Bob Ney, Budding Radio Personality
Proving yet again that there's life after corruption, former congressman Bob Ney (R-Ohio), a convicted felon, is set to become host of an Ohio radio program about politics.
According to this Ohio TV station Web site, Ney's new radio show will air on WVLY AM 1370 1 to 3 p.m. on weekdays.
Ney served 17 months in prison and more time in a halfway house after pleading guilty in October 2006 to giving political favors in exchange for a golf trip, other gifts and campaign donations arranged by infamous lobbyist Jack Abramoff. His original two and-a-half year prison sentence was reduced after Ney went to rehab for alcohol abuse.
And in addition to paying a $6,000 fine, he was scheduled to be on supervised release for two years after getting out of the slammer. So the Feds should have an easy time keeping an "ear" on him now that he'll be a radio personality.
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Mary Ann Akers
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April 13, 2009; 2:00 PM ET
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Posted by: frluke | April 13, 2009 10:02 PM | Report abuse
I would like very much to find out this may's credentials for expounding his Republican neocon views as he enters his new career of pundrity.
Who are his backers, which conservative think tanks feed him his divisive diatribe, will he be reading from a teleprompter, who are his ghost writers and will he use a feed from Limbaugh and Hannity?
Many talk show listeners believe the view expressed by these pundits are their own views developed from their research. When in reality they express only progaganda developed for them, using their talents to best express their slant on an issue whose objective is to create divisivness on a subject.
If this man can go back to public life having received penance for serving time for his crimes, then why is it not possible for Eliot Spitzher to be sworn in as Attorney General in political life?
Posted by: AlLemon | April 15, 2009 10:58 AM | Report abuse
Never underestimate the stupidity of the American electorate. This Ney thing, and the "Tea Party" are good examples of this adage.
Posted by: nwsjnky1 | April 15, 2009 7:12 PM | Report abuse
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So Republican crooks have a talk show? Thats news?