Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Is People Magazine's Piece About Bad Lobbyist Boss Fake?
The Washington Post's Reliable Source column is raising questions about a People magazine article on evil bosses in which a "high profile Washington, DC lobbyist" is portrayed as a boss from hell.
Trouble is, the Post hasn't been able to verify any of the details.
The young person who wrote the piece won't give the lobbyist's name, and what the Post has uncovered about this person doesn't indicate any jobs with lobbyists.
Could it be that People is jumping on the current anti-lobbyist bandwagon?
The sleazy details that keep coming out about Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his dealings with Tom DeLay and his staffers, Ralph Reed and others has made all lobbyists easy targets.
Trouble is, the Post hasn't been able to verify any of the details.
The young person who wrote the piece won't give the lobbyist's name, and what the Post has uncovered about this person doesn't indicate any jobs with lobbyists.
Could it be that People is jumping on the current anti-lobbyist bandwagon?
The sleazy details that keep coming out about Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his dealings with Tom DeLay and his staffers, Ralph Reed and others has made all lobbyists easy targets.
