NPR

Latest James O'Keefe NPR Tape Immediately Proves A Dud

Benjy Sarlin | March 17, 2011, 2:10PM

Branded as a revelatory scoop uncovering previously unknown donations from George Soros to NPR, James O'Keefe's latest sting on NPR was debunked as a non-story within hours of its release.

The news that O'Keefe purports to "break" -- that Soros had previously donated to the public broadcaster via grants from Soros' Open Society Institute -- had, in fact, long been publicly known through tax records and even press releases.

"We believe that journalism is a pillar of an open and democratic society and a critical tool for transparency and accountability," a spokeswoman for OSI, Laura Silber, told TPM after sending over a list of previous grants to NPR and affiliates. "A free and independent press serves as a watchdog of both government and the private sector. NPR, which is a respected national news organization, provides an excellent vehicle for regional and national analyses of the most critical issues facing our country."

The new audio recording features NPR director of institutional giving Betsy Liley talking with one of O'Keefe's actors, a member of a phony Muslim group claiming to want to donate $5 million to NPR. In their conversation, Liley discusses donations from George Soros, noting that after conservative attacks on him intensified he asked that his name not be mentioned on the air as a sponsor.

"George Soros and the Open Society Institute gave us $1.8 million, and they have decided not to use on-air credits because of what's happening in Congress," Liley says.

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Topics: George Soros, James O'Keefe, NPR

Christine O'Donnell

Christine O'Donnell Will Use Committee To 'Investigate' Left-Wing Groups

Ryan J. Reilly | February 8, 2011, 1:55PM

Failed GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell is back, and she's telling supporters she wants her newly formed political action committee ChristinePAC to "investigate and counter attack leftwing groups."

O'Donnell, who wrote that her losing campaign sent "shockwaves" throughout the nation, said in an e-mail to supporters Tuesday that her group will look into the groups "funded with one million dollars or more from billionaire leftist George Soros."

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Topics: Christine O'Donnell, ChristinePAC, Delaware, George Soros, PACs

Christine O'Donnell

O'Donnell: Fed Probe Ginned Up By Biden, Soros And Disgruntled Staffers (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | December 30, 2010, 10:17AM

Former Republican senate candidate Christine O'Donnell took to the airwaves of at least five morning shows today to fight back against the "thug politic tactic" being used against her by way of the federal criminal probe into allegations of improper use of her campaign funds.

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Topics: Christine O'Donnell, Ethics, FBI, George Soros, Joe Biden, Justice Department

Randy Scheunemann

Sarah Palin's Foreign Policy Adviser Randy Scheunemann Consults For George Soros

Megan Carpentier | November 12, 2010, 10:07AM

Since Sarah Palin took the national stage in 2008, neocon Randy Scheunemann has been at her side as an apparent confidant and foreign policy adviser, getting $30,000 in fees from her as recently as June 30, 2010.

But at the same time, Justin Elliott reports at Salon, Scheunemann's firm Orion Strategies was taking money to lobby the U.S. government from conservative boogeyman George Soros' Open Society Policy Center.

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Topics: George Soros, Michael Goldfarb, Randy Scheunemann, Sarah Palin

RNLA

Republican Lawyers And Norm Coleman: George Soros Wants To Buy Election

Ryan J. Reilly | October 26, 2010, 2:19PM

Yesterday, the Republican National Lawyers Association told Newsmax about the "epidemic" voter fraud they expected to occur in the upcoming midterm elections. Last night, they hit up Newsmax readers for donations to combat that alleged surge of voter fraud.

Former Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman (R), who lost a close election to Sen. Al Franken (D), wrote to Newsmax readers that George Soros, a multibillionaire investor who frequently donates to liberal causes, "has determined to focus his efforts to elect individuals who have the power to overrule the will of voters."

"Who wins elections should be determined by who got the most legal votes, period! Unfortunately, the far left is trying to politicize even the counting of votes through George Soros' Secretary of State project, which seeks to have elections run by hyper-partisan liberal election officials," Coleman writes. "Donate here to the RNLA to help ensure that all legal votes in 2010 are counted."

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Topics: 2010 Elections, George Soros, Norm Coleman, RNLA, voter fraud