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Feds paid pundit to push Bush policy
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| 1/7/05
Posted on 01/07/2005 1:34:01 PM PST by paudio
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posted on
01/07/2005 1:34:01 PM PST
by
paudio
To: paudio
Sounds like a misappropriation of tax funds.
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posted on
01/07/2005 1:38:06 PM PST
by
drypowder
To: paudio
I wonder how they're funneling taxpayer funds to Walter Williams for shilling his convoluted economic propaganda advocating globalization?
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posted on
01/07/2005 1:39:32 PM PST
by
Willie Green
(Go Pat Go!!!)
To: drypowder
They can spend money they are allocated by congress but sure seem like Congress should get pissed. Doubt they will though. Smacks of propaganda too.
To: paudio
Doesn't make sense. There are plenty of conservatives of all races who are willing to write in favor of good fiscal policies (low taxes/less government) out of their own interest without monetary benefits. Maybe MSM spin-job.
To: paudio
I used to like Williams at times, but when he started defending Michael Jackson I wondered if he could be bought. Wow. So this administration knows who can be bought, that's regrettable if true. I wonder who else has gotten government funds to promote policy.
I hope this account is wrong somehow.
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posted on
01/07/2005 1:48:20 PM PST
by
JustAnotherSavage
(Government spends what government receives plus as much as it can get away with-Milton Friedman)
To: Saberwielder
he is on CNN right now and took full responsibility for his actions and said he was wrong in taking the funds....what a stand up guy....he said it was his fault, not the admin of anyone else and though not illegal, it was probably unwise....very nice and gutsy for him to say it.....you don't find Dems doing acknowledging stuff like this or being honest stand up people.....at least in general
To: paudio
Payolla is nothing new to the radio industry.
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posted on
01/07/2005 1:50:13 PM PST
by
infowars_victory
(Under the spreading chestnut tree I sold you and you sold me.)
To: NorCalRepub
He's a stand-up guy alright, but this was probably a poor decision. Political commentators should either make their financial obligations clear (like when they are clearly pushing a product) or not take them at all. But I'm not shocked to see government hire people to publicize something. It' called PR and its legit.
To: NorCalRepub
Nice of him to take the fall and all that, but how can it be his fault while not being the fault of whoever paid him off? This could get embarassing and doesn't help advance our agenda at all, especially if it was policy and not some isolated act of stupidity by a lower level functionary. I hope it was the former and not the latter.
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posted on
01/07/2005 1:57:08 PM PST
by
kms61
To: Saberwielder
It may be legal, but "legit"? It's sure not ethical and if we had found the Dept of Education paying Dan Rather in 1999, we would have all just $#!T.
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posted on
01/07/2005 2:01:34 PM PST
by
JustAnotherSavage
(Government spends what government receives plus as much as it can get away with-Milton Friedman)
To: kms61; Saberwielder
I think what you guys say is correct. Since he is a pundit and NOT a journalist than nothing was tech wrong with it but because it acts as such, well it just shows poor judgement on both parts than anything else. They can use PR but you don't want it too look like you were paying news people which he is not but he acknowledged that since he has radio and does appearances that it could be taken that way......in other words get out there now, expose yourself and leave no room or the Dems to do it....deflate the issue before it rises
To: kms61
That should be "latter and not the former"
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posted on
01/07/2005 2:07:28 PM PST
by
kms61
To: JustAnotherSavage; NorCalRepub; kms61
To be honest, I'm not big fan of increasing the size of the Dept of Education. I was just making a general comment. The government has no business spending our money to promote a policy that involves spending more of our money.
The lesson from this for Dubya should be that you cannot outliberal the liberals. Better to to be a conservative than to try and get a liberal to admit you are compassionate.
To: NorCalRepub
he is on CNN right now and took full responsibility for his actions and said he was wrong in taking the funds....what a stand up guy.... What a stand up guy --- now that he's been caught.
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posted on
01/07/2005 2:17:16 PM PST
by
gdani
To: Saberwielder
" Better to to be a conservative than to try and get a liberal to admit you are compassionate."
How many times has he tried that? It's never worked and it never will. It's distressing.
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posted on
01/07/2005 2:35:41 PM PST
by
JustAnotherSavage
(Government spends what government receives plus as much as it can get away with-Milton Friedman)
To: NorCalRepub
I watched Armstrong Williams make the rounds of talk shows today.
The one thing he didn't say is that he was going to give the money back.
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posted on
01/07/2005 3:05:05 PM PST
by
Catspaw
To: JustAnotherSavage
Concur. Has he completely gone over to the "dark side," kind of like David Brock? After admitting this he will get no traction for his opinions from either side now.A revelation like this is a definite career ender. And now, if true, why didn't he reveal this during campaign season when it could (possibly) have hurt W? Now, the only one hurt will be Williams.
To: gdani
Lol I wonder if he is promoting his book at the same time!
To: Willie Green
What did Walter Williams say?
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posted on
01/07/2005 4:08:02 PM PST
by
carenot
(Proud member of The Flying Skillet Brigade)
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