Dilip-da:
Here
is an instance of corruption not being an unmitigated evil - Tom Delay having
the money-power to exert political influence within the republican political
structure in favor of his constituency. From the point of view of his
constituency, they're better off with him as a representative than someone
relatively unknown but morally straight with no money power within the
establishment.
Santanu.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Dilip/Dil Deka
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 12:04 PM
To: Chan Mahanta
Cc: ASSAMNETCOLORADO
Subject: Re: [Assam] Fwd: PBS is under attackI have done what needs to be done, that is, taking part in the protest organized by freepress.net. Writing to Tom Delay will not do any good on this subject. I'll save that bullet for another day.By the way Tom Delay is not my congressman. But I can tell you- despite the acts for which he is nationally known, he does his basic job of looking after his constituency well and Democrats are having trouble finding a candidate who would contest him in 2006.Though I agree with some of Republican Party philosophy, I do not agree with everything the party leaders do. Besides, I am not a member of either party. Thus my options are open. :-)I'd like to remind you that having conservative views is not a crime, it is just different from yours.=============================================================
Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I agree.Would you, as a Republican, write a letter to Tom Delay with copy to Assam Netters ?You put me in a spot yesterday making me fess up to my ethical lapses. Let us see you do something far less self-incriminating.:-)At 9:09 AM -0700 5/4/05, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:What CPB chairman is doing is unfair. I believe PBS is balanced and gives both sides of a story.
Timothy Karr Campaign Director <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 11:39:49 -0400
Subject: PBS is under attack
From: Timothy Karr Campaign Director <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Undisclosed-Recipients:;Dear Media Reformer:PBS is in jeopardy. Earlier this week, the New York Times described secret efforts by Republican operatives to make our Public Broadcasting System more "fair and balanced."Kenneth Tomlinson, the Republican chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) -- the government-funded organization that was designed to shield PBS from political pressure -- is aggressively pressing PBS to correct what he considers "liberal bias."He secretly hired a White House staffer to help draft "guiding principles" for the future of CPB. He brought in a consultant to monitor the "anti-Bush" and "anti-Tom Delay" content on Bill Moyers' NOW program, and then set up and funded right-wing commentator Paul Gigot's new PBS program. Now Tomlinson is working behind the scenes to stack CPB's board and executive offices with Republican Party cronies.Click here to save PBSTogether we can stop this partisan attack. Join our call to Congress, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS station managers to:1. Remove Kenneth Tomlinson from the CPB board.2. Return PBS to the people by holding local town meetings in your community. We the public -- not partisan political operatives -- should decide what we want from PBS.Tomlinson told the Times that he's trying to restore "objectivity and balance" to public broadcasting. This top-down partisan meddling goes against the very nature of PBS and the local stations we trust. Let the people speak and decide the future of PBS, not secret dealings by White House operatives.Send your message now -- and forward this letter to all of your friends and colleagues, asking them to do the same.Onward,Timothy Karr
www.freepress.netP.S. -- To learn more, read the recent report on "Building a Public Broadcasting System that Deserves Public Support" by Free Press, Consumers Union, Common Cause, Media Access Project and the Consumer Federation of America.
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