Question for Kahuna ????

[Guest]

I believe you said you were from the Chicago area. Perhaps you can clear something up for me with your personal knowledge. Recently, you and other Obama leaning posters have cited FactCheck as a go to, unbiased source for political information.

In Chicago, Obama was the chair of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge. The infamous William Ayers was the founder of that organization. Would you know if it is the same Annenberg foundation that supports both organizations?

If it is, it would seem to mitigate or at least compromise the suggestion that FactCheck is unbiased.

Thanks

[Guest]

I believe you said you were from the Chicago area. Perhaps you can clear something up for me with your personal knowledge. Recently, you and other Obama leaning posters have cited FactCheck as a go to, unbiased source for political information.

In Chicago, Obama was the chair of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge. The infamous William Ayers was the founder of that organization. Would you know if it is the same Annenberg foundation that supports both organizations?

If it is, it would seem to mitigate or at least compromise the suggestion that FactCheck is unbiased.

Thanks


I researched this on the net....

Established in 1989 by Walter H. Annenberg, the Annenberg Foundation provides funding and support to nonprofit organizations in the United States and globally through its headquarters in Radnor, Pennsylvania and offices in Los Angeles, California. Its major program areas are education and youth development; arts, culture and humanities; civic and community; health and human services; and animal services and the environment. In addition, the Foundation operates a number of initiatives which expand and complement these program areas. The Annenberg Foundation exists to advance the public well-being through improved communication. As the principal means of achieving this goal, the Foundation encourages the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge.

It has been giving out grants for 15 years and if you download the 15 year history PDF it does reference the Annenberg Challenge.

http://www.annenbergfoundation.org/about/about_show.htm?doc_id=283252


If you look at the Fact Check website you will find this:

We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.

The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state, and federal levels.

The APPC accepts NO funding from business corporations, labor unions, political parties, lobbying organizations or individuals. It is funded primarily by the Annenberg Foundation.

[Guest]

Thanks for the effort. I really do appreciate it. I hope the sun comes out tomorrow. I've got to get off this computer this forum. Thanks.

[Guest]

No sweat I'm just sitting here trying to ignore the pain in my knee.....

If you want a different one try this one...I like their icons.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/