NPR Reacts Quickly to New Sting Vid: Blames Exec for ‘Inaccurate’ Info
- Posted on March 10, 2011 at 5:59pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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NPR has issued a statement regarding James O‘Keefe’s newly-released NPR sting video. According to NPR, the donation information given by Betsy Liley in the video “is factually inaccurate and not reflective of NPR’s gift practices.”
The statement did not explain exactly what of the information divulged in the over 44 minute video was false, however. It did note that Liley is still on administrative leave — which happened after the first video came out — pending a full investigation.
The full statement from spokeswoman Dana Davis Rehm is below:
The statement made by Betsy Liley in the audio tapes released today regarding the possibility of making an anonymous gift that would remain invisible to tax authorities is factually inaccurate and not reflective of NPR’s gift practices. All donations – anonymous and named – are fully reported to the IRS. NPR complies with all financial, tax and disclosure regulations.
Through unequivocal words and actions, NPR has renounced and condemned the secretly recorded statements of Ron Schiller and Betsy Liley. Mr. Schiller is no longer with NPR and Ms. Liley has been placed on administrative leave, pending an investigation of the matter.
No stronger statement of disavowal and disapproval is possible. NPR will not be deterred from its news mission and will ultimately be judged by the millions and millions of listeners and readers who have come to rely on us every day.
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Comments (72)
tlewis
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:15pmWhere is Glenn…a lot of speculation. If he needs help, there are millions of us available to help him, believe me…. Come back soon Glenn!
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 8:10pmGlenn is on vacation this week, but when he comes back there is going to be way to much juicy stories and Liberal Hypocrisy events for him to cover with his beautiful Satire. He will have to only pick a few, and its too bad….LoL….
Report Post »KarenKat
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 8:12pmMiss you too Glenn…………But I know you need rest!
Report Post »DevotedDad
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:13pmHow many issues does it take before this station gets totally de-funded?
Are we to believe that this woman made this up by herself and was not advised or did this before?
so, she is a lone wolf who just made all this crap up?
Report Post »BRAVEHEART
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:12pmNational Progressive Radio……. A beehive of mental illness and arrogant liberal stupidity
Report Post »HTuttle
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:12pmG‘damn RACISTS won’t leave ‘em alone!
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:04pmwhy do we fund ANY public broadcast in ANY venue?
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:01pmI have zero sympathy for the pathetic people at NPR and PBS, what a bunch of low life loud mouth leftist. They got caught spouting these obscenitives toward normal everyday type people that have been pushed to the brink of having to deal with unruly and caniving leftist that just want power and control over us. NPR and PBS are fully exposed as being dangerous ugly people to society and now they want sympathy, sorry you have none from this American. You need to get off TV peroid!
Report Post »Rob
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:57pmI’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
Report Post »debbdi
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:53pmStar Spangled -”BLAH , BLAH ,BLAH . You’re BUSTED ! And you Will lose public funding !
Better get Elmo some heels and a mini and put him on the street corner , maybe big bird could do ads for KFC !”
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@Star Spangled – Those are great mental pictures! Thanks for the belly laugh!
Report Post »ooooonooooo
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:49pmthere is so much corruption in the government and a way to bring more of it to light is by advertising the whistle blower reward daily so more people are aware of it. does anyone know how the whistle blower reward works?
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:48pmWow, if they are going to start throwing their people under the bus at this rate they better make sure the bus driver doesn’t fly a confederate flag on his truck….because that would look bad.
Report Post »Brontefan
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:47pmLike I would believe anything NPR put out?
Report Post »ICANHANDLETHETRUTH
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:44pmI think its about time these people are exposed to the public for who they really are.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:40pmOsama is hiding under his desk and wont come out
Report Post »Lone Ranger
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:37pmTime to dust off my resume. Looks like there are a lot of job openings at NPR.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:46pmYou got it and it looks like the Six Figures $$$$ Type of jobs that the Left Loves To Hate with calls for confiscation and Social Justice. What a bunch of Hypocritical Limousine Liberals at NPR.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:29pmWow, I did not know if I stole my neighbors checkbook and wrote a checkout to myself for a few thousand and then cashed it at the Bank – I was just giving out inaccurate information instead of committing fraud. Whooo-Da-Thunk…..
Report Post »Star Spangled
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:27pmBLAH , BLAH ,BLAH . You’re BUSTED ! And you Will lose public funding !
Report Post »Better get Elmo some heels and a mini and put him on the street corner , maybe big bird could do ads for KFC !
Rob
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:59pmI think Seseme Street Porn could really rake in the dough!
Report Post »Dale
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:24pmI am troubled by this revelation. NPR, Planned Parenthood, and ACORN (perhaps there are more) seem to have trouble. They just cannot give a proper, reasonable, and legal answer. They freely give information and advice, which turns out to be INACCURATE, FALSE, or ILLEGAL. With so many Americans out of work, can’t they find people who can respond with accurate, true, and legal answers. Every time they are caught, it is because someone (a scape goat) gave wrong information.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:07pmthen there’s the global warmers who were exposed. they also get public financing. now they call it climate change
Report Post »BAMAHIPPY
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:21pmAudit
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:41pmyou got it all wrong. audits are for those of us who don’t recieve $90 mil in funding, its for the taxpayers who short the IRS and have their homes seized. The IRS audit is not for finding discrepencies in tax reporting by leftist run companies.
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:18pmJames O‘Keaf doing the job the MSM won’t do. Where are the watchdogs in the MSM? Where’s the news media on this? They are fat dumb and happy and in bed with the corrupt government. That’s were they are.
Report Post »dcwu
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:14pmFraud.
Report Post »Liquidate CPB and NPR.
Sell their assets.
Put the proceeds in the U.S. Treasury.
spirited
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:06pmDid Dana Davis Rehm of NPR call Besty Liley a liar?
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:12pmof course she did. Self preservation is in full effect. I think sex plays a big role at NPR…..
Report Post »teachermitch32
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:58pmSlappy,
That’s funny. I don’t care who you are. According to Piven, sex might just play a large role at NPR….right? But really, an audit is in order. Don’t you think?
Report Post »AynRandLives
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:05pmA Religion of Peace…
Report Post »SHOESHINEBOY
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:03pm“millions and millions of listeners and readers who have come to rely on us every day”…Do they really have that many???? or is that a total count..say over a span of ….5 years…just wondering..
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:10pmanother lie.
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:27pmShoeshine
I don’t believe they have anywhere near that number of listeners.
The point is, they are taxpayer-funded, at least in part. They should examine each viewpoint in an unbiased manner, asking tough questions of each party of interest.
You only have to listen to NPR for minutes into a interview to see what they are about. They probe anyone with a conservative viewpoint with doubt, asking them to explain their positions as if they need to prove they are not, for example, racist, or, say, against education. This, no matter what statistics they have that backs up their point.
At the same time, someone from the left (sometimes far-left) gets off with questions that would lead you to believe they were a victim. It’s a totally different approach used to interview the left.
I won’t listen to their take on the radical protests in Wisconsin, but am sure if I did, my statements will be proven correct.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:35pmSo ask those millions and millions to foot the bill for your Pro-Liberal Media Outlet and stop taking our Tax Dollars you bunch of parasites.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:12pmBEN__FRANKLIN
I love your replies.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:02pmAll donations – anonymous and named – are fully reported to the IRS. NPR complies with all financial, tax and disclosure regulations.
Report Post »——-
Prove it !
Without FOIA request .
SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:06pmIts another lie. and any FOIA request will be stamped declined. the sun is shining on these cockroaches and they are scattering! This is what happens when Americans put their foot down!
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:32pmLoL…I believe there are a lot of document shredders at NPR and PBS going full 24/7 right as we type…..
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:34pmWhy does NPR need a mechanism for a “ donor ” getting an anonymous listing ?
Report Post »Why does NPR need a system to receive anonymous donaions ?
Ben__Franklin
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:34pmLoL….I bet there are a bunch of paper shredders borrowed from ENRON going 24/7 at NPR and PBS as we type…..
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:39pmOppps – got a Blaze Server Error on the first reply and ended with a double reply
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:43pmBen__Franklin
Report Post »LoL….I bet there are a bunch of paper shredders borrowed from ENRON going 24/7 at NPR and PBS as we type…..
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but they can’t shed the IRS records !
Give us the IRS records . Its simple from thereon.
Column A : NPR/PBS/CPB Expenses
Column B : NPR/PBS/CPB Income
All we need is a $ 1.99 calculator
I volunteer my time . And a calculator
Showtime
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:03pm@Ben__Franklin
Report Post »Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:39pm
Oppps – got a Blaze Server Error on the first reply and ended with a double reply
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Well, as the truckers say, “Well, strap yo legs!” (Thought you’d appreciate the jive.)
RightUnite
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:02pmBacktrackbacktrackbacktrackbacktrackbacktrack!
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:04pmLies. thats all these people can conjure up. at some point the truth must be told. i cant wait to see the other videos. the funding is gone!
Report Post »LAM2
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:07pmWaiting in anticipation for the next shoe to drop….PBS can’t be too far behind….
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:08pmNo stronger statement of disavowal and disapproval is possible. NPR will not be deterred from its news mission and will ultimately be judged by the millions and millions of listeners and readers who have come to rely on us every day.
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Fair enough NPR. time to get your funding from the millions and millions of people who have come to rely on you every day. They can treat their donation as a tax, since they don’t think they are paying their fair share.
beebacksoon
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:17pmLAM2
Report Post »PBS has already given a statement before any video has even been released.
CatB
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:20pmLOL .. Defund them … they said they didn’t need the money .. before they say now that they do.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:22pm@ SLAPTHELEFT
Report Post »Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:08pm
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Hey maybe VanJones can organize ( hehe) some kind of funding drive for NPR !
He can publish a list of companies the DO NOT “ donate” to NPR/PBS and then send his goons to shake them down . And if those companies still don’t “ donate” , he can get on NPR and call for their boycott
they tell me Jack@$$on Sr can provide the relevant training)
Rob
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 6:57pmWhere IS Glenn?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:00pmAnd we are supposed to TRUST these people?
Oh, my! If this sort of stuff goes on in public broadcasting, wonder what goes on in the federal government with trillions of dollars of our money? And we’re supposed to TRUST the Progressive Democrats as they are falling out of power?
Oh, my! If this sort of stuff goes on in public broadcasting, wonder what goes on in the network of Soros’s unions.
Hmmmmmm.
Report Post »PA PATRIOT
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 7:00pmThe SPIN has begun.
Report Post »POTUS just appropriated 450,000,000 bucks for this outfit.
Thats a lot of dough! Half a BILLION BUCKS.
Cemoto78
Posted on March 10, 2011 at 10:12pmWhat is the definition of a “prostitute?” Somewhere in it must be NPR employee……
Report Post »Jim from Maine
Posted on March 11, 2011 at 10:37pmI love the way they run around trying to explain the truth with lies, it really is hillarious. Time to take the funding away from them and use it to help in the deficit reduction. A billion here a billion there and pretty soon you are talking real money.
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