CNN: * - Pundit payments will stop

[rjbny62]

Well it is really nice to say that now that the 2nd term is in the bag. This is an outrage. And what is this crap about the agenda being able to "stand on its own two feet", we all know it depends on the spin of the right wing talk radio echo chamber and Faux. How much of our money is flowing to them?

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After the revelation that another columnist who supported his administration's policies received government money, President Bush said Wednesday that he disapproved of the practice and wanted it to stop.

"I expect my Cabinet secretaries to make sure that that practice doesn't go forward. There needs to be independence," Bush said at a press conference.

"All our Cabinet secretaries must realize that we will not be paying ... commentators to advance our agenda.

"Our agenda ought to be able to stand on its own two feet."

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http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/26/paid.pundits/index.html

[rqstnnlitnmnt]

1. no he didn't

"Which is why every time I speak, I make sure that I use only focus group approved language or blatant lies to sell my policies."

[BR_Parkway]

2. 1st thought? What areas aren't under the control of a Cabinet Sec?

He said it twice, to clarify it. What areas can they continue the practice, then claim that they followed Shrub's command?

[baldguy]

3. Every payment should be made public.

Who got paid?
How much?
How many times?
When?
What for?

And it should be as loud & as slow & painful for all involved as possible.

[Catfight]

6. I agree, disclose all payments to pundits, expose them all now! nt

[robbedvoter]

4. W's agenda has 2 feet?

:wtf:

[NormanConquest]

5. I thought it crawled in a trail of its own slime. nt

[rucky]

7. This is like dealing with fifth graders....

they promise to stop, but they're really promising that they'll try harder to not get caught.

[Q]

8. What? No calls for investigations...

...by Republicans OR Democrats?