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rusty charly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 01:45 PM
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 02:15 PM
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1. I agree with most of the commenters
I've never heard Richard sound like a corporate shill. He does an excellent, unbiased job.
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rusty charly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 03:07 PM
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2. I like him
and love his wry, British tone. SO THERE!
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 09:34 PM
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3. I think Keith's doing the right thing by keeping him off the show until they check him out, though.
Their integrity is being impugned by this. They need to look at it.
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rusty charly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 08:59 AM
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4. Update:
"MSNBC will begin identifying commentator Richard Wolffe as a strategist for a top Washington public affairs firm Public Strategies Inc. after a spate of criticism alleging a conflict between his consulting and television roles.

“We should have disclosed Richard's connection to Public Strategies,” NBC News spokesman Jeremy Gaines told POLITICO. “We will do so in the future.”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/25760.html
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 10:56 AM
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5. That's the smart thing to do. Disclose his connections.
Of course, if I had my way they'd also identify Andrea Mitchell as Mrs. Alan Greenspan, but hey.
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 11:05 AM
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6. My guess is this stuff happens all the time. I wonder if he is being singled out.
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rusty charly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 06:00 PM
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7. Or that the husband of CNN's Campbell Brown is
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