$240,000 of My and Your Tax Money went to Armstrong Williams...and

[KoKo]

we can't afford to give people SS Retirement Funds? Now $240,000 is peanuts and would maybe pay for less than a "decade" of living for a Senior...BUT....WHO ELSE ARE THEY PAYING?

Will Armstrong get off like O'Rielly and Rush have? It will all "blow over?"

I did wonder though what he did to anger Rove. The Bushies PROTECT their own to the Death. What did Williams do to have them sick the dogs on him. Did he donate the $240,00 to Obama or something? :shrug:

Some Williams links from Yahoo. Google didn't have anything up yet. :eyes:
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# Williams Announces Presentation Schedule for January
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 07 1:10 PM
Williams executive Alan Armstrong is scheduled to speak at the Goldman Sachs Global Energy Conference in New York at approximately 1:15 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 11, 2005.

# Education Department Paid Commentator
ABC News - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
Education Department Paid Prominent Black Commentator Armstrong Williams $240,000 to Promote Law
# Journo Gets Bush Payday

CBS News - Jan 07 1:00 PM
Prominent commentator Armstrong Williams received $240k from the administration to push President Bush's education legislation and get other black journalists to talk about the No Child Left Behind Act. The money was paid by the Dept. Of Education.

# Education Department Paid Journalist
ABC News - Jan 07 11:02 AM
Education Department Paid Prominent Black Journalist Armstrong Williams to Promote Law# Journalist paid to promote school initiative
MSNBC - Jan 07 7:59 AM

The U.S. Department of Education paid Armstrong Williams, one of the nation’s most prominent black commentators, $240,000 to promote President Bush’s No Child Left Behind education initiative and to urge other black journalists to do likewise, it was reported Friday.
# Pundit: Contract Tied to Coverage Promoting Administration


NPR - 53 minutes ago
Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams admits he was paid to provide favorable coverage of the No Child Left Behind Act and Education Secretary Rod Paige through a contract between the Department of Education and a public relations firm. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

[Cha]

1. I'm always curious how they get busted?

THis is the first I've heard of this expose. Do we know how flunky/boy got caught?

[Robbien]

4. A reporter investigated.

Greg Toppo of USA TODAY

"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 Paige onto his show twice. Harvey's manager, Rushion McDonald, confirmed the appearances."

edit to add link:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-01-06-williams-whitehouse_x.htm

[Cha]

5. Thanks..I remember that idiot from

back when I was still watching that propoganda garbage on cable.

armstrong needed to Busted!

[SoCalDem]

2. IT'S MY MONEY....GIVE IT BACK

oops.. I was delving into my "inner-republican"..sorry :)

[candy]

3. I just saw that on TV and I'm appalled----well maybe pissed is a better

word.

Unbelievable!