AlterNet: MediaCulture: "I Am Not Alone": "After our segment finished, Chavez and I headed to the green room, and there he was: Armstrong Williams. He was waiting to go on air to defend himself. I've known him a long time; we've often sparred, in friendly fashion, on these shouting-head shows. I shook my head and said, 'Armstrong, Armstrong, Armstrong ...' He was quick with his main talking point: 'It was bad judgment, Dave. Bad judgment.' His phone rang. He answered it, said hello, and then told the person on the other end, 'It was bad judgment. You know, just bad judgment.' I was reminded that in addition to being a pundit, Williams, a leading African-American conservative and Clarence Thomas protege, is a PR specialist with his own firm. Not too long ago, Michael Jackson called him for advice. Now he had himself for a client, and, heeding conventional crisis-management strategy, he was practicing strict message discipline: bad judgment, bad judgment, bad judgment."

(Via AlterNet.)