EXPLOSIVE NEW AUDIO Reveals White House Using NEA to Push Partisan Agenda

[bijou]

...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 the invite and passages, pulled from the conference call that inspired the article, were taken out of context. Context is what I intend to establish here.

On August 10th, the National Endowment for the Arts, the White House Office of Public Engagement, and the Corporation for National and Community Service hosted a conference call with a handpicked arts group. This arts group played a key role in Obama’s arts effort during his election campaign, as declared by the organizers of the call, and many on the call played a role in the now famous Obama Hope poster.

Much of the talk on the conference call was a build up to what the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was specifically asking of this group. In the following segment, Buffy Wicks, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, clearly identifies this arts group as a pro-Obama collective and warns them of some “specific asks” that will be delivered later in the meeting.

Play Buffy Wicks, Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement:

    * “I just first of all want to thank everyone for being on the call and just a deep deep appreciation for all the work you all put into the campaign for the 2+ years we all worked together.”
    * “We won.”
    * “I’m actually in the White House and working towards furthering this agenda, this very aggressive agenda.”
    * “We’re going to come at you with some specific asks here.”
    * “I hope you guys are ready.”
... http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/pcourrielche/2009/09/21/explosive-new-audio-reveals-white-house-using-nea-to-push-partisan-agenda/

[RightCoast]

Watergate?

[Happy Fun Ball]

Watergate?

If only it was. Watergate didn't have the Mainstream Myrmidons fully in the tank for Nixon. This media is going to have to be dragged kicking and screaming to this story, and it's even possible that some of them may be involved in all of this as well.

[RightCoast]

If only it was. Watergate didn't have the Mainstream Myrmidons fully in the tank for Nixon. This media is going to have to be dragged kicking and screaming to this story, and it's even possible that some of them may be involved in all of this as well.

I honestly don't even think they'll be dragged into this story. Just ignore it and it will go away...

[thundley4]

I'm waiting for the left to bring on a full fledged assault on Andrew Breitbart.  He and his group ared doing more to bring the truth to light than Fox News or any other MSM reporters.

[NHSparky]

Saw this on Beck a couple of weeks ago.  Herr Obamagoebbels is at it--is anyone REALLY surprised?

[bijou]

If only it was. Watergate didn't have the Mainstream Myrmidons fully in the tank for Nixon. This media is going to have to be dragged kicking and screaming to this story, and it's even possible that some of them may be involved in all of this as well.

I think from what I have picked up from other stories on this that Andrew Breitbart's intent this time round is to get at the MSM. The story has been around for a couple of weeks now and apart from the subject of the story what has been missing is any widespread media attention, I suspect last week's revelations showed the true nature of the lapdog media and he is using this as a stick to beat them with.

[ReardenSteel]

Full NEA Conference Call Transcript and Audio
by Patrick Courrielche
http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/pcourrielche/2009/09/21/full-nea-conference-call-transcript-and-audio/

[Alpha Mare]

This media is going to have to be dragged kicking and screaming to this story,

Nah, they just need a fake journalist, like say Jon Stewart, to shame them into covering it.

[thundley4]

But, but, if the MSM covers this story then it just proves the DUmmies view that they are Reich wing puppets. 

[bijou]

Interesting piece from Ace of Spades

It's the Cover Up, Not the Crime: NEA, White House Lied About Nature of Conference Call
And we now have proof of the lie on tape.

Naturally, the NEA and the Obama administration denied this. According to the Los Angeles Times (in a blog post, of course, and not an actual newsprint story), the NEA denied any purpose to further a legislative agenda:
The NEA issued a statement saying that it took part in the conference to help inform arts organizations about opportunities to sponsor volunteer service projects themselves, or have their members take part in other volunteer efforts. “This call was not a means to promote any legislative agenda, and any suggestions to that end are simply false,” the statement said.
The White House similarly denied any desire to further a legislative agenda:

Responding by e-mail Wednesday, White House spokesman Shin Inouye said the Aug. 10 teleconference “was not meant to promote any legislative agenda — it was a discussion on the United We Serve effort and how all Americans can participate.”
Patterico quotes their own words to put lie to that.

toasty legs

[The Village Idiot]

The ferderal government is being turned into part of the Barack Obama Party. Blatantly illegal.

[The Village Idiot]

I honestly don't even think they'll be dragged into this story. Just ignore it and it will go away...

This cannot go away. The government has been turned into a part of the Barack Obama Party. This is massive.

[rich_t]

This cannot go away. The government has been turned into a part of the Barack Obama Party. This is massive.

He did win the election.

[The Village Idiot]

He did win the election.

The bureaucracy is non-partisan. This is how dictatorships are formed.

[NHSparky]

The bureaucracy is non-partisan.

You really don't believe that, do you? 

[The Village Idiot]

You really don't believe that, do you? 

I meant:

Bureaucracy is supposed to be non-partisan!