MSNBC Changes Their Story -Matthews' Fees Went to Charities

[Rose Siding]

MSNBC UPDATE: On Wednesday, ThinkProgress reported that three interest groups confirmed they paid speaking fees to Chris Matthews. Yesterday, we were contacted by MSNBC President Rick Kaplan who elaborated the blanket denial (“Totally untrue…totally”) he provided to ThinkProgress pre-publication. According to Kaplan, while these groups may have paid fees for Matthews to speak, the fees did not go to Matthews directly, but to a charity of Matthews’s choosing. Kaplan added that NBC policy prohibited anchors from personally accepting speaking fees and anyone who did so “would risk being fired.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/17/msnbc-update/

[EST]

1. Yeah, riight.

Abramoff and DeLay have taught us all about charities.

[jsamuel]

2. Were any of those "charities" front groups for Republican money, such as

the ones set up by Abramoff?

[Rose Siding]

7. They could be the bluest of blue causes, but still

If someone gave a truckload of cash to Rose Siding's Very Most Favorite and Worthy Pet Project -on my behalf- that would influence my perception of them.

[edbermac]

3. Yeah right...

[AllieB]

10. I love that flag!

Where did you find it?

[Nomen Tuum]

4. Orwell was right

All Animals are Equal

BUT

Elephants are MORE EQUAL than OTHERS...

[hang a left]

5. Yeah......OK........sure

His favorite non-profits I am sure.

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. Oh please. It took them 2 weeks to think up that excuse?

I want to see the PROOF that all of those funds went to charities. BULLSHIT. Did not!:P

[Rose Siding]

8. I'd also like to know why that wasn't the answer in the first place

[ThoughtCriminal]

9. Who gets the tax deduction?

The group, MSNBC or Matthews?

[Richard Steele]

11. Bullshit. Let's see the goddamn books, then.

Name the 'charities', and lets see the records RIGHT NOW!

The reason this was noticed in the first place
was because the groups paid MATTHEWS the money.
None of them ever mentioned any 'Charities',
they just PAID MATTHEWS FOR SPEAKING, PERIOD!

Lying assholes.

[RazzleDazzle]

12. Exactly right. What charities, and WHEN?

[JohnnyCougar]

13. Can they elaborate as to which charities?

I'd like to see proof. This sounds like the lamest of excuses to me.

[BrotherBuzz]

14. Spin cycle...

I guess washing machines are now considered charities. Oh, wait tell I tell my tax man that one! :rofl:

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

15. Oh, the tangled webs we weave When we practice to deceive.

sir walter scott plays hardball.

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