The Daily Caller HIRES TEA PARTYING WIFE Of Supreme Court Justice As 'SPECIAL Correspondent'

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The Daily Caller HIRES TEA PARTYING WIFE Of Supreme Court Justice As 'SPECIAL Correspondent'

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" Ginni Thomas, the tea party leader, health care reform foe, and controversial wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, will join The Daily Caller as a reporter.

From Business Wire:

"As The Daily Caller's special correspondent, Thomas will interview key political and community leaders -- from high-profile politicians to grassroots activists -- with a focus on listening to those outside the Beltway."

Thomas is no stranger to the spotlight. She worked in 2010 to defeat Democrats, and her role as a de facto tea party, anti-health care reform lobbyist have led critics to demand that her husband recuse himself when the health care law appears before the Supreme Court.

She's no stranger to the Caller either -- it's where she took refuge when her most recent scandal aired out in the press. In 2010, it was revealed that she'd telephoned Anita Hill -- the woman who accused her husband of sexual harassment during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing back in 1991 -- to ask for an apology. Shortly after that episode was publicized, she stepped down from her job as head of the organization Liberty Central, which boasts of assisting grassroots clients with governmental affairs, but isn't a registered lobbying firm.:shrug::rofl::rofl:

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Tue Mar-22-11 11:56 AM
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1. Not just a "teabagger", she's also a "two-bagger".

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Segami

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Tue Mar-22-11 01:00 PM
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2. Tucker Carlson: Ginni Thomas Will Not Interview Or Write About Business Clients

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My,my,my,my,my!

Why is that Tucker? Would it be to avert any perception of a ' CONFLICT Of INTEREST '?

Don't you think SAME policy standard employed by the DailytCaller ( so you claim ) should also be an even higher standard set for all Supreme Court Justices including Clarence Thomas?

" Buried in that curriculum vitae are potential conflicts of interest -- past clients who may become sources, or subjects of articles. In a phone interview today, Carlson explained his standard to me.

"Nobody here is going to be interviewing anybody from whom he or she takes money," he said emphatically.

It's unclear whether Thomas has any ongoing business relationships with her political clients. When asked whether such relationships might still exist, Carlson said he didn't know. :rofl:....well maybe it would be in your interest to find out

The website for her firm Liberty Consulting was down as of Tuesday morning.

In cases where Thomas' subjects or sources as a reporter are former clients, Carlson says the Caller will address disclosure on a case by case basis.

"It's case by case," he said, "you can fairly easily think of circumstances in which that would be unacceptable, and other cases in which it would be acceptable."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/03/carlson-ginni-thomas-will-not-interview-or-write-about-business-clients.php?ref=fpb

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Thu Mar-24-11 03:13 PM
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3. !

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