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Paying to Spin Ourselves (Bonus: Question of the Day!)

04.03.09 -- 2:41PM
By Josh Marshall

Find out the latest on AIG's taxpayer funded PR blitz.

An interesting side question -- are we even getting good value paying to spin ourselves since one of the main spinners is Mark Penn?

Actually, come to think of it, it's worth a question of the day. If we need to pay a bailed out financial institution to spin us about how good a job they're doing, who would we want it to be to get the best value for our dollar?

Contestant Entry Update: TPM Reader MG says there's no question we'd get our best deal with Clinton spinmeister Terry McAuliffe. I could see it. Any other ideas? ... 4:11 PM ... Now TPM Readers MM and DW are pushing strongly for Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, sometimes, albeit rather jingoistically known as "Baghdad Bob". That aside, it seems like a good match.

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