Blago's Publisher Almost as Sketchy as Blago
source: http://gawker.com/5165575/blagos-publisher-almost-as-sketchy-as-blago
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Remember when we all got outraged that Rod Blagojevich got a book deal? Well we should've guessed it came from a shady Hollywood publisher with a history of lawsuits and bankruptcy!
Michael Viner is the guy who payed the disgraced Illinois Governor (probably) exactly $100,000 to write a book about how he is a victim of political persecution for not raising taxes or something, and everyone was all "he's obviously a lying scumbag and now we're sick of him again because he won't get off the TV."
So Viner "blogged" a "blog" for the HuffPo about why his company, Phoenix Books, did this terrible deed: because of a little thing called the constitution.
A lot has been said this week about Rod Blagojevich and about his book deal with Phoenix Books. It seems that the issue is the presumption of innocence is no longer with us. As a publisher who believes that there is more than one fascinating story here I am puzzled as to why we have been made part of the story.
Michael Viner is the guy who payed the disgraced Illinois Governor (probably) exactly $100,000 to write a book about how he is a victim of political persecution for not raising taxes or something, and everyone was all "he's obviously a lying scumbag and now we're sick of him again because he won't get off the TV."
So Viner "blogged" a "blog" for the HuffPo about why his company, Phoenix Books, did this terrible deed: because of a little thing called the constitution.
A lot has been said this week about Rod Blagojevich and about his book deal with Phoenix Books. It seems that the issue is the presumption of innocence is no longer with us. As a publisher who believes that there is more than one fascinating story here I am puzzled as to why we have been made part of the story.
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