Armstrong Williams

John McCain as a Hood Ornament

Bella DePaulo | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Good Government, Cronyism, Ronald Reagan, Liberals, George W. Bush, Marital Status, Bullies, Iraq, 2008 Presidential Election, Media, Michelle Malkin, Maggie Gallagher, Wall Street Journal, Michael McManus, Conservatives, Ceos, Pat Roberson, Katrina, George Allen, Wrecking Crew, John McCain, Regulatory Agencies, Rush Limbaugh, Brownie, Science, Fema, Gipper, Monica Goodling, Mary Matalin, Gangsters, Barack Obama, Thomas Frank, Armstrong Williams, Gingrich Revolution, Baghdad, New York Times, Lobbying Reform, William Kristol, Bill O'Reilly, Politics News
Bella DePaulo

The New York Times has William Kristol on its opinion page, and the Wall Street Journal now has Thomas Frank. What Kristol writes could be called scho...

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Master Media Manipulations and the Art of War(-selling)

Rachel Haimowitz | Posted 06.05.2008 | Media

Read More: George Bush, Scott Mcclellan, Phil Donahue, Propaganda, Freedom of Information Act, Valerie Plame, Media, Barack Obama 2008, Listening Post, Bush Administration, Katie Couric, Anna Nicole Smith, Iraq War, Armstrong Williams, Al Jazeera, Keith Olbermann, Ashleigh Banfield, Media News
Rachel Haimowitz

Tthe story of Obama's victory has and will continue to drown out all the other recent news. And boy, was there some big news made by Scott McClellan this week.

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House Votes to Ban Pentagon Propaganda: Networks Still Silent

Josh Silver | Posted 05.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Propaganda, Pentagon, Armstrong Williams, Department of Defense, Pentagon Propaganda, Pentagon Pundit Scandal, Media News
Josh Silver

This is not the last time this media blight will rear its ugly head, and as long as it does, the American public will continue to be led by the nose to support disastrous wars, policies and politicians.

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Full Disclosure? Don't Bet on It.

David Margolick | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ethics, Mark Green, Eliot Spitzer, New York, Politics, Armstrong Williams, No Child Left Behind, Politics News
David Margolick

I wonder whether the people who went crazy over Armstrong Williams being paid by the Bush administration will now direct some of their fire and ire at Mark Green.

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The Hill Restores Armstrong Williams to Legitimacy. Why?

Jay Rosen | Posted 12.23.2007 | Media

Read More: Armstrong Williams, The Hill, No Child Left Behind, Political Payola, Media News
Jay Rosen

In 2005, Armstrong Williams lost his syndicated column and cable TV show in a political payola scandal. The other day I was clicking around the Web and landed on The HIll and saw that Williams in now one their pundits. What the...?

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FCC Proceeds With "No Child Left Behind" Fines

Broadcasting & Cable | John Eggerton | Posted 10.18.2007 | Media

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Armstrong Williams, Fcc, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Media News

The Federal Communications Commission issued its first fines for a station airing Armstrong Williams' Department of Education-paid-for plugs for its "...

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Power In Washington DC, Stripped Naked

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 10.06.2007 | Media

Read More: Clarence Thomas Book, Armstrong Williams, Lynne Cheney, Clarence Thomas, Dick Cheney, Media News
Thomas de Zengotita

Armstrong Williams is the talk show host who was paid cash by the Bush administration to broadcast propaganda. That's an interesting choice to host Clarence Thomas' book party.

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