CNBC is owned by GE which has received hundreds of billions of dollars in Federal contracts. Like Halliburton, GE has made money off of the Iraq invasion. They want this gravy train to continue so they are prepared to spend a lot of money to help George W. Bush get back in office.
The problem:
Federal campaign finance reform laws make it very difficult for GE to give as much money as they are prepared to give to Bush.
Solution:
Get around the election finance laws.
How?
Create a "show" that will spew Republican talking points. It doesn't matter if the show has low ratings and doesn't bring in advertising revenue because GE will simply subsidize it in order to keep its Conservative message on the air. In essence, the new show is nothing more than a slick infomercial meant to propagandize its audience with Conservative talking points. Dennis Miller's new show is a perfect example.
hammering McKay today trying to make him excuse the chimp. He was absolutely hammering him. Had a bad expression on his face. I think Lauer is either stupid or afraid of losing his job.
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