WND's New Rehab Project: Jack Abramoff

[alp227]

Newsmax now has some competition in the conservative image rehabilitation business.

WorldNetDaily picked a rehab project with a high degree of difficulty: Jack Abramoff, the notorious lobbyist who served more than three years in federal prison for fraud, corruption and conspiracy. WND is publishing his autobiography, which purports to tell "the hard truth about Washington corrpution" -- and, of course, whitewash Abramoff's own deeds:

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If you'll recall, WND largely ignored Abramoff's corrpution when it was first being reported -- it couldn't be bothered to devote an original "news" article to his misdeeds at the time, even though WND claims to be dedicated "exposing wrongdoing, corruption and abuse of power" -- so one could say that WND is the ideal publisher of Abramoff's self-aggrandizing memoir.

full with links to relevant info: http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/blog/index.blog?entry_id=2235812

[TexasTowelie]

1. Republicans specialize in cover-ups.

From the national level to the state to the local newspaper blogs, Republicans are known for rewriting history to suit their purposes.

It doesn't matter how hard they try to scrub the Internet or portray Abramoff as a martyr for their cause, the truth is known. My only regret is that Tom Delay wasn't in the prison cell with Jack getting some simultaneous loving from some sex offenders.

[AndyTiedye]

2. That Could be a Challenge