Bush Spin operation

Fascinating story in the New York Times today about how the Bush governmental spin operation works.

The writer, Anne E. Kornblut, says:

Twice in the last two years, agencies of the federal government have been caught distributing prepackaged television programs that used paid spokesmen acting as newscasters and, in violation of federal law, failed to disclose the administration's role in developing and financing them.

And those were not isolated incidents, David M. Walker, the comptroller general, said in a letter dated Thursday that put all agency heads on notice about the practice.

If I were still teaching political communication, this would be on the course in my seminar on government media machines....