Thursday, February 15, 2007
John Hawkins of Right Wing News has been signed on as a consultant to the Duncan Hunter Presidential Campaign. John's always been generous with including me in his various blogger polls and such, so I'm glad to give him a shout-out and congratulations on this.
Basically, John's getting paid to do what he offered to do for free for Hunter a couple months back -- stir up interest and buzz on the internet. That's not a bad deal. He's not being hired directly by the campaign, but by a consultant instead, so there's a level of separation there. That's understandable on two levels, the most notable being given what happened with the Edwards campaign and his two liberal bloggers. I doubt John would cause that kind of trouble as he's pretty level-headed. The other aspect is for Hawkins himself to keep something of an independent voice -- after all, that's what brung him here, to a point where his site is well trafficked enough to make him hireable. Apparently John's "term of service" is going to be limited, by his own request.
Hunter looks like an interesting candidate, and one that I knew little about.
John's announcement and explanation is here: Big Announcement: I Am Now Consulting For The Duncan Hunter Campaign
Alright John, since there's money on the table now, I'll be putting this post on your tab. Heheh.
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Congratulations to Mr. Hawkins...
Kudos to Congressman Hunter as well, for getting Nathan Tabor on staff.