Nice work if you can get it!
It’s no secret that Hermene Hartman, publisher of N’DIGO magazine, has been pitching GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner big-time in the black community.
It’s no secret Hartman announced via her magazine that she has switched to the Republican Party because “it is about the man and his plan,” and was proud to cast her vote for Rauner.
But what Hartman did not shout from the rafters was that her company, Hartman Publishing, was paid a cool $51,000 by Citizens for Rauner to run four events for the candidate in February and March.
“Don’t be beating up on me, Sneed,” said Hartman, whose company received a payment of $25,000 in February and $26,000 in March for consulting.
“Why can’t I get paid?” she opined, citing Dem strategist David Axelrod as an example.
“Axelrod gets paid, doesn’t he? What’s wrong with that?” (Axelrod, who is no longer a journalist, does not write editorials in his own magazine promoting his employer.)
“Besides, the money was fees for four events and street teams to get out the vote in the primary,” she said.
“We also had to pay for food and tables and chairs.
“Besides, the African-American voter in the state of Illinois always goes for the Dem party and puts all their eggs in one basket,” she added. “Our vote is taken for granted, and it shouldn’t be.
“We have a two-party system, and one whole party is not participating.
“I believe it’s time for a change and am looking at things objectively and honestly,” said Hartman, who had just pitched Rauner’s candidacy on WVON radio.
“I am not a paid mouthpiece,” she added.”Remember, I endorsed Rahm Emanuel for mayor rather than Carol Moseley Braun.”
So is more Rauner campaign money forthcoming for Hartman Publishing?
“Yes, well . . . there is nothing formal yet, let’s put it that way,” she said.
Stay tuned.
CONTINUE READING MICHAEL SNEED’S COLUMN AT SUNTIMES.COM
