Taxpayer funded propaganda through the Nat' Endowment for the Arts?

[FarangBa]

Just wondering if anyone else was aware of this scandal involving; Valerie Jarrett, Yoshi Sargent and the National Endowment for the Arts?

TAXPAYER FUNDED PROPAGANDA: The ABC's of the NEA Conference Call

Here's the Full Transcript of the 'Meeting'
http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/pc...ipt-and-audio/

[PETA]

It isn't news because the democrats did it. We expect them to use government dollars given to "the arts" etc in exchange for those artists creating "art" to promote their agenda. It is only awful if republicans do it. Just one more Obama appointee already out of the administration under a cloud.

[FarangBa]

Yes, as soon as the story broke. Yoshi Sargent was immediately 're-assigned'... while

See where the legal ramifications begin at appx 2:15

EXPLOSIVE NEW AUDIO Reveals White House Using NEA to Push Partisan Agenda 4

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Media Blackout on NEA Scandal Continues (DAY 6)
Two Weeks Later, NEA Weighs In On Yosi Sergant Demotion

Yosi Sergant Resigns From NEA

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_295228.html

[FarangBa]

But, Yosi Sargent is just a pawn. Why isn't anyone talking about those who orchestrated the call in the first place???

BUFFY WICKS, WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: I'm at the Office of Public Engagement here at the White House. Our office does a lot of outreach to communities all across the country. Either by constituency group or by issue. We have about 20 folks and we work under Valerie Jarrett. She is one of our fantastic leaders and Tina Chen. And so we’re really here at your disposal and we want to be helpful to you.

[FarangBa]

The Hits Just Keep Coming!

Shepard Fairey admits to wrongdoing in Associated Press lawsuit

October 16, 2009 | 7:29 pm

In a strange twist to an already complicated legal situation, artist Shepard Fairey admitted today to legal wrongdoing in his ongoing battle with the Associated Press.
Fairey said in a statement issued late Friday that he knowingly submitted false images and deleted others in the legal proceedings, in an attempt to conceal the fact that the AP had correctly identified the photo that Fairey had used as a reference for his "Hope" poster of then-Sen. Barack Obama.
"Throughout the case, there has been a question as to which Mannie Garcia photo I used as a reference to design the HOPE image," Fairey said. "The AP claimed it was one photo, and I claimed it was another."
New filings to the court, he said, "state for the record that the AP is correct about which photo I used...and that I was mistaken. While I initially believed that the photo I referenced was a different one, I discovered early on in the case that I was wrong. In an attempt to conceal my mistake I submitted false images and deleted other images."
In February, the AP claimed that Fairey violated copyright laws when he used one of their images as the basis for the poster. In response, the artist filed a lawsuit against the AP, claiming that he was protected under fair use. Fairey also claimed that he used a different photo as the inspiration for his poster.
After Fairey's admission, a spokesman for the Associated Press issued a statement saying that Fairey "sued the AP under false pretenses by lying about which AP photograph he used."
Fairey said that his lawyers have taken the steps to amend his court pleadings to reflect the fact that "the AP is correct about which photo I used as a reference and that I was mistaken."
The artist expressed his remorse in his statement, saying that he is taking "full responsibility for my actions which were mine alone. I am taking every step to correct the information and I regret I did not come forward sooner. "
He added: "I am very sorry to have hurt and disappointed colleagues, friends, and family who have supported me in this difficult case and trying time in my life."
Fairey's statement said he regretted that his actions would distract from the issue of fair use for artists. "Regardless of which of the two images was used, the fair use issue should be the same," he said.
Keep checking back with Culture Monster as this story develops.
-- David Ng


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