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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-05 01:41 PM
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George Will is a SHAMELESS Dumb Ass With A Pulizter Prize
He dares to criticize the administration and Amstrong Williams for providing just the kind of extra service which he provided for Conrad Black.

The George Will piece from this week:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5313-2005Jan12.html

"After the debacles of hired and faked journalists, we need a contagion of Coolidgeism, beginning in the Education Department, if it is educable."

An article about George Wills own ethical lapse from last year

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0102-10.htm

"Late December brought to light a pair of self-inflicted wounds to the famous columnist's ethical pretensions. He broke an elementary rule of journalism -- and then, when the New York Times called him on it, proclaimed the transgression to be no one's business but his own.

"It turns out that George Will was among a number of prominent individuals to receive $25,000 per day of conversation on a board of advisers for Hollinger International, a newspaper firm controlled by magnate Conrad Black. Although Will has often scorned the convenient forgetfulness of others, the Times reported that "Mr. Will could not recall how many meetings he attended." But an aide confirmed the annual $25,000 fee.

"Even for a wealthy commentator, that's a hefty paycheck for one day of talk. But it didn't stop Will from lavishing praise on Black in print -- without a word about their financial tie.

"In early March, Will wrote a syndicated piece that blasted critics of President Bush's plans to launch an all-out war on Iraq. Several paragraphs of the column featured quotations from a speech by Black. The laudatory treatment began high in the column as Will referred to some criticisms of Bush policies and then wrote: "Into this welter of foolishness has waded Conrad Black."

"The column did not contain the slightest hint that this wonderful foe of "foolishness" had provided checks to fatten the columnist's assets at $25,000 a pop.
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-05 02:06 PM
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1. I did not know that the Pulitzer
had a category for "shills".
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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-05 02:08 PM
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2. LOL
Will has an email now. It is georgewill@washpost.com

I sent him a two word message "Conrad Black". I think he will get the idea.

:crazy:
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-05 02:19 PM
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3. Send the Shameless Bastard 3 Words: "CARTER Debate Books"
When the CARTER debate books were stolen and ended up with RAYGUN's campaign, WILL didn't do the honorable thing that GORE's staff did--------WILL kept the books and studied them.
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