As opposed to a reputable propagandist?
Bush's HHS created and distributed bogus news reports for broadcast in order to sway public opinion in favor of his Medicare legislation.
Conclusion
Although the VNR materials were labeled so that the television news stations could identify CMS as the source of the materials, part of the VNR materials--the story packages and lead-in anchor scripts--were targeted not only to the television news stations but also to the television viewing audience. Neither the story packages nor scripts identified HHS or CMS as the source to the targeted television audience, and the content of the news reports was attributed to individuals purporting to be reporters, but actually (were actors) hired by an HHS subcontractor. For these reasons, the use of appropriated funds for production and distribution of the story packages and suggested scripts violated the publicity or propaganda prohibition of the Consolidated Appropriation Resolution of 2003, Pub. L. No. 108-7, Div. J, Tit. VI, § 626, 117 Stat. 11, 470 (2003). Moreover, because CMS had no appropriation available to produce and distribute materials in violation of the publicity or propaganda prohibition, CMS violated the Antideficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1341. CMS must report the Antideficiency Act violation to the Congress and the President. 31 U.S.C. § 1351.
Anthony H. Gamboa
General Counsel
"As opposed to a reputable propagandist?"
Well....yes. I won't accept the idea that propaganda is universally bad. Why can't one be a reputable propagandist; in my opinion, WWII propaganda against the Nazis and the Japanese was justified.
Also, I don't like your assumption that I've condoned the matter of Bush's dept. of Health and Human Services and that I am therefore somehow hypocritical. I never even brought Bush into the matter nor have I defended or criticized anything involving Bush. This is deflection and it does nothing to diminish Moore's trail of slime.