----------------------------Original message---------------------------- RE: Dr. Hargrove's personal insult. The information requested by Senator Pressler was routine EEOC information required of most all federal agencies to determine if there were discriminatory practices. Indeed, when I got my teaching jobs at UCLA and Cal State LA I had to fill out forms with similar information "for statistical purposes." Dr. Hargrove can probably find the information he wants on file at those institutions. As for political contributions, as a result of campaign finance reform championed by Common Cause, all donations over $200 are matters of public record, found in the public files maintained here in Washington, DC by the Federal Election Commission. There is no right to privacy in this regard anymore. It was a "liberal" election law reform passed by a Democratic Congress, not Joe McCarthy. Since I don't work for Dr. Hargrove and receive a salary from a private party, I'm under no obligation to answer his questions. On the other hand, everyone who works for public broadcasting is supported by the American taxpayer. The public/private distinction is crucial to understanding this entire debate over the federal role in public broadcasting. Privacy applies to the private sector, public servants have to be accountable to elected representatives. Congress has the right and the duty to oversee the expenditure of tax dollars in public broadcasting as it does with the Defense Department or any other agency. Larry Jarvik CSPC