Posted on 10/21/2010 11:37:47 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Now that Fox News contributor Juan Williams has been dropped from National Public Radio, the liberal website Media Matters for America is now targeting Mara Liasson, the last remaining NPR correspondent who works with Fox News.
“NPR’s Mara Liasson and her long-running association with Fox News has often raised questions. This might be the proper time for NPR to finally address that thorny issue,” wrote Media Matters columnist Eric Boehlert Thursday in a post entitled “What about Mara Liasson?” “[I]f you look at NPR’s code of ethics, there’s simply no way Liasson should be making appearances on Fox.”
Boehlert cited an official NPR document that says employees may not make media appearances that are “harmful to the reputation of NPR or the NPR participant” or “where the employee’s appearance may appear to endorse the agenda of a group or organization.”
Boehlert said that since Fox News pushes a “political agenda,” Liasson’s association violates the organization’s code of ethics.
In 2009, it was reported that NPR pressured Liasson to cut her ties with Fox News, a network she has contributed to since 1997. Liasson did not immediately return a request for comment.
Media Matters and NPR both announced this week they were receiving million-dollar grants from left-wing billionaire George Soros.
How much am I supposed to care about what happens to these liberals?
“code of ethics” = knee slapper
Mara now put on public notice that NPR is a jealous pimp.
So she has to choose which side of the street to work.
NPR code of ethic:
1. Be a Marxist.
2. Be mind-numbingly boring.
3. Be a Marxist and mind numbingly boring at the same time.
The blowback towards NPR is already happening.
Personally, I’d like to thank the Leftwingnuts that are behind this. The timing is PERFECT for the election in 12 days.
If they can do this to Williams and Liasson...well, they won’t have any problem coming after those of us that post here, and in other Conservative forums.
12 days, and man I’m pissed off now.
I’m wondering whether she should quit or stand up to them and tell the world how she feels and let NPR fire her too.
She’s really in a position now, where she can’t just sit back and pretend that nothing is happening.
I can’t stand either of them......lay down with dogs, wake up with fleas. They get what they deserve.
Soros funds Media Matters and now he funds NPR.
Not one dime of tax dollars should go to NPR
Although I say the same thing...once they’re done ideologically puring their own side remember that they attempt the same with us next.
This could be a fun game.
Today Firing Line would never be on NPR.
Mara now put on public notice that NPR is a jealous pimp.
So she has to choose which side of the street to work.
She’ll choose NPR. She’s already so cautious of what she says on Fox, it’s obvious she’s uncomfortable there.
Shouldn’t that read “foreign” left-wing billionaire?
Besides Garrison Keiler, that is.
I wonder what NPR’s official comment will be on accepting $1 million from a self admitted Nazi collaborator.
Does anyone know if there are other NPR journalists working in TV on MSNBC or CNN perhaps?
I don't know how much you should care, but the fact that a government supported institution will terminate someones employment over his thoughts worries the heck out of me. CNN firing Rick Sanchez was a business decision. NPR firing Juan Williams IS censure ship.
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