Posted on 01/09/2005 1:21:17 PM PST by NYTexan
Even as Tribune Media Services announced it had dropped columnist Armstrong Williams after he admitted receiving $241,000 from the Department of Education to promote 'No Child Left Behind', new allegations surfaced today that the Bush administration may have paid Michael Moore to oppose the president's reelection.
Mr. Moore and the White House both deny the charges, but critics point to the "almost scary" relationship between Mr. Bush's electoral success and the vigorous efforts of the Oscar-winning filmmaker to tarnish the president's image.
"The more he attacked Bush, the more Americans loved the president," said an unnamed spokesman for the American Society of Correspondents, Editors and Writers. "You don't have to be Oliver Stone to see the outlines of a conspiracy there. Michael Moore practically handed Bush his second term on a silver platter."
"The outcry from professional journalists over these pay-for-commentary scandals is not surprising," the source added. "They violated the journalistic code of honor. It's appalling to think that these men received compensation for weaving their biases into their work. Meanwhile, thousands of hard-working journalists do the same thing every day at no extra charge."
"Rove's next idea is to pay Hillary to run in '08 against a Condi."
From your lips (or keyboard) to God's ear. Praying that will happen!
Condi in '08!
Hillary will do it for Bubba not getting Secret Service protection for ten minutes when she's in the same room with him.
Thanks for posting this...
I posted it to another forum I read where there's a knicker-twisted, fudge packer - DU type that's ranting about it.
I would love to find out this isn't satire. I would go about with a smirk on for the next year, at least.
I, right down there with you!
"journalistic code of honor"
Thats an oxymoron if I ever heard one.
>>Thats an oxymoron if I ever heard one.>>
Kind of like 'equal opportunity.'
*L*... Be careful over there!
Another example of the "Perfect Rovian Storm"
Ya know, our votes for Bush were votes against the likes of Komrade Moore and his ilk. By the way, any word on how many millions of dollars Mr. Moore has donated to the tsunami victims. Did'nt think so.
Wow, that is some burger!
It could feed at least four people, But then again MM is the size of four people!
I see your tagline and I'm thinking maybe blue neighborhoods, because Erie went, I'm not sure, 52/48. Its sickening. But outside the city limits, we're fairly red. The downtown Haight Ashbury wannabes are always screwing Erie county up.
I voted for Spider-Man 2, by far the superior movie of the year!
I think Bush is safe here. No court in the land would construe 3 dozen devil dogs and a case of yahoo a bribe.
Does anyone have a thread or link to the article or video of McCuddy's fox comentary?
I think this should be SCREAMED as a major scandal if it is in fact true that moore stuffed the ballot box for his movie. (irony of all ironies)
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