NPR Is Collateral Damage in Battle to Brand Tea Party
by Andrew BreitbartThis article first appeared at the Huffington Post.
The latest James O’Keefe success story against NPR has taken a predictable pattern — panicked press releases and firings, followed by denunciation of O’Keefe in a belated attempt to discredit him. Naturally, conservatives are crowing about it, but I wanted to give a little perspective to those Huffington Post readers–whatever your political stripe–who share my passion for free speech, honest debate, and fairness in the media.
Over the past year, the mainstream media has collaborated with the White House in an attempt to paint the Tea Party as racist. Remember the protests on Capitol Hill last March against ObamaCare, and the media’s lie that members of the Congressional Black Congress had awful racial slurs hurled at them by Tea Party members that weekend? Did you know that there’s video evidence that it isn’t true?
Not just one video, either. Four of them. Yes. Four. Of. Them. There’s not one shred of objective evidence that corroborates the “Tea Party N-Word” story. But the mainstream media has allowed the lie to live on as one of the central “proofs” of Tea Party racism. It’s been debunked, but it’s raised time and time again by those claiming “reality” as their mantle.
The mainstream media promotes the idea that the Tea Party is racist because they want to delegitimize an authentic, grassroots movement that stands up to big government. And the “Tea Party N-word” story ties all the other lies about the Tea Party together–that it’s violent, that it’s extreme, that it’s a “mob.” If you want to see what a violent, extreme mob looks like, go to Madison to see the crazed throngs the media refuses to scrutinize.
James O’Keefe’s NPR tapes show what conservatives already knew: that avowed radical religious extremist racists like the Muslim Brotherhood get better treatment from journalists than politically engaged Americans who believe in limited government. Jihadist high-rollers or the window-breaking drum circle thugs in Madison are handled with more respect in the press than the guilty-until-proven-innocent Tea Party or people at town hall meetings.
But here’s the question that no one on the left–except Jon Stewart–is asking about the NPR sting: why did NPR roll over so quickly? Why did they fire Ron Schiller that same day, and why did NPR’s board fire Vivian Schiller the next? Ron Schiller could have fought back. He could have emphasized that he was speaking in his personal capacity, and that he had no input into NPR’s editorial process. But he didn’t fight. Why not?
NPR’s original excuse was that Ron Schiller was already planning to leave. But then he was made to resign immediately–and he lost the job he was moving to, at the Aspen Institute. He had every reason to fight back, even though Ron Schiller was not the target of James O’Keefe’s video–NPR was. But NPR didn’t back him. It didn’t back Vivian Schiller. And it didn’t even back itself. NPR ombusdman Alicia Shepard admitted, flat-out, to Piers Morgan on CNN: “[T]hat Ron Schiller video is a big black eye for NPR.”
Maybe NPR knows there’s more to come–that O’Keefe has more evidence of high-level collusion with the radical left. (And indeed, he’s just posted new audio of a phone call in which NPR fundraiser Betsy Liley suggests that the Muslim Brotherhood associates make their donation anonymously to shield themselves from unwanted government attention.) Or maybe NPR is trying to protect something much bigger than itself–the pseudo-moral high ground from which the mainstream media broadcasts its false propaganda about Tea Party racism and shills for the Democratic Party.
James O’Keefe’s work shows that exposing media bias is as easy as buying a camera and letting it roll. But you can’t–and won’t–make the mainstream media drop that bias. They will do almost anything to preserve the dogma of political correctness and the aura of self-righteousness that surrounds the left. That’s why NPR threw its fundraiser, its chief executive, and itself under the bus. They sacrificed for the greater political cause–so the mainstream media can keep spinning “Tea Party N-Word” and other myths.
That allowed O’Keefe to claim a big win–a win the mainstream media would otherwise have done anything to deny him. A journalist/activist/prankster like James O’Keefe isn’t given the same leeway as his left wing counterparts. So when the ACORN sting of O’Keefe and Hannah Giles showed workers in ACORN office after ACORN office ready and willing to help them hide a gaggle of child prostitutes from El Salvador, the media focused on how he was dressed during the title sequence. That’s madness.
Or it’s perfectly logical, if your goal isn’t to report the truth but to decide what it will be, and who’s allowed to tell it. That’s why conservative activists will continue blockbuster undercover new media investigations. We are fighting back against the left and its accomplices in the mainstream media. We are resisting their longstanding propaganda attack on the Tea Party as racist, homophobic, Nazi, nativist, and whatever fill-in-the-blank negative stereotype they can muster to marginalize millions of Americans.
This battle has been going on for two years now, and I believe the campaign to destroy the Tea Party–a campaign Ron Schiller clearly took pride in–is only making it stronger and more relevant. It may not feel that way at brasseries on the Upper East Side or at dinner parties in West Hollywood, but the tactics of empty name-calling are causing an anti-liberal backlash. They’re running out of people to fire. And we’ve got plenty of film.
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As the "WORMS TURN" a continuing saga of wanna be elites sucking at the Taxpayers Teats. Keep the disinfecting SUNSHINE on the vermin!
There is no doubt that O'Keefe struck a deep wound to NPR and taxpayer-funded media in general. I agree that throwing people under the bus was their only pathway to the continuance of their primary objective, which is to maintain a platform from which to spew leftist rhetoric. They see themselves as under attack, threatened by a public that has been made aware of behaviors and ideologies that render them unworthy of taxpayer support. Elmo and Garrison Keillor are no longer suitable human (and monster) shields for them to hide behind.
They are in survival mode, and throwing their guilty execs under the bus is like cutting off the gangrene in order to save the body. We'll see if it works.
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It appears at times that each of us lives in our own "reality bubble" – that corner of the total Universe where each of us spends each normal day, when tsunamis, earthquakes and similar events do not force us out.
O'Keefe and friends commit unforgiveable sins when they puncture the reality bubbles of those who live in them – ACORN, NPR and such create and constitute their own reality bubbles, and then someone like O'Keefe comes along and shows them to be the partisan, biased, or even criminal organizations that they are.
"Interventions" are what events to show someone their own self-destructive behavior are called. O'Keefe and friends are staging interventions for partisan, biased liberal organizations – because they cannot see it for themselves, and the MSM will not point it out.
This is expected to continue: it's just too easy, too much fun – and too necessary.
I think a shiny object would mystify Mr. Morgan. I appreciate your good posts Mr. Logic.
"They’re running out of people to fire. And we’ve got plenty of film."
My favorite line from the article.
Stay tuned, News at Eleven……
I can imagine what the posts about this story are like over at Huff n Puff.
It's a great day when you can pi$$ off a whole bunch of libtards with one article.
Lol!They "shot" themselves in the foot.So to speak.
Didn't you know Basic Firearms Training for the Lunatic Left consists of:
Ready!
FIRE!
aim………..
"…the Muslim Brotherhood get better treatment from journalists than politically engaged Americans who believe in limited government." Just like the Communist Party, the ChiComs, the Vietcong and the Russians did during the Cold War. For the last forty-five years, the "liberals" have always sided with America's enemies.
You posted this at the Huffington Post? Seriously? That's hilarious.
Do you have a count of exploded heads?
Vilification of your enemy is what these seditionist's use to weaken us.
Only the weak minded fall for this crap.
…and one weak minded individual just marked everyone down a notch–I marked everyone up.
The glue factory must be letting out the first shift…. to much sniffing!
Why should the federal government fund NPR and countless other social organizations like it?
This type of crap is always an invitation to abuse, they can change their name, get new leaders, but the progressive game will not change.
End it.
Nice job AB, God Bless you.
you beat me to it! I like the part about plenty of film!
I still have relatives who swear Sarah Palin said she could see Russia from her house. It's clever tactic by the left to demonize in big letters on page one and offer corrections (if any) in small print on page 13. We need to challenge these lies any time we hear them repeated. Be assured that I do.
Well done, Andrew.
So Ron Schiller, as is always the case when socialist swine get caught saying what they really mean in public, got kicked out in a desperate attempt from NPR to save some face: Which, translated from socialist speak, means “we’re appalled that one of our brownshirts got caught expressing the opinions we’ve always held at NPR, so we’re going to fire him in a last-ditch attempt to make you rubes think that we really give a sh!t.”
Thanks to people like you we are very much aware the mass media and progressive mindset. Bravo!
Now let's see if congress really defunds NPR and PP for their actions. I'll believe it when I see it together with all the artsy stuff.
Looks like NPR branded itself as the racist bigots, and liar socialists. Juan Williams: "It's an all white organization"
and they're xenophobic of anyone outside the progressive circles who are not fellow travelers.
NPR = National Progressive Radicals.
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Why don't you check them out for yourself. Breitbart gave you the link. You might find that you are as wrong about the left bias of Huffington as you are about the left bias of NPR.
Or National Progressive Racists
" I wanted to give a little perspective to those Huffington Post readers–whatever your political stripe–who share my passion for free speech, honest debate, and fairness in the media."
I applaud you for trying. Judging by the comments on HP, you did actually reach a few, but the overwhelming majority of leftists do not believe in free speech.
With like 15 THOUSAND comments. Ridiculous. It's all the proggies saying mean things about O'Keefe and conservatives in general, and all their buddies high-fiving in ther wasteland echo-chamber.
Now, I understand that we kinda do the same thing here, but:
1) Just goes to show you that HuffSoros is a bitterly partisan site, despite all the claims they are not (I mean, you'd have to be pretty blind or just ignorant to believe all the country's ills are from republicans)
2) This place doesn't accrue 15 thousand comments on a single story, nor even thousands of comments. I suppose we got better things to do than gab to each other about those evil conservatives.
They arent being very nice over at Huffpo, I am so surprised !!!!
James has done more for this country over the last couple years than all of congress & The president combined. Thanks James!
Mystified …you are most generous, CL. Everything Andrew said went ZZZZip, right over his British head.
Just like Islamic terrorists, progressive media bullies bent on political control, when push comes to shove, when someone stands up to them prepared to do righteous battle, they run and hide, play the victim and think their projection will save the day.
It doesn't work anymore.
Well done Andrew! The left is squirming, great fun.
just more successful
Now, I understand that we kinda do the same thing here, but:
1) Just goes to show you that HuffSoros is a bitterly partisan site, despite all the claims they are not (I mean, you'd have to be pretty blind or just ignorant to believe all the country's ills are from republicans)
What have the republicans done to bring new jobs? All what they have done is meddle in the personal live of people.
2) This place doesn't accrue 15 thousand comments on a single story, nor even thousands of comments. I suppose we got better things to do than gab to each other about those evil conservatives.
That just shows you that Breitnuts are an extreme minority. The majority of the people look for compromise, here it's my way or the highway.
And always keep in mind Breitbart was one of the founders of the HuffPost.
As a progressive I say good riddance, NPR. The most hilarious aspect of this story is that anybody seriously considered NPR "liberal." NPR was centrist mush that tried to walk that middle ground that is rapidly disappearing in American politics. … Without NPR, progressives will have a much better time of getting their message out to independent voters about positive progressive change and sensible policies for the middle class and working Americans like making the very richest and big corporations pay their fair share. As for marginalizing the tea party as racist – we dont have to do that, you guys do it all on your own. You know what? If you werent racist, you wouldnt spend so much energy desperately insisting you are not racist. You would just carry on. Or, you would do the responsible thing and discipline your own ranks (which I admit you have been doing more of lately.) You guys may be mostly old farts but you are a young movement. And you are learning from the left pretty well, although I have to say O'Keefe could do a better job of picking his targets. Bye bye NPR! Thanks James! And Andy – just come out. you will be happier.
It depends on your definition of success
Oh dont be that way , you aren't supposed to agree to the de-funding of NPR, it takes all the fun out
Andy, first you made me watch Piers Morgan, then you made me go over to HuffPo to read the comments. I was doing alright until the community moderators and super users barf out some inane crap………then I want to do physical harm to my monitor.
Oh well, war is a messy business………….kudos on going behind the lines.
1. Tea Party folks and their defenders have to spend a disproportionate amount of time calling out the liars because there are so many of them in all media – it's that simple.
2. Now that you progressives are finally labeling yourselves as such, can we call you all at every opportunity "Communists", or are you more generally "Marxists"?
3. When will you Communists leave behind the Marxist labels like "working people"? We all work – except for the chronically underemployed and the 34% on the dole.
It may not feel that way at brasseries on the Upper East Side or at dinner parties in West Hollywood…
Classic insight Andrew. The Leftist progs are still in a dream world bubble where everyone is in perfect agreement with them. If they just went to the window and opened it, they would hear America telling that we've had enough of the social engineers, and now we just want to get to work, as in real rolling up the sleeves work to make this country freer and greater than ever.
LOL, the latest is "leaked" emails from NPR saying they can't accept money from James O'keefe's company because it doesn't exist.
Like that would stop them.
An i didnt give you a -
I'm always intrigued to see the reaction to tapes like this, and how quickly organizations, whether it be ACORN, Planned Parenthood, or NPR jump to sever all ties with the people caught on tape. It really does make me wonder what else they're trying to hide, as they clearly don't want to defend these people…
Just look at that last sentence. ..Just come out. you will be happier Now we are talking homophobe. After all, why would you spew this drivel, if you didn't think gay people were bad somehow. You wouldn't use the innuendo as an insult, troll, if you didn't find it insulting. …If you werent racist, you wouldnt spend so much energy desperately insisting you are not racist… The more Left_Hip insists he/she's not a child molester, the more we know he/she his. See how easy it is to operate without proof. Just try denying the charge. Yup, I am learning from the left.
Not to worry Andrew, years ago, NPR had Bill Moyers who permanently set the leftist brand there. Meanwhile the Tea Party Movement has emerged as the All American grass roots brand of smaller government, lower taxes etc.
Tea Party Movement = 1
NPR = 0
What should Andy come out of to make him happier? What are you insinuating without proof? What racist smear are you trying to brand him with? Aren't you supposed to be a member of the tolerant Left…Hip?
You're a jackass!!!
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Great comments and observations, Andrew!
Maybe the cud-chewers on the Upper East Side and West Hollywood should insist the Lefties running their show get busy and and fight the patriots!
(uh– the leading Lefties HAVE been! And for over 35 years! As hard as they can!).
The credibility and influence of the tea party is growing!
I have a video camera with me every where I go now! I may never film anything important at all-ever. But there's that chance I may be at some place and time where liberals and lefties are up to no good!
are you the guy listening to airhead america? you know those are recordings I hope, airhead died awhile back.
Once again it's Friday and not everyone has turned in their timecard in to George Soros.
Yeah did you see all the jobs lost at aol because of this aquisition?
Huffpo commentators went imediately to work changing th discussion to Fox News, what a suprise.
Andrew, another great post. Of course it will fall on the left's deaf ears, but your efforts are to be commended.
That was my favorite part also Cowboy. You would think the Lame Stream Media would wake up and think about being fair. So far they're still putting out the same ole same ole propaganda the Instigator In Chief continues to feed them to report.
What will O'Keefe do next? I just can't wait!!!
Andrew and James,
You are really great at exposing the vermin where they lie… Keep up the good work my friends, I'm glad that you are on our side!
"But even if you are of the opinion, as I am, that undercover reporting is acceptable and ethical in very defined situations, it is another thing to approve of editing tactics that seem designed to intentionally lie or mislead about the material being presented." The Blaze.
Even Glenn Beck is running from convicted criminal O'Keefe.
This might have worked if Breitbart and O'Keefe had any shred of credibility or decency.
Brietbart, Okeefe, empowering the average Americans. Thank You!
I find the whole concept of a government funded news media outlet un-constitutional on the basis of the equal protection clause. We Americans pay for what those PBS employees say; whether we agree or disagree with the content. To have taxpayer money go to an organization that tries to define the Tea Party in negative terms is most certainly Un American; Un American because it casts a dispersion upon a constitutionally protected right of free association and expression. The Tea Party is gathering unto itself like minded people across the country and it has not stopped growing since its inception. PBS and NPR being government funded gives there words a certain credibility that otherwise would be viewed if non-government funded as just another political view. Get the government out of the new media business now.
That's just the point; PBS being government funded; makes it sound like the government sanctions there every word. The Left loves this stuff; its more contraversy to add to there political discourse. I have not in my lifetime found anyone who is 100% right 100% of the time. Get the government out of the media and the media out of government ; it a bad mix no matter how you cut it.
Andy-theres got to be ways these scum can be hurt finacially. Its getting tiring of exposing the fraud and hypocrisy of these vermin, but its getting time for concrete action. The Moslem, Brotha Hoods arent going away, and niether are there communist enablers like NPR or PBS. They only understand one thing, and thats a series of kicks in there teeth.
Actually Stupid jerk, you are right about one thing. NPR isnt liberal. Its WORSE. Its a bunch of COMMUNIST PROPAGANDISTS. Just like you likely are. You can now go and perform your daily brown nosing on George the Sore Ass. Im sure that clown really cares a great deal about "working class" people. All he wants is butt kissing aholes like you.
It even Gwar-its an all stupid org. None of these idiots has the brainpower of a Stegosaurus.
Jews Are Collateral Damage in Battle to Brand Nazi Party
Credibility and decency. Two things the left knows absolutely nothing about.
Richard Cranium, your avatar suites you (a jackass).
PBS is just one hive in the communist infiltraition of a free America…kill it. Then seek out and destroy all other hives of anti-American expression…start with the Whitehouse and Democrats in Congress…then the Czars…the damned Czars…a thunderbolt for each one of them…
Only in your alternate reality, Troll. Good luck finding work loser…
Dick, you really are a jackass. Making a fool out of yourself appears to be your strong suit troll-boi.
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Andrew, a big thank you to you and everyone at the "Big" websites for sticking out their necks every day to tell the truth. For people in Hollywood particularly, it must be difficult to pledge your lives, fortunes and sacred honor, to tell the truth every day against the leftist news/media/entertainment complex.
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If James O'Keefe keep it up, we won't have to defund NPR: There won't be anyone left over there who needs to be compensated.
We need more of them: more O'Keefes and more NPR execs falling on their swords
Great article. Thanks, Andrew. Thanks to O'Keefe & Company for the work.
“Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.” George Washington
thank you Andrew….keep on rollin
You are a MO-RON.
Your posts have no decency. Your side is losing, because evil is DUMB.
Your avatar is just a clear example of the jackass you are.
VERITAS!
How to hit the left financially: If possible don't buy union made products or buy services from union-infested businesses.
Good work Andrew. Well said.
Tell me again why we pay for the government to compete with the private sector? I think the Post Office is the only valid government entity.
The odd thing here is that the Tea Party is doing it the right way… by ousting within the republican party using the primary process. That had to take place 1st before running against another party in the general election.
A sad day in media when Anderson Cooper referred to them (on the air) as tea-baggers.
I may not agree with the Tea Party, but the above statement is highly unacceptable and could be considered hate speach.
You make the call.
Rock on Andrew.,,You/We have them on the run.,,They are in panic mood now.,,keep it up to finish them off.,,,
Enough with the lies to empower the left wing agenda.,,i believe they are the enemy within.,wanting to bring
America down.,,We have no choice but to defeat them at every level..Keep up the Great work.
It just goes to show what an awaken Blessed and free "People" can do if they set their minds…"We" need many more Tea Partiers and "People" like Andrew Breitbart, James O'Keefe, Hannah Giles, Governor Chris Cristy, Sarah Palin, and Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker…they're called American Patriots…and if the Republic is going to be saved its going to take all of US. ☆☆☆☆ Your Vote Counts☆☆☆☆
The rise of the Tea Party has just begun; the next big event will be the 2012 elections and all bets are off on what may take place. The American people are taking a stand against the corrupt political system that rewards block votes with union jobs supported on the backs of property owners; we can no long afford the government we have; so it’s time to establish a government that we want. As far as NPR and PBS funding; to put it mildly it was unconstitutional from the get go. The constitution’s equal protection clause does not allow the government to create and fund a media outlet to compete with the private media outlets. The Congress did not uphold the constitution when they wrote the legislation and the President who signed the legislation failed his constitutional duties and no one took it to the Supreme Court. . Now with big cuts coming to an over bloated federal budget NPR and others are running scared.
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