New Chief Of the F.C.C. Is Confirmed.

[elleng]

The Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday to confirm President Obama’s two nominations to the Federal Communications Commission, overcoming obstacles by Republican lawmakers.

The vote came after Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, lifted a hold earlier in the day on the nomination of Tom Wheeler as chairman, with Mr. Cruz saying he had received assurances from him that the commission would not immediately pursue changes for political advertising on television.

Mr. Wheeler was confirmed along with Michael O’Rielly as a commissioner, filling the two F.C.C. seats that have been empty since the previous chairman and a Republican member announced their resignations in March.

Mr. Cruz had blocked consideration of Mr. Wheeler’s nomination two weeks ago, saying he was worried that Mr. Wheeler would push the F.C.C. to expand disclosure requirements for political advertisements on television.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/business/media/senate-approves-fcc-nominees.html?hp

[NYC_SKP]

1. For a fresman Senator, Cruz sure is pushy.

He needs to go.

grrrrrr.

[Uncle Joe]

4. For a freshman Senator, Cruz is a coward too afraid of the American People knowing who's

buying the propaganda.

He want's to dumb the people down, keeping them ignorant, and I agree NYC_SKP, he needs to go.

[rurallib]

2. unanimous? Dumb fuck didn't even vote against Wheeler?

he is in reality a cowardly shit.

[okaawhatever]

3. He wants to have it both ways. He has the soundbite that he blocked it, but the recorded vote

that he supported it. That's all the Republican tea party is these days, a sound bite collecting political machine.

[gopiscrap]

5. that's interesting...I thought Lindsay Graham was going to block

all nominations

[elleng]

6. Yup, he changed his mind.

[gopiscrap]

7. excellent

[elleng]

8. In the story:

Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, also removed another roadblock in the way of the F.C.C. nominations on Tuesday.

Mr. Graham had said he would prevent any confirmation votes until the Obama administration allowed survivors of last year’s attack on the American Mission in Benghazi, Libya, to testify before Congress. But Mr. Graham issued a statement on Tuesday saying that he would not block the F.C.C. nominees because the nominations predated his hold related to Libya.

[Gman]

9. With the nuclear option hovering in the background

that's an easy out. Fine, let him use it.

[2banon]

10. Does anyone know the backgrounds of Wheeler and O'Rielly?

Should we be happy for the choices of these individuals or concerned with regard to their general attitude and role as policy makers governing all aspects of media broadcasting?

Do they understand that the air belongs to the people, not the
Korporations?