Damn. Our man Tomlinson may have been even more of a fool than I thought:
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, the head of the federal agency that oversees most government broadcasts to foreign countries, including the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe, is the subject of an inquiry into accusations of misuse of federal money and the use of phantom or unqualified employees, officials involved in that examination said on Friday.
So he not only felt there was a liberal bias at PBS, he thought he could steal money from both CPB and the Broadcasting Board of Governors? Incompetence we knew about; now possible theft?
Oh, and look whose fingerprints are on Tomlinson's appointment to the Board:
In recent weeks, State Department investigators have seized records and e-mail from the Broadcasting Board of Governors, officials said. They have shared some material with the inspector general at the corporation, including e-mail traffic between Mr. Tomlinson and White House officials including Karl Rove, a senior adviser to President Bush and a close friend of Mr. Tomlinson.Mr. Rove and Mr. Tomlinson became friends in the 1990's when they served on the Board for International Broadcasting, the predecessor agency to the board of governors. Mr. Rove played an important role in Mr. Tomlinson's appointment as chairman of the broadcasting board.
Karl has reverse Midas touch recently, doesn't he?
Posted by Linkmeister at November 5, 2005 12:01 AM | TrackBack