PBS Using Discredited GOP Pollster to Provide Analysis of Democratic Forum?

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http://mediamatters.org/items/200706250002?f=h_top

Selection of Frank Luntz Raises Serious Questions Heading into Thursday's Democratic Presidential Forum

Washington, DC - Today, Media Matters for America called on the Public Broadcasting Service to reconsider its decision to have discredited Republican pollster and strategist Frank Luntz participate in the coverage of its June 28 Democratic presidential candidates' forum. As a partisan Republican, Luntz has shown open disdain for Democratic priorities and candidates and has a long record of being criticized by his peers for misrepresenting polling data and methodology.

In September 2004, MSNBC dropped Luntz from its planned coverage of that year's presidential debate, following a letter from Media Matters that outlined Luntz's Republican ties and questionable polling methodology.

Today, Media Matters sent a letter to PBS urging the broadcast service to reconsider its decision to include Luntz. Some excerpts from the letter are included below and followed by the letter in full:

"In keeping with the Public Broadcasting Service's long and distinguished history of journalistic integrity, we at Media Matters for America are writing to ask that you reconsider your network's decision to have Republican pollster Frank Luntz take part in coverage of PBS' June 28 Democratic presidential forum.

[glitch]

1. Reeks. It's like everybody knows they're discredited but them. Somebody tell them! K & R nt

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2. luntz, more gop garbage. Journalistic integrity??

He's a scab on a very nasty wound inflicted on our country by "conservatives."

[MagickMuffin]

3. Already been posted, where were u?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1179547&mesg_id=1179547

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4. This one has a much better subject line

Don't you agree?

Don

[MagickMuffin]

5. Not REALLY

but I suppose double posting can be a good thing:hi:

[whopis01]

7. Oh come on, this one has a great subject line

It was practically an emotional roller coaster just reading it:

PBS Using
(ok, feeling good so far)

Discredited
(worrying about PBS credibility here)

GOP
(ummm... GOP=bad, but a 'Discredited GOP'=good start... getting confused)

Pollster
(well, at least a poll will tell me what to believe)

to Provide Analysis of Democratic Forum?
(nothing makes sense anymore and my brain hurts)

now I don't know what to think... I need to go read some discredited polls to figure this out.

[redqueen]

6. K&R

Oh that liberal PBS... what'll they do next?

:crazy:

[KharmaTrain]

8. C&L Encore: Racoon Hair Luntz Done Samantha Bee style

A classic TDS bit from '05...

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/06/25/media-matters-asks-pbs-to-sack-luntz-a-special-daily-show-clip/

PBS has really gone overboard in carrying this regime's water. Between giving Perle an hour of un-contested lying and spinning to the regular appearances of Broder to now using Luntz's dog and pony whiz-bang shows, this network looks like it's been "Gonzoed" (a term i should copywright for any government agency where political hacks over-ran the career professionals).