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<DIV>Sherry,</DIV>
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<DIV>Could you share what you have seen and heard "behind the scenes" so we can
all understand what is going on? Can you do it in such a way that provides
facts and is void of criticisms, conclusions, judgments of
persons? Disappointment with the LSB is not a criticism, it is how you
feel.</DIV>
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<DIV>Like you, and after attending one meeting at KPFT three years ago, I
decided I was not prepared nor did I have the tools or patients
to participate in the environment.</DIV>
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<DIV>As a member and a listener, I feel compelled to express myself
about programming, and conformity to the mission statement from
afar. </DIV>
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<DIV>Paul</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mailto:sglover001@houston.rr.com
href="mailto:sglover001@houston.rr.com">Sherry Glover</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=mailto:herbertrothschild@hotmail.com
href="mailto:herbertrothschild@hotmail.com">'Herbert Rothschild'</A> ; <A
title=mailto:discuss@paa-tx.org
href="mailto:discuss@paa-tx.org">discuss@paa-tx.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=mailto:ernesto@kpft.org
href="mailto:ernesto@kpft.org">ernesto@kpft.org</A> ; <A
title=mailto:lsb@kpft.org href="mailto:lsb@kpft.org">lsb@kpft.org</A> ; <A
title=mailto:dbradley@kpft.org
href="mailto:dbradley@kpft.org">dbradley@kpft.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 10, 2006 9:12
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PAA-Discuss] The heated
discussion re Flashpoints</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Thank you, Herb for this insightful and balanced assessment of
the running<BR>commentary about Flashpoints. Your observations are clear,
concise and very<BR>easy to align with. <BR><BR>Personally, I am disappointed
in the LSB and what I've seen and heard<BR>"behind the scenes", and can hardly
believe the turmoil generated right<BR>there. When I became a member of KPFT I
wanted to help how I could, but<BR>after the extreme defensive energy spent on
blaming and shaming within the<BR>station, all the way through the Pacifica
foundation. I don't think I'll<BR>renew my membership. <BR><BR>As for the
program itself, there are many flavors, and some prefer a strong<BR>one,
others don't take to that style. Pushing an agenda from the
board<BR>membership with programming and seeking alliances behind the scenes
among<BR>the community is a huge turn off and reeks of what I see happening at
top<BR>governmental levels. (You know who you are, lsb members, and you will
diss<BR>me for saying so.)<BR><BR>The 'listening' of a peaceful person is
tuned to peaceful commentary- when<BR>conflict arises (not a bad thing, but an
opportunity to grow, learn, change,<BR>cultivate peace,) actions become
negative, counterproductive and a waste of<BR>precious time. And it does not
promote peaceful listening.<BR><BR>Thank you for posting this message. I
appreciate what you have to say.<BR><BR>That's my 2cents
worth.<BR><BR>Sherry<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A
title=mailto:discuss-bounces@paa-tx.org
href="mailto:discuss-bounces@paa-tx.org">discuss-bounces@paa-tx.org</A>
[mailto:discuss-bounces@paa-tx.org] On<BR>Behalf Of Herbert
Rothschild<BR>Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 3:14 PM<BR>To: <A
title=mailto:discuss@paa-tx.org
href="mailto:discuss@paa-tx.org">discuss@paa-tx.org</A><BR>Cc: <A
title=mailto:ernesto@kpft.org
href="mailto:ernesto@kpft.org">ernesto@kpft.org</A>; <A
title=mailto:lsb@kpft.org href="mailto:lsb@kpft.org">lsb@kpft.org</A>; <A
title=mailto:dbradley@kpft.org
href="mailto:dbradley@kpft.org">dbradley@kpft.org</A><BR>Subject:
[PAA-Discuss] The heated discussion re Flashpoints<BR><BR>Regarding the email
traffic in the last few days about Flashpoints, I want <BR>to share what I
learned--that the KPFT station management is preparing, and <BR>will shortly
circulate, a statement of its reasons for its decisions about <BR>the
show.<BR><BR>Transparency is what the management owes to the station's
members, and I <BR>have been assured that management is committed to
transparency.<BR><BR>So I would ask people who have engaged in the
back-and-forth about <BR>Flashpoints to lower the rhetoric pending reception
of that explanation.<BR><BR>Now, when it arrives, people may not find the
explanation persuasive, but <BR>why assume before the explanation is
circulated that the management is <BR>betraying the Pacifica mission
statement?<BR><BR>Indeed, every time a programming decision is made, a few
people trot out <BR>that charge. When Democracy Now wasn't moved to 7
a.m., we heard the <BR>charge. That was hardly the reason management
resisted the request. It had<BR><BR>data suggestioning that more people
would hear Amy at 9 a.m. than 7 a.m. It<BR><BR>also added a second
broadcast of DN in the evening. Does this sound like <BR>people who want
to betray the mission?<BR><BR>And even if Bernstein's fans aren't convinced by
management's reasoning, <BR>frankly I fail to understand why a decision on
Flashpoints is a litmus test <BR>of management's commitment to Pacifica's
mission. As I review the program <BR>schedule, I see program after
program that is consonant with the intention <BR>to promote justice and
peace.<BR><BR>As for the specific question of programming that calls attention
to Israeli <BR>oppression of Palestinians, I have never known KPFT to back
off. Just last <BR>month, after I was arrested at the second
demonstration in front of the <BR>Israeli consulate, Renee Feltz, news
director, encouraged me to make a full <BR>statement about the reason I always
carry a sign that reads, "Israel is a <BR>disgrace to Judaism," at such
demonstrations. I had all the KPFT air time <BR>I needed. No other
media outlet in this city has ever even shown a picture<BR><BR>of the
sign, even though they almost always film it.<BR><BR>So consistent and
frequent is KPFT's airing of opinions sympathetic to <BR>Palestinian
grievances that its financial support by Jews in this city is
<BR>meager. That is a price many peace and justice organizations in this
<BR>country have been unwilling to pay, and KPFT is to be congratulated for
its <BR>courage.<BR><BR>Why must we be so strident in their criticisms?
I realize that, frustrated <BR>with our inability to stop the violence and
injustice we all oppose, we are <BR>tempted to turn on those closest to hand
and most likely to listen to us. <BR>Thus, the left habitually is torn
by in-fighting.<BR><BR>We surely should be able to agree without jumping to
almost maximum <BR>contentiousness.<BR><BR>Maybe it would help if people kept
in mind that the station has a large <BR>number of stakeholders--10,000
members and 15X that number of current <BR>listeners. Couple that with
the awareness that not everyone believes in a <BR>single way to promote the
kind of social transformation we seek. For <BR>example, Ray Hill's
Prison Show is not overtly political in the sense <BR>Flashpoints is, but it
has a place of pride on the programming schedule. <BR>Music is a
powerful force for social transformation. Etc. Not everyone
<BR>wants a steady diet of the same thing.<BR><BR>Let's cut each other some
slack, folks.<BR><BR><BR><BR>---------------<BR>Progressive Action
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