Kraus talks about Hours, Math and Hartmann at Indymedia

MATH is an Enemy of the People!  That is ALL cadre need to know!!!

But  he's been a good sport lately, if a little dense about Comrade Loving's attempt to recruit KBOO members to collectively commit felony.  [HELLO...most Outer Party members think this is a BAD idea and might stop donating to KBOO if this gets out].  So we'll throw him a bone.

And some Outer Party members might be SEDUCED my Kraus; use of LOGIC and REASON, so we should cover it to tell remind cadre exactly what to think.[EVIL]

At a scurrilous article shockingly still not purged from Indymedia:

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2013/06/423786.shtml

Kraus has this to say:

Wish everyone would calm down

20.Jun.2013 11:27

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Ed Kraus

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I don't care about comments gleaned from Facebook, and a lot of people have been wondering who is behind SaveKBOOfromSaveKBOO. It's been entertaining, but as I've posted a few times, a bit over the top and a bit too mean for my tastes. It's a fine line between sattire and mean, sometimes less is more. We all would benefit from stopping the lefty firing squad, you know the joke? All with weapons stand in a circle.

I've been looking into some of the details and have been told that KBOO can run one hour, two hours, three, or edit what it wants from the Hartmann feed every day. It also doesn't have to run live, but can be put into the schedule when it works for KBOO. I'm surprised this information hasn't yet been put out as public as it would do a lot to defuse the current lynch mob mentality.

If I were at the next program committee meeting, I'd suggest immediately replacing Hard Knock or the unneccesary repeat of Democracy Now with an hour (or two if both are replaced) of Thom Hartmann. Let it run thru the next membership drive and see if it brings in new members. There is no reason to have to pre-empt three hours a day of local music programs, and as the short survey tried to explain ... this was advisory and you could vote yes or no to the three hour format. Too bad it wasn't explained right up front that there could be Hartmann on KBOO with other schedule options, but there you go.

I won't be able to attend the next board meeting but I hope that 1) It will actually do board business (KBOO could grind to a halt if the necessary governance does not occur) 2) People will put their issues before board members beforehand and remember that only board members can directly make motions or discuss motions 3) Those attending understand that big decisions won't happen all at once or at all in a climate of fear and anger.

Instead of being at the "party", I'll be helping J Street present the award winning documentary "The Law In These Parts" at the Art Museum, as part of the Jewish Film Festival (7pm Monday the 24th). This movie looks at the legal issues of the 45 years of occupation and if you want a break from the screaming and yelling at KBOO come out to the film, and talk with Jewish peace activists afterwards about how we can make a difference in the world.

THE INNER PARTY IS PERFECTLY CALM!!! HOW DARE HE SUGGEST OTHERWISE!!!!

Some traitor makes a complaint about illegal stuff and stuff. the Inner Party might be doing.   Then Kraus hogs the mike:

And responding to TM's comments

20.Jun.2013 12:36

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Ed Kraus

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Quoting from Theresa Mitchell ... "And one more thing: there is constant chatter on Indymedia claiming that radicals like myself are intolerant of other views. I am sharply critical of other views, but that isn't the same as intolerance, and I haven't tried to purge anyone from KBOO air, ever, for not agreeing with my ideology; nor has Ani; it simply has never happened. That's an example of pure projection by the claimants. I do say that KBOO must be retained as a last and only haven for radical dissent, and that is because the remainder of the ideological spectrum is better represented everywhere else on the dial. Calling for fairness for my own community's views is not the same as denying fairness for all others." "

Boy is this well worded. But let me explain why it falls short. Theresa, Ani and the like in the "radical" crowd haven't had to "purge" anyone from KBOO air, because those who would disagree on sensitive issues don't get on the air in the first place. The iron lock of the inside crowd ensures that only people who won't contradict the inner circle get on air. And I for example could be on air as much as I like, so long as I were to report on the environment, on immigrant rights ... just so long as I don't use KBOO air to advocate that not all forms of capitalism are evil, or that Israel needs reform and to end occupation, not replacement of Israel with a single Palestinian state.

And it's slick writing to imply that KBOO must remain for radicals, as some sort of mitigation for the lack of radical views on other media outlets. In the KBOO I'd like to see develop, there would be time for radicals, and also time for those who aren't as radical. Just because progressive views are often represented by OPB doesn't mean that individual citizens can participate directly in creating and producing the news there.

Community Radio is for citizens to directly participate in media, not just the radical in crowd at KBOO. The definition of community today at KBOO is too narrow to survive financially, or to continue to be relevant to a region even as progressive as Portland Oregon.

Read this fast, you can be sure it's not radical enough for the censors at Indymedia.

Ouch!   Is that the Gulag wagon outside Kraus' door?   See you in the salt mines!!

-MT