Posted on 05/03/2005 2:10:11 PM PDT by EveningStar
It is a new phenomenon, sadly.
Laura Bush disgraced herself and the Presidency. It was sad.
The best spin you can put on it is that she did not realize what she was saying. She disgraced herself and the Presidency.
Thank you for telling us that. Hopefully certain people took note of that.
Keep yourself safe over there.
Just was starting to think I was the only one.
Thanks.
LoL - you're not the only one!
I looked through your posting history and see you got whacked right off the bat. You'll soon learn what threads to avoid and what posters to avoid...or not. (;
That being said, this place isn't what it used to be.
Thank you!
Well I know what kind of "toy" to get Michelle for Christmas...
ROFL!! I know I can be a horse's rear at times. God bless!
Yours in Christ,
Alkhin
IMO, Bush acted like an idiot. If she only does it this once, then that's okay - it can be overlooked once. If she persists along this line then her self-appointed apologists will have their work cut out for them.
Get one for laura too - especially if george goes to sleep that early...
I have nothing to be ashamed of. On my FR Home Page, I pledged to admit when I am proven wrong. I haven't been. You have been now.
Armstrong wasn't paid by the White House. Armstrong was paid by a Communications company that was employed by the Department of Education...Armstrong was paid to run advertisements on his Radio show. Armstrong wasn't paid to promote policy on the non advertising portion of his show. Paid advertisements by their nature are not -- secret.
From the USA Today article that broke the story:
Praytell, why would Williams admit that some would "find the arrangement unethical" if it was just as simple as buying advertising time?
Seeking to build support among black families for its education reform law, the Bush administration paid a prominent black pundit $240,000 to promote the law on his nationally syndicated television show and to urge other black journalists to do the same.(snip)
Williams said Thursday he understands that critics could find the arrangement unethical, but "I wanted to do it because it's something I believe in."
(snip)
The contract, detailed in documents obtained by USA TODAY through a Freedom of Information Act request, also shows that the Education Department, through the Ketchum public relations firm, arranged with Williams to use contacts with America's Black Forum, a group of black broadcast journalists, "to encourage the producers to periodically address" NCLB. He persuaded radio and TV personality Steve Harvey to invite [Education Secretary Rod] Paige onto his show twice. Harvey's manager, Rushion McDonald, confirmed the appearances.
You get your news from Malkin and others in the MSM, don't you? How else could you be so wrong...so often.
Michelle Malkin, part of the MSM? You're kidding me. Do you even know who Malkin is? Is her disagreement with the First Lady the first you've ever heard of her?
Whatever, dude. If you don't wanna believe her, here's something from NewsMax, founded by Christopher Ruddy, a reporter who was so tenacious about the Vince Foster death/suicide and Whitewater that 60 Minutes dedicated an entire segment to trying to discredit him. Not an MSM outlet.
Now, why would people in the Education Department warn the White House about concerns of an "inherent conflict" if the White House hadn't approved of the contract?
Saturday, April 16, 2005 9:18 p.m. EDTReport: Armstrong Williams' Contract Violated No Laws
Senior Bush administration officials showed poor judgment and wasted money in hiring commentator Armstrong Williams to promote the president's agenda, an internal inquiry has concluded.
They violated no laws or ethics rules, however, according to the report, released Friday.The report also revealed that two Education Department officials warned the White House last summer of concerns about the Williams contract, including the "inherent conflict" of paying a pundit to endorse the president's education law.
David Dunn, then special assistant to the president, agreed with the concerns, yet neither the White House nor the department halted the contract until it was disclosed in news reports in January.
The department paid $240,000 to Williams, a commentator with newspaper, television and radio audiences, to promote President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" law. The deal was part of a $1.3 million contract the department had with Ketchum, a public relations firm.
The report said the ads that were produced appeared to be of poor quality, and the department had no assurance that they actually aired.
This part: You don't have any idea what Malkin's standards are! If you think you know, tell me what her standards are, and how she violated them. I dare you.
Don't chicken out.
She didn't tell any "bestiality jokes". That's the only "spin" there is because it is the truth. Look in the mirror for signs of who is disgracing what around here.
You are mistaken. Hopefully you don't hold a position of trust where lives depend on your judgement.
For your education and edification, the quote is from FreeRepublic, which is fortunately saved for truth's sake. I don't visit the antiBush sites you seem to favor.
As you educate yourself on FR you may learn the meaning of satire and how to avoid embarrassing yourself in the future.
I didn't tell any filthy jokes in front of a national audience of lying liberals to degrade the Presidency.
Disagree fwiw.
I'm excused because of your error ?
That's cute.
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