[LauraleeBraswell]

And funny how no one mentions The Kerry Campaign paying Sharpton.

[LauraleeBraswell]

Do you know the name of the PR firm?

[mnehring]

bump

Thanks for the link.

[Texas Eagle]

Armstrong Williams is no Bill Moyers that's for sure.

Nor is he a Mara Liasson or Juan Williams.

Those people would NEEEEEEVER take taxpayer money and promote the Liberal agenda.

[Archangelsk]

It was that firm that employed Armstrong, and the contract was between Armstrong and the PR firm.

Who owns the PR firm? Also, anyway you parse it out - or have we digressed to a battle of semantics over the meaning of "is" - this is sleazy. Apologists may flame away and be ignored.

[TheOtherOne]

The Education Department paid a public relations firm to promote their policy. It was that firm that employed Armstrong, and the contract was between Armstrong and the PR firm.

And that makes it better how? The Education department paid money that went to a 'commentator' to taut their policies.

[OldFriend]

And why has Armstrong Williams not make this point clear, EVERY time he discusses the issue?

[GVnana]

I've weighed the good and the bad with Mr. Armstrong and he comes out on my right side. Let him take the flak and clean-up his act.

I think I do understand why black conservatives are royally miffed about this. But we're all stronger if we stick together. We'll get through this.

[marty60]

Yeah Tony Snow just said that the WHITE HOUSE paid Armstrong the money. I am so sick of the lying, stupid media.

[cake_crumb]

Errr....I had heard Williams has an ownership interest in the PR firm.

[montag813]

Again the media is not reporting the facts of this correctly. In many of the news stories covering this matter, the journalist states that Armstrong was paid by the Education Department. This could not be further from the truth. The Education Department paid a public relations firm to promote their policy. It was that firm that employed Armstrong, and the contract was between Armstrong and the PR firm

C'mon...this sounds like the kind of stuff Lanny Davis throws out on H&C. If the other side gave us this meaningless "arms-length" garbage we would laugh at it.

[msnimje]

How much did Paul Begala and James Carville make from the Democrats (and or their Democratic Supporting bosses at CNN) this last election cycle? These people should be very careful about opening this particular can of worms.

[beyond the sea]

How ironic this breaks at the same time Hillary's finance guy gets indicted.

"ironic" -- very interesting!

[taxesareforever]

$260,000 dollars. OH MY GOODNESS. This is certainly going to break the bank. Take a look at Pork Barrel spending before you get upset about this. Legislators charge us more for lunches each day than this. This is just another attack against the winners of the November election. These people need to get a grip (Media, and all those clamoring for investigations).

[M Kehoe]

How ironic this [whatever this is] breaks at the same time Hillary's finance guy gets indicted.

I wonder if Rosen knew Sandy Berger?

5.56mm

[Willie Green]

So we have TWO scandals instead of one:

• Armstong Williams has a conflict of interest and lapse of ethics as a journalist
• The Department of Education missappropriates taxpayers' money to promote legislation.

Closely related incidents, but we can still try & hang 'em separately. No problem.

[JeffersonRepublic.com]

I thought the democRATs had the same thing going with NPR.

[ArmyBratproud]

"How ironic this breaks at the same time Hillary's finance guy gets indicted. "

Yep.

ALSO...Armstong was paid to run the commercials that they are talking about. From what I have seen today (8th) ...he spoke about No Child Left Behind on his show...but that was something he was doing before he was contracted to run the commercials.

[steve-b]

In many of the news stories covering this matter, the journalist states that Armstrong was paid by the Education Department. This could not be further from the truth. The Education Department paid a public relations firm to promote their policy. It was that firm that employed Armstrong, and the contract was between Armstrong and the PR firm.

In other words, if you have a bag man to serve as an intermediary between the source and the recipient of the boodle, everything's A-OK. Gotcha.