【新唐人2011年7月18日讯】日前，主持人倪萍获得了所谓“共和国脊梁”的称号，引发网上嘲讽和骂声一片，知名作家李承鹏在微博上讽刺倪萍是得了“颈椎病的脊梁”。此后，有网友爆料说：花9800元钱可以参加“中华脊梁奖颁奖”，因此质疑倪萍花钱买奖。更有大陆媒体揭露，这个“共和国脊梁”的颁奖只是一场闹剧和骗局。
7月10号，“共和国脊梁系列活动”颁奖典礼，在北京国家会议中心举行，主持人倪萍、电影艺术家田华、导演张继刚、中国曲艺家协会主席刘兰芳等300多人，获得了“共和国脊梁功勋人物”、“杰出人物”等称号。
网友们发现，获奖者多为文艺界人士，由此对评奖标准、评委组成及评奖形式等产生质疑，以倪萍为首的当选人物成为众矢之的。民众质疑只会投赞同票的政协委员倪萍，无法担当“脊梁”称号。
李承鹏在微博开玩笑说，“倪萍姐姐确实是共和国脊梁，只是得了颈椎病。” 当晚7点13分，倪萍通过博客回应了李承鹏的批评，她在博客中声称自己不配得奖，希望李承鹏理解。对此，李承鹏再度于7月14号发表博文，他表示倪萍的回复，表面上是一篇特别谦虚厚道和温暖感动的文章，但是却透着一种“春晚体”的假。他说：“不为老百姓说话的代表即使是脊梁也是颈椎病的7，而不是迎风招展的1。”
博客作者乔志峰发表一篇题为《只会投赞同票的倪萍是共和国脊梁（吗）？》文章，内容说：“记得在两会上，身为全国政协委员的倪萍在接受媒体采访时，很自豪的说：我参加政协以来，都是投赞同票，我爱国，我不添乱，从不反对或弃权。”
乔志峰写道：只会投或只敢投“赞同票”的人，不管她有多么冠冕堂皇的理由，都不值得原谅――此种做法即使不能说是“媚权”或患有“软骨病”，最起码缺乏应有的责任感，不应该也不配成为“共和国脊梁”。
7月15号，一名叫刘先明的网友声称，自己在今年5月曾收到邀请，参加“功勋中国优秀人物”颁奖盛典的邮件，但参加活动需交纳9800元，他认为这“有花钱买奖的嫌疑”，最终没有理会。
他还怀疑这封邮件中所说的“中华脊梁”奖，就是倪萍所获得的“共和国脊梁”奖，因为活动都是由“中国经济报刊协会”等单位发起的。有消息说，活动的官方网站“功勋中国网”已经被关闭，页面提示为“网站由于未备案，被依法关闭”。
《腾讯网》则以《倪萍获“共和国脊梁”乃骗局》为题，作了专题报导，认为目前还不能断然将这9800元的“中华脊梁”与“共和国脊梁”扯到一起；但经过多方查证，可以确认的是“共和国脊梁”颁奖，其实是一场闹剧和骗局，而导演正是活动组委会秘书长、中国经济报刊协会副会长、影响力人物杂志社总编辑——刘学文。
《腾讯网》的报导写道，2001年，“一无资金、二无关系”的刘学文，组织了一场名为“共和国的脊梁”的征文活动。《人民日报》发文高度评价，认为这是文学界献给建党80华诞的一份厚礼。这次活动就是刘学文起家的“老本”。刘学文通过挂靠、笼络实权单位，借壳收钱，名人效应“吸引客户”，和利用媒体发文方式“回馈客户”的套路运作这个“评奖产业”长达十年。
报导还分析，这次“脊梁奖”被曝光的原因，主要是这个称号太招摇，与倪萍固有的“名人效应”重合，吸引了太多眼球。同时李承鹏引发的微博讨论，也起到了推波助澜的作用，并最终引爆了这个关注点。
新唐人记者李明飞综合报导.
“Backbone Award": Farce or Scam?
Recently, TV host Ni Ping won
the so-called “Backbone of Republic" Award,
which has led to ridicules and condemnation by
Chinese netizens.
Well-known writer Li Chengpeng said satirically that
Ni Ping was “a spine with cervical spondylosis."
Later netizens revealed that
it cost RMB 9,800 to buy such an award.
Therefore, they questioned that
Ni Ping had paid for her award.
Chinese media revealed that
this award was just a farce and scam.
On July 10, “Backbone of the Republic" award ceremony
took place in Beijing’s National Convention Centre.
More than 300 celebrities, including TV hostess Ni Ping,
film star Tian Hua, director Zhang Jigang,
Chinese Ballad Singers Association President Liu Lanfang,
received various titles, such as “Backbone of the Republic”.
Netizens discovered that most winners were artists.
So they questioned the award criteria,
assessment panel composition and award procedures.
Netizens questioned Ni Ping,
a CCP’s National Committee member,
who only votes in favor of the CCP,
is not worth the “backbone" title.
Li Chengeng joked on microblog that,
“Ni Ping is really the backbone of the republic,
only that she’s got cervical spondylosis."
Soon Ni responded to Li’s criticism by saying that
she was not entitled to receive the award,
and she asked for Li’s understanding.
Li posted another blog saying that
Ni’s reply appearing to be modest, kind and warm,
but in fact it had “CCP Spring Festival’s hypocrisy “.
He said, “If a people’s delegate does not speak for the people,
even if she were a backbone,
she would be a backbone with cervical spondylosis.
She is not righteous or honest."
Blog author Qiao Zhifeng published an article entitled,
“Is the Ni Ping that only votes yes a Republican Backbone?"
It said: “I remember, Ni Ping, a CPP’s meeting participant
said proudly in an interview that
“I only vote yes. Because I love China; I am not a trouble maker.
I never vote against (the CCP) or abstain from voting."
If a person only votes in favor (of the ruling CCP),
then no matter what high-sounding reasons she has,
she cannot be forgiven.
Even if her behavior cannot be called “kissing up" or
“having rickets", at least she lacks responsibility,
so she does not deserve to be called
“the backbone of the republic."
On July 15, a netizen named Liu Xianming said,
he received an invitation
to join one “Outstanding Chinese People"
award ceremony in May 2011.
However, the precondition was
to pay RMB 9800 to participate.
Liu said “there is a suspicion of buying awards",
so he ignored this invitation.
He also questioned the so-called “backbone of China" award
mentioned by the invitation was the one received by Ni Ping.
This activity was initiated by
“China Economic Newspaper Association.”
It’s said that host organization’s official website
was later shut down, as “the site was not registered”.
Tencent published
an article “Ni Ping’s Backbone Award is a Scam".
It said that after careful investigation, they confirm that
the “backbone of the republic award" is a farce and fraud.
The organizer of the award activity is Liu Xuewen,
the Secretary General of the award committee,
vice president of China’s Economic Newspaper and
the editor-in-chief of the Chinese magazine Influential People.
Tencent’s the report said, in 2001,
without funding or connections,
Liu organized an essay competition called
“Backbone of the Republic".
The activity was highly praised by People’s Daily,
who called it a gift dedicated to the 80th anniversary
of the CCP from the literary field.
This event raised Liu in status.
He started his “award industry’ through affiliation, bribery,
fund raising and celebrity effects to attract clients.
He has operated this system
for over ten years.
The report also analyzed that the reason for the “Backbone
Award” revelation was because that this blatant award,
combined with Ni Ping’s “celebrity effect",
has attracted too many eyeballs.
Also Li Chengpeng’s microblog posts also played a role
in fueling the public concern of the event.
NTD reporters Li Mingfei and Li Ruolin
