tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post3195475672904056528..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Q TipsMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-52071528589107490712009-07-24T10:17:00.211-05:002009-07-24T10:17:00.211-05:00Here's my "letter" to Anna tauzin
J...Here's my "letter" to Anna tauzin<br /><br />Jul 24, 2009 @ 11:05 am <br />I was surfing here and I ran across this (and I occasionly get some robo thing from you out of ombud’s office) and it occured to me that you have the same last name as a former Congressman, now head of PHARMA William (Billy) Tauzin. Wondered if you were related?<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-86959662309354056872009-07-24T09:36:41.720-05:002009-07-24T09:36:41.720-05:00TAUZIN is identified by the U.S. Bureau of the Cen...TAUZIN is identified by the U.S. Bureau of the Census as a surname with more than 100 occurrences in the United States for the year-2000 U.S. Census. In "Demographic Aspects of Surnames from Census 2000", the Census Bureau tabulated the surnames of all people who had obtained Social Security Numbers by the year 2000. <br /><br />TAUZIN ranks # 38644 in terms of the most common surnames in the United States for 2000. <br /><br />TAUZIN had 538 occurrences in the 2000 Census, according the U.S. government records. <br /><br />Out of a sample of 100,000 people in the United States, TAUZIN would occur an average of 0.2 times. <br /><br />Mongabay.com<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-79683285558420156272009-07-24T09:36:17.667-05:002009-07-24T09:36:17.667-05:00Tauzin is really common here in the Acadian south....Tauzin is really common here in the Acadian south. It's almost like Boudreaux. Nationally, it's not going to be so common a name.Kevan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147920478213250519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-88230094260679440252009-07-24T09:28:49.799-05:002009-07-24T09:28:49.799-05:00But the interns are the people (and the only peopl...But the interns are the people (and the only people) that have to read e-mails from people like us. There is a web-site that ranks names in America and how rare/common they are. Tauzin can't be that common so I'll look for the site and I'll write the damn letter asking her if she is related to Billy Bob Tauzin.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-63257217335460955712009-07-24T07:43:07.338-05:002009-07-24T07:43:07.338-05:00You're a genius KevyYou're a genius KevyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-65888307530738769392009-07-23T21:53:26.353-05:002009-07-23T21:53:26.353-05:00Because, you know, an intern is going to be so inf...Because, you know, an intern is going to be so influential.Kevan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147920478213250519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-62568884028862930492009-07-23T21:45:19.997-05:002009-07-23T21:45:19.997-05:00Kevan says RE: she's more likely to be a niece...Kevan says RE: she's more likely to be a niece than a daughter.<br /><br />can't say as I have read the bio (really have no interest), so your logic escapes me, but I can't really see how it would make much difference whether she were a daughter or niece.<br /><br />But actually, I'm more interested in her having worked for Texas Medical Liability Trust, especially given the NPR ombudsman's "recent attempt to justify NPR's hostility to the single-payer health option" (as MTW has put it)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-37851093876705469372009-07-23T19:54:31.891-05:002009-07-23T19:54:31.891-05:00First, if Anna is related to Billy, she is more li...First, if Anna is related to Billy, she is more likely to be a niece than a daughter or granddaughter, which is obvious if you read Billy's bio in the congressional Directory.<br /><br />As far as that letter to Anna goes, I should think a simple "Are you related to former-Congressman Billy Tauzin?" more than adequate..Kevan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147920478213250519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-13191391596886749092009-07-23T19:32:42.623-05:002009-07-23T19:32:42.623-05:00(mea culpa, subtract an "is" up thar'...(mea culpa, subtract an "is" up thar', Bubba)bloop!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-66134443662373461622009-07-23T19:31:48.011-05:002009-07-23T19:31:48.011-05:00And just how is nepotism is a GOOD thing? (unless ...And just how is nepotism is a GOOD thing? (unless you're passing along your humbly hard-won and well-honed trade to your progenitors)<br /><br />coughcoughbushcoughcoughb!p!f!b!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-53226620183669688032009-07-23T14:02:31.317-05:002009-07-23T14:02:31.317-05:00I guess you could always send an e-mail to Miss Ta...I guess you could always send an e-mail to Miss Tauzin asking her if she's related to Billy.'<br /><br />So, how should I put that:<br /><br />Is your daddy former influential Louisiana politician and head of PhARMA Billy Tauzin?<br /><br />How do you suppose that would go over with daddy if she is?<br /><br />If <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/29/60minutes/main2625305.shtml" rel="nofollow">this</a> means anything, I'd have to say I'm interested but I ain't THAT interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-32752727883985201852009-07-23T13:59:21.545-05:002009-07-23T13:59:21.545-05:00Muckety finds no connection.<a href="http://www.muckety.com/Query?SearchResult=3916&SearchResult=25996&graph=MucketyMap?_r=2D" rel="nofollow">Muckety</a> finds no connection.geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300772545812600392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-89761343314894298662009-07-23T13:46:46.367-05:002009-07-23T13:46:46.367-05:00As you can see on her resume, the Anna Tauzin who ...As you can see on <a href="http://www.annatauzin.com/node/2" rel="nofollow">her resume</a>, the Anna Tauzin who works as the NPR ombudsman intern has also worked for the Texas Medical Liability Trust.<br /><br />This may have relevance to the views of the NPR ombudsman's office on the health care issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-49013703531423683122009-07-23T13:09:37.893-05:002009-07-23T13:09:37.893-05:00I guess you could always send an e-mail to Miss Ta...I guess you could always send an e-mail to Miss Tauzin asking her if she's related to Billy.Kevan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147920478213250519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-57326129077327686442009-07-23T12:13:02.125-05:002009-07-23T12:13:02.125-05:00Kevan:
there is actually one more point I would l...Kevan:<br /><br />there is actually one more point I would like to make about the Anna Tauzin issue.<br /><br />If she is indeed related to former Congressman Bill Tauzin, I think NPR listeners have a right to know that.<br /><br />NPR is funded (indirectly by money from NPR member stations at least) with public dollars.<br /><br />I could be wrong, but I'd guess that a lot of very qualified people probably applied for that ombudsman intern job. <br /><br />Perhaps it is just me, but I want to know if someone may have gotten hiring "preference" at NPR because of their family connections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-35115730335760649052009-07-23T12:04:58.342-05:002009-07-23T12:04:58.342-05:00I wonder the same thing. But if she is, so what? &...<i>I wonder the same thing. But if she is, so what? "Corruption of blood" has no place in legitimate criticism."</i><br /><br />I was the one who posted that question and certainly did not claim "corruption of blood".<br /><br />I don't even know at this point if there is any relation between the two. that is why i asked.<br /><br />It was not intended as a criticism, more as a heads up.<br /><br />Let's face it, while blood relations do not mean similar ideologies (sometimes they mean the opposite), they nonetheless might have relevance. <br /><br />For example, NPR's ombudsman's office has recently defended NPR's lack of coverage of single payer.<br /><br />I have no idea if she is (that's why i asked) ,but <i>if</i> Anna Tauzin does happen to be related to Bill Tauzin (head of PhARMA), at the very least, NPR should be disclosing that fact. <br /><br /><br />It would not necessarily be evidence that she is biased toward PhARMA, but it would nonetheless be a heads up (at least for me).<br /><br />It might be an indication that one should do further digging.<br /><br />Similarly, is the Anna Tauzin who works in the ombudsman's office the same as (or related to) the one who is listed as a contact for<a href="http://www.jigsaw.com/John_Taur_Mari_Tava/contact_information.xhtml" rel="nofollow">here</a> for the Texas Medical Liability Trust?<br /><br />You are free to differ, of course, but in my mind, these are quite legitimate question to be asking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-36504294345225972672009-07-23T11:23:30.318-05:002009-07-23T11:23:30.318-05:00About Anna Tauzin possibly related to Billy Tauzin...About Anna Tauzin possibly related to Billy Tauzin:<br /><br />I wonder the same thing. But if she is, so what? "Corruption of blood" has no place in legitimate criticism.<br /><br />I did check out Anna's blog and such, and she seems to me like a sincere young college student ready to take the leap into media employment.Kevan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147920478213250519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-9557837963896667982009-07-23T10:38:54.147-05:002009-07-23T10:38:54.147-05:00Let's not discriminate here:
What about MEEEE...Let's not discriminate here:<br /><br />What about MEEEEEEEESHELL's delivery?<br /><br />Talk about distracting.<br /><br />If the mailman took as long to deliver the mail as MEEEEEEEESHELL does to say her name, the US Postal service would go out of business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-23576762010308228672009-07-23T10:28:07.207-05:002009-07-23T10:28:07.207-05:00(I posted this yesterday, but couldn't resist ...(I posted this yesterday, but couldn't resist recycling it, as ATC seemed so comedy-driven yesterday. Perhaps it was the pre-Obama Press Conf jitters...)<br /><br />AAAAAdam Davidson is a LIAR.<br /><br />He even admitted it, in an insufferable attempt at comedy, the Planet Moneygrubber freely said he lied to a Palestinian potato chip vendor, saying that his product 'had flavor', and then telling Madelyn Brand-X that he lied to the guy. Good journalistic practice, eh?<br /><br />I'm not going to try and out-clever A.D. in his new 'Daily Show'-style aspirations in scoring listeners. It just shows how stupid the sophistication level is when NPR puts on its comedy cap. (Blob Siegel did an equally failed attempt at satire with his 'Onion' sketch - in the same hour!)<br /><br />It seems that NPR is leaning heavily on their Planet Moneygrub connection, to reap big profits from 'Economics. Explained'.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-67527227999651736172009-07-23T10:23:49.474-05:002009-07-23T10:23:49.474-05:00I noticed that NPR is trying some new, hip stuff. ...I noticed that NPR is trying some new, hip stuff. Like 'team reporting', as in, 'two heads have more sex appeal than one'. Adenoid-Andie Seabrook and Peterby Overby were sizing up Max Baucus, making him into a ProCouncil Ripe For Controversy (not that that isn't a possibility). Anyway, this 'two perspective' gimmick was pretty worthless, as it had nothing to offer but two different sexes and their voices.<br /><br />(PS: I know it's risky commenting on Overby's delivery, but I'm sorry, it is DISTRACTING. He always reminds me of Droopy Dog or some other cartoon character, without benefit of Mel Blanc's voice. Like Tom 'Ewection' Brokaw, he can't help it, but to my mind, the less personality traits the better when straight news is required. Can anyone name more than just a handful of BBC reporters? Probably not. BBC may have its flaws, but they don't breed stars in the news division. That's saved, naturally enough, for their entertainment wing.)Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-16921056961739780682009-07-23T10:23:30.597-05:002009-07-23T10:23:30.597-05:00By the way.
Does anyone know if there is any fami...By the way.<br /><br />Does anyone know if there is any familial relationship between NPR's ombudsman intern "Anna Tauzin" and former republican congressman and head of PhRMA (and registered PhRMA lobbyist) <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Billy_Tauzin" rel="nofollow">"Bill Tauzin"</a>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-50037811041931009442009-07-23T10:15:07.523-05:002009-07-23T10:15:07.523-05:00Anon:
I came out of good ole MHS in 67 ready to e...Anon:<br /><br />I came out of good ole MHS in 67 ready to emlist and enrolled in Business adm. I was socialized by Milton Hershey School and then something happened. I had a car accident and was in a hospital for 9 months. I met a nurse there that gave me things to read I'd never heard of before. That was the instant my whole world changed cause I saw lies everywhere I turned. From the War to the use of drugs to economics to . . . You are right about the start of the questioning.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-71625290308328842222009-07-23T10:11:48.079-05:002009-07-23T10:11:48.079-05:00edk says "there's nothing to see here. Pl...edk says "there's nothing to see here. Please return to your bunkers...I am beginning to think that the whole "network" is some sort of Oz. '<br /><br />Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain...<br /><br />The most pathetic part of all this is that most of the people at NPR actually seem to <i>believe</i> the BS they spew 24/7. I mean, there might be a couple who actually know it's nonsense, but most have actually drunk (and are drunk on) the government issue koolaid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-27077389812010678152009-07-23T10:03:16.732-05:002009-07-23T10:03:16.732-05:00edk
Questioning things seems to be an 'all or...edk<br /><br />Questioning things seems to be an 'all or nothing' phenomenon: either one questions everything or one questions nothing.<br /><br />Having been educated as a scientist, I learned to question everything.<br /><br />sadly, many people (perhaps the majority) in this country seem to question nothing.<br /><br />for the latter group, it quite literally takes a jar to the head to "switch" them into questioning mode. Even that does not work for some.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-17939786103459119622009-07-23T09:21:25.230-05:002009-07-23T09:21:25.230-05:00I am beginning to think that the whole "netwo...I am beginning to think that the whole "network" is some sort of Oz. The young girl that slimed Hanson. The two junior military academy hopefuls. The use of a student of Shepard's. The fact that one person presented by Shepard had three friends on her facebook account (how common is Innskeep?). The use of paid military shills.<br /><br />Google is a wonderful invention. Thank god I don't have proper search capabilities (public computer and lack of competency) or maybe NPR's Wizard would be outed. lol<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com