Payback in politics certainly isn't unique to Obama's team. Obama’s use of stimulus funds is being questioned—stimulus funds for his media buddies. And who watches MSNBC? Not very many. For a President who complains about fat cats, half a million is no big deal. But for one who promised things would be different, yes, it is the Chicago way. I did check out the PR firm. Some reporters who formed a company in the late 80s. Al Gore was an early client.
"Spending reports under the federal Recovery Act show $495,000 paid to McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations LLC, which the Labor Department hired to raise awareness “among employers and influencers about the [Job Corps] program’s existing and new training initiatives in high growth and environmentally friendly career areas” as well as spreading the word to prospective Job Corps enrollees.
The firm ultimately negotiated ad buys for “two approved spots” airing 14 times per week for two months on “Countdown With Keith Olbermann” and “The Rachel Maddow Show,” according to a project report, which listed the number zero under a section of the report asking how many jobs had been created through the stimulus contract. David Williams, president of the nonprofit watchdog Taxpayers Protection Alliance, called the contract “questionable” because it created no jobs and because of the placement of the ads on shows viewed as friendly to the administration’s policies.
Read more: Labor Department spends stimulus funds for ads during Olbermann, Maddow shows - Washington Times
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