Comments on: CRI An Honest Broker? — Part 3

By: Around the Horn : Delaware Liberal

Around the Horn : Delaware Liberal — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:49:28 +0000

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By: How teh stupid act when they think they are smart : Delaware Liberal

How teh stupid act when they think they are smart : Delaware Liberal — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:59 +0000

[...] you haven’t then you don’t know what you are missing. Cass wrote up a high level linkage piece that left little to argue with. Facts have a way of doing that I guess. [...]

By: Geezer

Geezer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:24:29 +0000

Of course they matter. So does the truth. You’ve acknowledged the truth — why so upset?

By: anoni

anoni — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:10:28 +0000

Maria,

for the libs, good actions don’t matter, you must have “correct thoughts”.

By: Geezer

Geezer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:01:40 +0000

I just said above it’s good work. And only Republicans would be willing to ignore the fact that Republicans didn’t give even a fraction of a shit about any of this until they realized it was a club they could use against Democrats (and not just Markell). I’m perfectly happy to take advantage of this for the public’s benefit, but let’s not pretend this wasn’t exactly what it looks like: A 50-state effort to put out slanted talking points under a “non-partisan” label.

Let’s also not pretend that “everyone” knows what “non-partisan” means in the limited legal sense. When the GOP used the Lewin Group material, they never said “a non-partisan group with conservative goals.” They said “non-partisan” and left it at that, clearly trying to leave the impression that this organization had no dog in the fight.

If CRI believes in smaller government and whatever other bullshit you clowns believe in these days, they have a dog in every fight. Just want to make sure everyone knows it. And now they do. And you’re still whining.

By: Republican David

Republican David — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:46:42 +0000

Anon, maybe you don’t visit the many conservative think tank sites. You may have found exactly the opposite to be true. Citizens Against Government Waste did not shut their doors because GWB got elected. The National Taxpayers Union, Heritage Foundation, and a host of other organizations were very consistent. We had a few other things on our plate which absorbed media attention. The conservative groups don’t control the press, but there were plenty of columns at the time.

Stop listening to the liberal talking points. They are misdirecting you. They didn’t care before about expanded government and they don’t care now. They too are consistent.

By: Maria Evans

Maria Evans — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:41:27 +0000

anon I get it, national republicans didn’t hold Bush accountable so now Markell can’t be held accountable.

By: Republican David

Republican David — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:40:19 +0000

Yawn, when does the expose start?

We found that they do what their website says and that their people have backgrounds with Republican or conservative causes from their press releases and bios put out by the organization. Now in part 3 we find there may be more like them in MN and some other states. Informing the citizenry is a virus that must be eradicated. The government is infallible and if people get the information they will misunderstand it and vote wrong. Keep them coming.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:38:47 +0000

Posting budgets and advocating for transparency is good, non-partisan work, Maria. But let’s not pretend it had any interest to Republicans when they still held any of the reins of state government.

Or that they advocated or did anything to advance transparancy at the federal level during the reign of failure of GWB.

Kinda funny they now demand transparency. Guess its a new thing.

By: Maria Evans

Maria Evans — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:37:27 +0000

cass I read CRI’s site when it went online and I wasn’t confused by their language.

Geezer how many decades has it been since republicans “held the reigns” in Delaware?

UI CRI’s agenda is clearly stated.

By: Maria Evans

Maria Evans — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:36:37 +0000

jason yeah, that’s why I’m glad CRI isn’t “sitting back” and hoping that the News Journal does it job.

By: cassandra_m

cassandra_m — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:35:39 +0000

CRI is clear about their agenda and POV, too, you’re just mad that they don’t put YOUR PREFERRED “conservative” label all over their site. I don’t see the word “LIBERAL” used over a CAP, they seem to prefer “PROGRESSIVE.”

You should quit before you get this stupid.

CAP still states its position and you know where they stand. It isn’t as though you don’t know what is meant by either progressive or liberal. CRI tries to pretend it isn’t conservative — period.

By: Unstable Isotope

Unstable Isotope — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:33:56 +0000

I’m sorry, but it looks to me that CRI’s purpose is to create a go-to media place for Republican talking points while holding themselves out as non-partisan. Otherwise, why would they get so upset when people point out they are staffed by Republicans?

I have no problems with think-tanks per se, but let’s not pretend that they don’t have an agenda.

By: Geezer

Geezer — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:32:42 +0000

Posting budgets and advocating for transparency is good, non-partisan work, Maria. But let’s not pretend it held any interest for Republicans when they still held any of the reins of state government.

By: Maria Evans

Maria Evans — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:31:48 +0000