>From: "Peter McWilliams" >Subject: The latest letter about McMeltdown >Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 19:22:14 -0800 >X-Mozilla-Status: 8001 >X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 > >It should be noted that Drug Czar McCaffrey sold the idea of buying >television editorial content to Congress with a deception. Here is an >excerpt of his October 21, 1999, testimony to a Congressional committee: > >"One of the foundations of our strategy is the pro-bono match requirement >outlined in Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations >Act, 1999 (P.L. 105-277, October 21, 1998). The act stipulated that federal >funds must spent on advertising must be must be matched with in-kind >contributions of the same value. Because some networks were unable to >provide a 100 percent match in the form of public service advertisements, we >allow public affairs and programming to count as part of a network's public >service contributions." > >Note the claim "some networks were unable..." Just what would make a network >"unable" to air a second free commercial when it had accepted full payment >for the first? "Unable" means "not able." The networks were perfectly able. >The networks were merely reluctant to put a anti-drug commercial for free >into a 30-second spot they could sell for $300,000, even though that is what >they contracted to do. > >It should also be noted that congressional testimony is given under oath. >Drug Czar McCaffrey is, therefore, guilty of perjury, a federal felony, and >should be charged with same. > >Peter McWilliams > >The testimony is at >http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/news/testimony/102199/102199_5.html >Copy it to your computer before ONDCP removes or "corrects" it! > > > >================================================================ > >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: