{"id":1153,"date":"2005-01-28T07:27:16","date_gmt":"2005-01-28T11:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=1153"},"modified":"2005-01-28T07:27:16","modified_gmt":"2005-01-28T11:27:16","slug":"third-columnist-caught-with-hand-in-bushs-till","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=1153","title":{"rendered":"Third Columnist Caught With Hand In Bush’s Till"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guest blogged by Winter Patriot<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Michael McManus, conservative author of the syndicated column “Ethics & Religion,” received $10,000 to promote a marriage initiative.<\/b><\/p>\n

Salon has confirmed that Michael McManus, a marriage advocate whose syndicated column, “Ethics & Religion,” appears in 50 newspapers, was hired as a subcontractor by the Department of Health and Human Services to foster a Bush-approved marriage initiative. McManus championed the plan inhis columns without disclosing to readers he was being paid to help it succeed.<\/div>\n

Three weeks ago we found out that Armstrong Williams had sold his honor for $240,000. Wednesday it was revealed that Maggie Gallagher had sold hers for a mere $21,000. And now it’s Mister Ethics & Religion himself, and the price was a measly ten grand. It’s like an auction in reverse. How low will they stoop? Stay tuned. <\/p>\n

You can read the entire Salon<\/a> piece here<\/a>, although you have to register or watch a short ad in order to do so. You can also find a related blog item from Winter Patriot<\/a> and that’s here<\/a>. Maybe it’s not brilliant, but at least it’s short, and no registration or ad-watching is required! [ahem]. And if you want to enjoy the fruits of your ten thousand tax dollars, you can start here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also of note: I found out about the Salon<\/a> piece through Russ Kick’s fine blog, The Memory Blog<\/a>, which serves as a companion to his fabulous site, The Memory Hole<\/a>. Russ is a bit of a stickler about knowledge and information. He doesn’t like to see it go missing. So whenever he gets his hands on a document, or a set of documents, that’s being hidden [or in danger of being hidden], he posts it at The Memory Hole<\/a>. And whenever he learns about these kinds of things, he posts blog items about them at The Memory Blog<\/a>. I have both sites bookmarked [hint, hint!] and I visit them regularly [hint, hint!]. <\/p>\n

The Memory Hole<\/a> became something of a story when Russ obtained and posted a set of photos the Pentagon doesn’t want us to see<\/a>. But it’s been good for a long time, and there is plenty of interesting reading to be found there. [hint, hint!] <\/p>\n

Have fun at The Memory Blog<\/a>, but don’t disappear down The Memory Hole<\/a>!! And please don’t swallow too much of that good old “Ethics & Religion”<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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