Following up on my brief comment the other day about Tim Graham of the conservative Media Research Center suggesting journalists piled on Armstrong Williams because he was a conservative black, please note where today’s Post story is about another faux journalist, another black conservative. CORRECTION: Gallagher is apparently not black.
Recall, Tim Graham thinks the Post is biased.
That's why this C-3 story ended up on A-1 in the Washington PostThe Post compromised. Today’s story is C-1. Slightly different circumstances. The woman has a cogent argument to make; that is until she writes.
But the real truth is that it never occurred to me.Then again, anyone working for the Bush administration might say that. None, apparently when it comes to truth, has a clue.
I think this issue of “Payola Punditry” has a potential to open a whole can of worms. Who knows who will be out’ed next (Hannity?, Scarborough?. We can only hope). Better yet keep the issue front and center by demanding an FCC investigation. Contact your congressman and senators. This has huge potential to help counter the whole “liberal media” canard. Sign a petition at http://www.freepress.net/action/petition.php?n=payolapunditry
Posted by: Alan Bennett | January 29, 2005 at 07:18 PM