Fox News Paid for DeLay's Travel

politicalwire ^ | 11-03-05

[markedmannerf]

heres a copy of the report:

http://www.politicalmoneyline.com/docs/betterfoxtrip.pdf

[sinkspur]

This is the usual practice, when a network invites a guest, it pays to get the guest to the studios and other expenses.

[newfrpr04]

I wonder if that was wise on his part.

[alisasny]

Over 13 k is pretty excessive in my book.

Having said that this will get no traction at all.

[Dog Gone]

That seems a little more expensive than it should have been, but I wouldn't agree to be on TV in DC unless they paid my travel expenses.

[Killborn]

Oooh. Scandalous.

Wake me up when he rapes women, torches innocent people, kills his political opponents, and sell vital secrets to the ChiComs.

[CindyDawg]

Kind of high. They could have put him on SW for less than a 1000.

[lepton]

the point?

If Fox news wants to interview me, they need to either dispatch a crew to somewhere easy for me to get to, or pay for me to get to them. Seems pretty self-evident.

[tongue-tied]

okay so without reading the .pdf (kills this old machine) does that mean it is legit and he's okay or is there more trouble now and will we hear about this tomorrow on GMA and the rest....scratch that. Of COURSE we'll hear how evil "Fox News paid for the travel of the indicted Tom Delay, bla bla bla"

[proud_yank]

could have been a private jet.

[CindyDawg]

Maybe there is an extra 9 in there.

[Callahan]

Probably paid for a couple staffers as well. This is a non-story. Do the DUers think Joe Biden pays his own way--ever?

[markedmannerf]

Peronsally Im trying to understand what the point is myself. The only thing I can see is that almost $14000 seems a bit much but maybe not?

[proud_yank]

I wonder how long it will be until this 'scandal' breaks on CNN?

[ShadowDancer]

So he gets there on the first, leaves on the second and accrues almost $14,000 dollars in expenses? What the hell were the other expenses? Paying two months of his mortgage?

[fuyb]

Rush gets $100,000 when he goes on Russet. Don’t know if that includes trail fees or not.

[justche]

I work with a charter air service - just one way with less than two days notice would have been 16k. Not excessive, considering charter flight for he and staff members.

[CindyDawg]

Well, since they seem to get a lot of their stories from FR...5 minutes? :')

[elli1]

$14K for a 2 day Texas/ DC round trip? When FoxNews wants to interview me, I'm gonna' ask for the $14K up front & then get my ownself there & back.