In an interview with one Republican and one Democratic House member, Chris Matthews probed to determine how close the lower chamber of Congress was close to agreeing on a resolution to the impending fiscal cliff. Matthews informed the Republican congressional representative that any deal which does not include an increase in income tax rates would… Read more »
Posts Tagged: PAID
Question No One (Except Politico) Is Asking: ‘Who Paid the $340-$500 GOP bar tab in Galilee?’
In an apparent attempt to set the record for the most words expended on a multi-part non-story, Politico's Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan have supplemented their useless, 1,400-word August 19 item (noted at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog) about how a one Republican congressman swam naked in Israel's Sea of Galilee with 1,000-worded which asks a question no one… Read more »
Report: Obama Stimulus Bucks Paid for Advertising on MSNBC
A recent report has revealed that in 2009 Obama’s Department of Labor used Obama stimulus bucks to fund advertising on MSNBC. The advertisements were created to promote Obama’s so-called “green training” job programs and were handled by the PR firm McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations LLC at a cost of $ 495,000 to the… Read more »
Tech at Night: Google defies a judge on paid bloggers
Another quick one tonight. Ah, the joys of there being no Internet crushing legislation or regulation under consideration right now. Cue the dramatic music: While it’s true that both Oracle and Google were paying people online to write for their side (not that I was even offered a penny; I’m thinking it’s more because I’m… Read more »