I think folks are getting annoyed with seeing Al
Check this AP story, published last night at 8:30 pm
Sharpton got $86,715 in travel, consulting fees to campaign for Kerry
By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press WriterDecember 8, 2004, 6:12 PM EST
WASHINGTON -- All of John Kerry's one-time rivals in the Democratic presidential primary eventually lined up to support him as the nominee, but only one got paid for it _ Al Sharpton.
The Democratic National Committee paid Sharpton $86,715 in travel and consulting fees to compensate for his campaigning for Kerry and other Democratic candidates, according to reports to the Federal Election Commission.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Sharpton said he was paid for travel and he didn't know how much he had been reimbursed.
"They asked me to travel to 20 or 30 cities to campaign, and I did that," Sharpton said. "What am I supposed to do, donate the cost of air fare?"
Now check this one, published two hours later
Sharpton Was Paid to Aid Kerry Campaign
By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press WriterDecember 9, 2004, 8:56 AM EST
WASHINGTON -- All of John Kerry's one-time rivals in the Democratic presidential primary eventually lined up to support him as the nominee, but only one got paid for it -- Al Sharpton.
The Democratic National Committee paid Sharpton $86,715 in travel and consulting fees to compensate for his campaigning for Kerry and other Democratic candidates, according to reports to the Federal Election Commission.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Sharpton said he was paid for travel and he didn't know how much he had been reimbursed.
"They asked me to travel to 20 or 30 cities to campaign, and I did that," Sharpton said. "What am I supposed to do, donate the cost of air fare?"
Guess which version everyone picked up?
The first headline wasn't nasty enough, I guess. Travel and consulting fees sounds like you earned something…"getting" money has an under the table sound to it.
