a couple days ago and it really made me sick. Why is this guy still on the air let alone being interviewed on NPR. He was talking about how he would probably vote for Obama because he would not want to tell his grandchildren that he had not voted for the first black man to be elected President of the US. But that is SO weak coming from a guy that has been paid by the repubs to spew their BS for years. He is the definition of a paid shill. Do you think he will tell his grandchildren about that?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_WilliamsIn January 2005, USA Today reported that documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that Williams had been paid $240,000 to promote the controversial No Child Left Behind Act. Williams was hired "to promote the law on his nationally syndicated television show and to urge other black journalists to do the same".
As part of the agreement, Williams was required "to regularly comment on NCLB during the course of his broadcasts," and to interview Education Secretary Rod Paige for TV and radio spots that aired during the show in 2004". The contract with Williams was part of a $1 million contract between the U.S. Department of Education and the public relations company, Ketchum Inc.
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