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House panel probing stimulus cash for MSNBC ads
A House panel is calling on the U.S. Department of Labor to turn over all records involving a half-million dollar contract funded through President Obama’s $831 billion stimulus program that paid for more than 100 commercials on MSNBC touting a “green jobs” initiative.
The contract with McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations LLC in 2009 resulted in more than 100 commercials on cable shows hosted by Rachel Maddow and Keith Olberman to raise awareness about the Job Corps program’s training in environmentally-friendly career areas.
But spending reports showed that no jobs were created through the contract. The Washington Times first reported on the contract earlier this month, quoting one taxpayer watchdog who questioned not only the lack of jobs but why the commercials aired only on MSNBC, considered the most liberal of the major cable news outlets.
Republican leaders on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, which oversees the Labor Department, are raising similar questions in a recent letter they sent
eternal cracker p
September 1st, 2012
We knew the money would burn before it hit the ground.
$831 billion dollars, eh; with said money you could literally build a 50-mile bridge across the Bering Strait and add infrastructure in Asia, South America, Siberia, and (GASP!) the USA (I know, radical idea), creating the world’s first Global Highway where you can literally drive around the world.
With the ability to generate over $1 TRILLION additional global GDP annually after the first year of completion.
And there would still be over $200 billion left over.
Way to spend it. MSNBC ads? Really…..
gorgo
September 1st, 2012
Labor will say “no” and that’ll be that.
dba...vagabond trader
September 1st, 2012
The money would have been better spent paying off mortgages of the 99%
~~just kidding, sort of~~
Corky
September 1st, 2012
But it did “save” jobs–everyone at MSNBC. That’s nothing to brag about since that’s sort of a net loss
Edith McCrotch
September 1st, 2012
I’m sure that it was all approved by the Bush administration before he left office or something.
Tracy
September 1st, 2012
YET ANOTHER BIG WASTE OF TAX PAYER MONEY!
ROMNEY / RYAN 2012!
Zonga
September 1st, 2012
Yea, but what did they get for their money? The word Niggerization.
Well, maybe it was worth it.
Refugiado Indisciplinado
September 1st, 2012
0bama can’t get any traction without his propaganda machine. Most expensive and useless machine in history.
serfer62
September 1st, 2012
THERE HAD BETTER BE PEOPLE GOING TO JAIL AFTER JANUARY 2oth!!!
66chevelle
September 1st, 2012
What’s really obscene is that the House will spend 1 million dollars investigating this, and Chris Matthews will piss and moan about the waste of money on an investigation while calling it a political witch hunt.
Chalupa
September 1st, 2012
It’s official – Chris Matthews is a male prostitute.
Stranded in Sonoma
September 1st, 2012
@Chalupa — Is that the new meme taking over from Harry Reid is a child molestor? If so, let’s run with it!
FreeMan - Sarah Dissed Again
September 1st, 2012
Hand in the cookie jar.
Imagine how much has crap like this has gone on and we will never know.
FreeMan - Sarah Dissed Again
September 1st, 2012
Is it just me but when Zonga’s avatar is on a post I feel calmer.
Bob M.
September 1st, 2012
TYPICAL green ‘stimulus.’ NOBODY saw it, nor will they EVER see it again!
Zonga
September 1st, 2012
Geez FreeMan, my avatar used to give you a tingle. Now you make it sound like I’m slipping you ludes.
Frosteetoes
September 2nd, 2012
Yeah, go after them and put them in the hot seat.
Nutjob
September 2nd, 2012
This whole admin is chocked full of shitcago style corruption.
It seems every bit of stimulus money somehow always had ties back to him. It was the worlds biggest ripofff and payback scheme, and we are left with the bill for the thievery.
FreeMan - Sarah Dissed Again
September 2nd, 2012
Yes Zonga, that was before Frosteetoes unleashed those big guns.
You still got it babe. Class more then makes up for a plunging neckline, even if it plunges to the VaJayJay.
Joe
September 2nd, 2012
Thanks to Frosteetoes, I get a rise in the Levis every time.