July 7, 2016

"Buy American!" Snorkeling in the National Election Septic Tanks

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Major Political News Outlets Offer Interviews for Sale at DNC and RNC Conventions FOR HIGH-ROLLING special interests looking to make an impression at the presidential conventions next month, one option is to pay a lot of money to a media outlet. Lobbyists for the oil industry, for instance, are picking up the tab for leading Beltway publications to host energy policy discussions at the convention, including The Atlantic and Politico.

And for the right price, some political media outlets are even offering special interviews with editorial staffers and promotional coverage at the convention.

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Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 7, 2016 12:45 PM
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What's the 'Custom Experience'? A hand job?

Posted by: ahem at July 7, 2016 1:05 PM

It does look somewhat like a parliament of whores price-list.

Posted by: Denny at July 7, 2016 1:59 PM

We know exactly what they are. At this point, we're just haggling over price.

Posted by: Rich Fader at July 8, 2016 7:34 AM