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01/28/2005 Archived Entry: "Another columnist paid to help promote Bush policy"

Posted by steve @ 08:19 PM EST [Link]

THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T GET PAID WRITE FOR ESR: It seems a third person got some dough from the American government to promote Bush policies, at least that's the way the media is spinning it.

Columnist Mike McManus received $10,000 to train marriage counselors as part of the agency's initiative promoting marriage to build strong families, said Wade Horn, assistant secretary for children and families.

To be accurate, Armstrong Williams was the only one who was actually paid -- $240 000 -- to promote the administration's policies. Maggie Gallagher was paid to develop materials for the "healthy marriages" initiative while McManus was paid to train counselors. The "only" thing that the three have in common is not declaring to readers that they have received the money, which they should have.

Well, in that spirit I'd like to declare that I and ESR have not received so much as a dime from any government to promote their policies. Further, I'd like to know just why that is the case. If there are any government agencies interested in making use of this fine journal and blog, feel free to send email.

Read on.