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Williams was a public relations executive who came to Washington and worked as an aide to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas when he was the chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. After a few other stops in the Beltway he fashioned himself into a popular conservative political commentator appearing on television, hosting a radio show and writing a syndicated column.
In 2005, Williams’ career as a commentator took a hit when USA Today revealed he had secretly accepted $240,000 from President George W. Bush’s administration to promote Bush’s signature No Child Left Behind act by mentioning it favorably in his columns and in his media appearances. As a result, Williams was dropped by his syndicator, Tribune Media Services.
Further investigations into William’s business practices revealed that the political commentator had previously allowed his syndicated radio show, “The Right Side,” to be used by a front group representing the tobacco industry.
Despite these revelations — or maybe because of them — Williams has maintained a very lucrative career (he is the largest black owner of television stations in the U.S.) and he serves as CEO of the Graham Williams Group, an international marketing public relations firm where he represents Carson as his business manager.
With a relationship that goes back over 20 years, Williams has guided Carson’s career from neurosurgeon to author of multiple best sellers and the subject of a television movie — helping to launch his political career as a conservative gadfly and potential presidential material.
In an interview with the Daily Beast, Williams claims that he does not benefit financially from the Carson presidential campaign — although he is one of the Carson’s staunchest defenders and continues to use his syndicated column and appearances to promote the candidate.
Recently, Williams admitted that he helped negotiate Carson’s relationship with troubled medical supplement company Mannatech, although in January of this year he told
National Review Online: “I don’t know that he’s ever had a compensated relationship with Mannatech.”
Meet Armstrong Williams — the shady grifter who’s running Ben Carson’s bizarro campaign
Williams was a public relations executive who came to Washington and worked as an aide to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas when he was the chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. After a few other stops in the Beltway he fashioned himself into a popular conservative political commentator appearing on television, hosting a radio show and writing a syndicated column.
In 2005, Williams’ career as a commentator took a hit when USA Today revealed he had secretly accepted $240,000 from President George W. Bush’s administration to promote Bush’s signature No Child Left Behind act by mentioning it favorably in his columns and in his media appearances. As a result, Williams was dropped by his syndicator, Tribune Media Services.
Further investigations into William’s business practices revealed that the political commentator had previously allowed his syndicated radio show, “The Right Side,” to be used by a front group representing the tobacco industry.
Despite these revelations — or maybe because of them — Williams has maintained a very lucrative career (he is the largest black owner of television stations in the U.S.) and he serves as CEO of the Graham Williams Group, an international marketing public relations firm where he represents Carson as his business manager.
With a relationship that goes back over 20 years, Williams has guided Carson’s career from neurosurgeon to author of multiple best sellers and the subject of a television movie — helping to launch his political career as a conservative gadfly and potential presidential material.
In an interview with the Daily Beast, Williams claims that he does not benefit financially from the Carson presidential campaign — although he is one of the Carson’s staunchest defenders and continues to use his syndicated column and appearances to promote the candidate.
Recently, Williams admitted that he helped negotiate Carson’s relationship with troubled medical supplement company Mannatech, although in January of this year he told
National Review Online: “I don’t know that he’s ever had a compensated relationship with Mannatech.”
I'm predicting people in the Carson campaign are going to go to jail, maybe even Carson depending how much he knew about all this.
He is a con man, taking peoples money.
lol i know right?Yes, Armstrong Williams is a major sleazeball. He and Rain Man make a fine pair of grifters.
Yes, Armstrong Williams is a major sleazeball. He and Rain Man make a fine pair of grifters.
