disdain toward average Americans, Schiller shows what a hypocrite he is when he accuses Juan Williams of being guilty of bigoted talk on the one hand then goes right along with the anti-Semitic canard that Jews control the media. He also admits that NPR doesn't really need that federal funding they get.
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What a narcissistic idiot. Fighting Bob La Follette must be turning over in his grave. As something of an anti-intellectual myself, and an independent scholar who does NOT have a Ph.D, from Princeton or anywhere else, I could no more watch this to the end than I could listen patiently to a slobbering late-stage Alzheimer patient carry on what may seem, in their own mind, like a coherent conversation.
However, it seems that most of the leading "expose" material was provided by the journalists, and the guy from NPR was totally oblivious, neither affirming nor denying but rattling on, enchanted mostly by the sound of his own voice.
One of the attributes of a good DEA undercover agent was not only being a great talker, but a great listener as well.
You've once again thrown around the phrase "average Americans" as a synonym for conservatives. Non-conservatives are average Americans, too. Our good friend Lance has pointed this out to you on several occasions.
Yes Anonymous, but NPR execs don't attack non-conservatives much, do they?
I hereby declare myself The Average American, much as some point in Missouri is The Center of The United States.
There, now we have a frame of reference for "the average American." Your move Gary.
As to the DEA, if the agent SUPPLIES all the incriminating lines, then they have not established proof of a crime. They have to hear the suspect spontaneously say what they want to hear. In this case, the suspect was a blithering idiot, but the specific points emphasized in the headlines were supplied by the agents.
I did read that he
a) is leaving NPR, which he was going to do anyway, but
b) doesn't have a job waiting for him at the Aspen Institute in light of being caught dribbling at the mouth.
"I could no more watch this to the end than I could listen patiently to a slobbering late-stage Alzheimer patient carry on what may seem, in their own mind, like a coherent conversation."
Sorry to anyone who has a loved ones suffering with Alzheimers but this made me laugh. Good line
Anonymous, a close co-worker of mine did have a mother suffering from Alzheimer's some years ago, and I did hear her speak. I can sympathize with her husband and her son, and be polite in her presence. I still recall how this retired English teacher spoke in sentences with perfect grammar that meant absolutely nothing. I could not listen to such a conversation as a coherent conversation and take it seriously.
I eagerly await your follow-up post on the NPR matter.
Anonymous,
Don't be so eager. It doesn't change my mind. As far as I am concerned they can release the video of the entire 1-2 hour lunch. If there is an innocent interpretation, why did NPR can the guy?
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