CBS Blasts Contractors with Expert … I Mean, Democratic Candidate

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By Jeff Poor (Bio | Archive)
October 18, 2007 - 15:04 ET

Maybe it just slipped his mind, but maybe not.

CBS Chief Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian neglected to mention that the “attorney” he interviewed for the October 17 “Evening News” was also running as a Democrat for Congress.

Keteyian piled on military food contractors by relying on a Democratic Congressional Candidate Alan Grayson as an expert when he reported on a federal fraud probe in the military's food-supply operations.

Grayson has “filed dozens of lawsuits against military contractors,” including one against the company Public Warehousing – a company Keteyian focused on for overcharging the Army.

The interview setting looked more like a campaign commercial, with a waterfall in the background that should include the disclaimer “My Name is Alan Grayson and I approved this message.”

Grayson ran for Congress in Florida’s 8th Congressional District as a Democrat in 2006 and his Web site now states that “we are in the process of re-vamping our website for the 2008 race,” a key element that would have given the viewer a sense of his motives.


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Makes you long for the good

October 18, 2007 - 15:08 ET by candance

Makes you long for the good old days when the MSM just relied on liberal professors. 

 

card holding member of the vast right-wing conspiracy

Or when they actually

October 18, 2007 - 16:13 ET by FastEd

did reporting. Oh, wait, that was a dream of mine - never mind.

There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V

Ulterior motives?? A

October 18, 2007 - 15:56 ET by motherbelt

Ulterior motives?? A Democrat??? Nah.

I checked his website. In his section on "corruption", after he talks about his opponent and lobbyists, the last line is:

It's time to throw the money-changers out of the temple.

Is that what congress is now? A temple?? A sacred place??? Wow.

And does "money-changers" include lawyers filing deep-pocket lawsuits? 

 

Jesus threw the money

October 18, 2007 - 16:35 ET by kerwinjr

Jesus threw the money changers out, perhaps he thinks he's Jesus?

Hmm, does he mean money

October 18, 2007 - 16:38 ET by candance

Hmm, does he mean money changers like John Edwards?

Or is it just conservative money changers? 

 

card holding member of the vast right-wing conspiracy

God!!!!!

October 18, 2007 - 20:02 ET by derbal

Would you and the other editors PLEASE quit using the word "Democratic" instead of "Democrat" when describing a party affiliation.

Once again, there's no such thing as "Republicanic", and the Democrats aren't the only ones who are Democratic.

God, it's just driving me nuts.

Touchy this evening are we, derbal?

October 18, 2007 - 20:16 ET by JAB

Hee...hee...hee, my guess is that you are not a "Republicanic" :-))?

"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."

:)

October 18, 2007 - 22:41 ET by derbal

That was good. :)

Yeah, kinda touchy today.