Armstrong Williams on CNN now. n/t

[TrustingDog]

[ewagner]

1. Instead of rationalizing

a simple I'M SORRY! would be nice.

[TrustingDog]

2. he just apologized... ain't that Sweet of 'im?

[pk_du]

3. He just apolgised his ass off....good for him - just as he should NOW

Who on the Admin side authorised the Payment of 240K ?

[pmbryant]

4. Is he going to give the money back to the taxpayers?

Bush is the one who owes us an apology, spending taxpayers' money for political purposes.

:grr:

--Peter

[pk_du]

7. ehhh...No . No repayment , Not THAT sorry . n/t

[TrustingDog]

8. he's taking the fall for Bush...

said something like: it's all my fault, my bad judgement, I really shouldna oughta have done this.

[tkmorris]

5. Begala ia a total tool

The guy is actually making Williams look GOOD for "coming clean". It looks for all the world that these two are softpedaling this as much as possible because they too are swimming in the same pool of tainted money.

[the_angry_one]

9. What more proof do retarded americans need...

to believe that this country's media is bought and paid for by the corp bastards!!!!

[PA Democrat]

6. Newspapers who continue to run his "column"

need to add a disclaimer:

PAID ADVERTISMENT

[TheDonkey]

10. taking the fall for bush, how unusual (sarcasm off)

I'm sure he's getting a nice $250K chech in the mail next year.

[Career Prole]

11. Here's the transcript from the morning show on CNN...

Evasive as hell, and exhibiting the endemic right-wing memory lapses.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0501/07/ltm.05.html

HEMMER: OK. Stop there. A couple of questions here.

Did you disclose to your readers, did you disclose to your viewers about the transaction?

WILLIAMS: Listen, I disclosed to different people whose airwaves that we use. I disclosed it to different commentators. I don't -- I can't recall whether I disclosed it to the audience or not.

HEMMER: All right. But part of your job is to persuade people, right? And part of your job is to present arguments that you believe in. And if you did present those arguments and were getting money in return for it, why not tell people?

<snip>

HEMMER: How often did you come here on CNN and promote what you talked about, or wrote about or, in turn, were paid for?

WILLIAMS: Well, you know, I can't recall that because when I'm on CNN, we talk about issues of Iraq, when I'm on Wolf Blitzer's show, when I'm on "CNN MORNING."

I can't even recall if there is ever the time that we talked about "no child left behind." But certainly if the issue arises, it's very possible. I'm certainly going to talk about it because I'm an advocate for it.

HEMMER: Through our research, it appears back in October, on the 18th of October, you came on and talked about that very thing. Do you recall that discussion? Do you recall that conversation?

WILLIAMS: I wouldn't recall it, but it's quite possible. I mean, I appear on your broadcast quite often. And "no child left behind" is an issue that was consistently in the media for the last two years.


What a POS. And what an opportunity for us!

[TrustingDog]

13. does ScottyTissue still do Press conferences every day?

paging Helen Thomas...
rip into this, Helen, my hero.

[ohtransplant]

12. Williams is the tool in question

Begala will be looking for work soon enough.

To Williams I say, Give Back the money!

To the GAO and Congress I say, Investigate this and other similar violations!

:mad:

[TrustingDog]

14. yah, why didn't Begala ask that obvious question...

[ohtransplant]

15. I didn't really expect him to.

As a tool himself, I don't look for him to ask the hard questions.

In fact, off camera, he may have asked Old Armstrong, to hook him up if anything new comes down the pike. :evilgrin:

[babylonsister]

16. How can this POSSIBLY be legal?

Our tax dollars at work to promote the * agenda?

[OKNancy]

17. On NPR the CNN news director called him a whore

three times and said what he was doing is whoring. I didn't catch the name of the CNN fellow, but it must be the new guy ( same one who fired Tucker Carlson)

[Elidor]

18. I'm liking this new CNN honcho more and more

The fucker *IS* a whore. His just reward would be to have his career ended. But since Howie Kurtz is still employed, I don't hold out much hope. Bozo will be back in no time.