The Laughing Wolf

Armstrong Williams

No, I am not ignoring Armstrong Williams and a number of other stories, just very busy in real life right now. Michelle Malkin has the goods here, here, and here.

What Williams did was flat out wrong, and a violation of every code of journalistic ethics that I have ever been taught. Pundit or journalist, it was wrong on so many levels I won't even begin to go into it. I can only speak for me, but I have no plans to read/listen/whatever to him again, and I will never be able to believe anything he says ever again. It may be that he can redeem himself, but I doubt that such will be in the field of puditry.

Finally, no, I have never taken money to plug anything on this site and I even tell you when someone has given me a product to review. Heck, I usually tell you when someone has bought me a beer. If you read any number of posts, particularly on space, and you will note the disclaimers advising you of potential conflicts of interest when needed. I would far rather say nothing on a subject that to lie to you or to myself. Honesty is the best policy, and it is the reason journalism is in a tailspin for the Old Media has violated trust on multiple levels. Honesty is something I will also strive to give you here, so that you can evaluate what I have to say.

More later.

LW

UPDATE: Great minds think alike? Chris Muir at Day-By-Day also visits the topic.