Hey!
How do I get on this gravy train?
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.
Is this common? Am I chump because I support Bush's Social Security plan for free? Would it help if I were a minority? A quarter mil is some serious scratch. I mean, how many viewers could the man have? Let's face it, we're not talking Bill O'Reilly here.
All right guys, look. Cynical Nation probably has a smaller audience than Armstrong Williams, but I can offer you a deal! How about a thousand bills to hawk the president's tax reform plan in 2005? That's a bargain, folks! It's about bang-for-your-buck, ROI! Lemme know. Call me, Karl.
Comments
Who's boneheaded idea was that anyway? Apparently he's a conservative pundit who supports him already so what is with that?!
Posted by: K | January 8, 2005 09:54 AM
A better question is how much is the auto industry scamming to make us feel good about the sh*ty cars and sUVS we drive badly.
Or, how much PAC $$ leading dem and rep types are receiving. I will wagger you that the sum of the dem's $$ is 25% less than their esteemed friends on the right. Takers?
Priorities, Newel, priorities....
Posted by: tirin | January 8, 2005 05:59 PM