I watched Brit Hume's "Grapevine" last night, and boy did he do a swell job attempting to parallel Ian Williams from
The Nation Magazine covering UN stories while working for the UN to Armstrong Williams, Maggie Gallagher, and the other propaganda artists working for the Bush Administration while writing in favor of his various policies. You can see his cute little comparison here:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,148013,00.html
When looking at Ian Williams bio on his website:
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You'll notice that good 'ol Brit once again inserted a few words in his bio, like "I have" and "me", wherever he deemed fit. This made it appear like it was in first person, rather than the actual third person form that it was written. A very minor point but one that seems to fit the bill of Hume injecting words in a quote in order to help him assert his point (and obfuscate a little too, I might add).
But more importantly, how on earth can you compare someone like Ian Williams who fully discloses who he works for (the UN), with people like Armstrong Williams who NEVER disclosed working for this Administration to the public or Congress, nor has this Administration ever disclosed the relationship either, while writing propaganda articles supporting various Administration policies? Furthermore, correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t believe Ian Williams broke any Propaganda Laws for fully disclosing working for a non-government entity as well as not working for any taxpayer dollars. Can the same be said of this Administration’s propaganda artists that continue to be exposed?
Typical Faux News.
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