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*NEA conference call full audio and transcript here** Should the National Endowment for the Arts encourage artists to create art on issues being vehemently debated nationally? That is the question that I set out to discuss a little over three weeks ago when I wrote an article on Big Hollywood entitled The National Endowment for the Art of Persuasion?” The question still requires debate but the facts do not. The NEA and the White House did encourage a handpicked, pro-Obama arts group to address politically controversial issues under contentious national debate. That fact is irrefutable. But some have claimed that...

According to her bio, it would seem that Jarrett has been groomed for this moment--serving as the top adviser to a President who so obviously espouses an agenda that is hostile to caucasians, the elderly who are chronically ill, free markets, and the U.S. Constitution. But in order to get the full impact of the presence of Jarrett on the Obama team, one must take a close look at her team. Jarrett has surrounded herself with some rather unsavory characters who appear to be more like 'enforcers' than 'advisers.'