UPDATE: National Manipulation of the Arts

Posted on September 11, 2009


Art of Communication

Updating a story published here on  August 29th:

there are conflicting reports about whether or not the National Endowment for the Arts communications director Yosi Sergant has been asked to resign.

At least one Republican senator had raised concerns in recent days after an artist blogged that the White House and the NEA were steering artists towards creating works on contentious political issues like health care.

The Huffington Post reports today that Sergant, a former Obama aide, was asked to resign as communications director. The NEA offered a curt response telling FOX News that he is still employed. White House spokesman Shin Inouye only offered: “The White House did not ask for him to resign.”

http://votingfemale.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/census-bureau-kicks-acorn-to-the-curb/

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