The public relations firm who subcontracted with Armstrong Williams to flack for Bush’s education policy was kind enough yesterday to announce what the rest of us already know: they screwed up.
The public relations firm that arranged for pundit Armstrong Williams to promote the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind education program admitted Wednesday that the deal with Williams violated “the guidelines of our agency and our industry.”
The statement by Ketchum Inc. came on the same day that Bush’s nominee for Education secretary, Margaret Spelling, promised to review the promotional tactics used by the Department of Education.
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In its statement, first published in PRWeek magazine, Ketchum acknowledged a “lapse in judgment” and said it “should have encouraged greater disclosure” by Williams.
“We regret this has occurred,” the company said in the statement.
That leaves Bush Education Secretary Rod Paige as the only person involved in this debacle who still defends giving Williams $241,000 of our money.