Media chiefs back Kerry campaign

[maddezmom]

Media chiefs back Kerry campaign

Owen Gibson
Tuesday February 10, 2004


Kerry: media chiefs have pledged to raise between $50,000 and $100,000

Fresh from his latest win in Maine, the favourite to challenge George Bush for the US presidency has secured the financial support of some of the most powerful media moguls in the world.

As John Kerry's campaign to secure the Democrat nomination - and with it a crack at the White House - continues to gather pace, it has emerged that it is being bankrolled by key executives from News Corporation, MTV-owner Viacom and Sony.

The victory in Maine, Mr Kerry's 10th out of the 12 primaries in the opening weeks of the Democrat selection campaign, confirmed his position as overwhelming favourite to take on President Bush in November's presidential election.

Unsurprisingly, the donation from News Corp's boardroom came not from chairman Rupert Murdoch, a committed Republican, but from the company's chief operating officer, Peter Chernin.

more: http://media.guardian.co.uk/city/story/0,7497,1144464,00.html

[NashVegas]

1. Say Hello to the Continuing Corporate Stranglehold

of information.


wheeeeee!

[gWbush is Mabus]

6. and there was no conspiracy to take down Dean...

yeah right

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

2. I wonder if they are fellow Russell Trust alumni?

Keeping it in the family, so to speak.

[ibegurpard]

3. Is it safe to assume Kerry won't be mentioning breaking up media

monopolies anytime soon?

[maddezmom]

5. actually he did say he would break up the media

I'm sure a Kerry supporter has the link.

[La_Serpiente]

4. Search for the donors

http://herndon1.sdrdc.com/fecimg/norindsea.html

[flpoljunkie]

7. Response to your highly selective reading of Guardian article...

You also do not mention Rethug money goven to Dubya and GOP from media moguls, for example, Michael Eisner's $5,000 given to the National Republican Congressional Committee. John Kerry has been a consistent supporter of public financing of all federal campaigns--having introduced and passed such legislation in the Senate with the late Paul Wellstone.

http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0203.html

MORE EXAMPLES OF JOHN KERRY STANDING UP TO SPECIAL INTERESTS

Banks and credit card companies:
John Kerry voted against the Bankruptcy bill that was a major priority for banks and credit card companies.  He also helped protect redlining rules that banks would like to weaken.  Banks have also lobbied hard against money laundering laws that John Kerry has written and worked to pass.

Media companies and broadcasters:
John Kerry opposes Bush’s attempt to weaken the media ownership rules that would help large media conglomerates.  He also insisted on strong consumer friendly conditions on the AOL-Time Warner merger.

Computers and High Tech:
John Kerry supported strong consumer friendly Internet Privacy legislation that high tech and Internet companies opposed.  He has also resisted calls to block rules that would require the expensing of stock options, a top priority of donors in the high-tech community

Oil companies:
John Kerry has fought to implement higher fuel economy standards and blocked plans to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve

Telecommunications and wireless:
John Kerry supported Do Not Call legislation, which phone companies and marketers worked against.  He opposed a 1999 amendment that would change FCC accounting policies in a way that would allow Baby Bells to raise rates.  And last year, Kerry wrote a letter to Verizon opposing the position that the company was taking in a labor dispute.
 

[maddezmom]

9. I copied the first 4 paragraphs

and I read the entire article, don't shoot the messenger.

[JI7]

10. agree, you have always been fair

anyone who has seen maddezmom's posts can see they try to be as fair as can be and criticizes when people post things on any candidate which come from right wing or other non credible type sources. i would say this was fair especially since she just printed the first few paragraphs rather than being selective picking out things to make a candidate look bad and taking out of context as some on here try to do.

[maddezmom]

11. thanks J17

appreciate the vote of confidence :pals:

[blm]

19. One of the fairest posters on the board.

.

[CWebster]

8. This comes as a surprise to anyone?

After the way they assassinated Dean?

Remember Kerry was a loser before Iowa. Political junkies know the score, even if the great masses of voters, who get their marching orders from the media, aren't familiar with the issues. Kerry is still a loser. Even with him sweeping the primaries he is still an unknown entity, kept low profile. No one gets excited by him, Dean still gets media coverage and should he leave the stage the snoozing starts.

You have to wonder if the media's intent was to prop up Kerry precisely because he posed the least threat.

[blm]

20. you forgot Kerry is the one who sent up resolution AGAINST FCC ruling.

When facts get in the way of the baseless Kerry bashing.

>>>>>
As Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerry expressed concern that the FCC’s decision will hurt localism, reduce diversity, and will allow media monopolies to flourish. He said this raises significant concerns about the potential negative impacts the decision will have on small businesses and their ability to compete in today’s media marketplace.

In a statement released earlier regarding the FCC’s decision, Kerry said:
“Nothing is more important in a democracy than public access to debates and information, which lift up our discourse and give Americans an opportunity to make honest informed choices. Today’s wrongheaded vote by the Republican members of the FCC to loosen media ownership rules shows a dangerous indifference to the consolidation of power in the hands of a few large entities rather than promoting diversity and independence at the local level. The FCC should do more than rubber stamp the business plans of narrow economic interests.

“Today’s vote is a complete dereliction of duty. The Commissioners are well aware that these rules greatly influence the competitive structure of the industry and protect the public’s access to multiple sources of information and media,” he said. “It is the Commission’s responsibility to ensure that the rules serve our national goals of diversity, competition, and localism in media. With today’s vote, they shirked that responsibility and have dismissed any serious discussion about the impact of media consolidation on our own democracy.”

[CWebster]

21. But how does he vote?

http://www.proaxis.com/~cop/sv950268.htm

[w4rma]

12. Quote from the article on Dean's statements on breaking up big media.

...
US political commentators have speculated that Mr Kerry has enjoyed the support of the media community in an effort to head off the challenge of Howard Dean, who has fallen back in the race despite being the frontrunner before the primaries began. Mr Dean made statements last year about wanting to break up media conglomerates.
...

[Armstead]

13. It is very disturbing

Not being a conspiracy guy, I have not believed that Dean was the target of the media because of his remarks about breaking up the conglomerates.

But sometimes I wonder.....

[janx]

31. I firmly believe it. He announced it on national television.

There's no conspiracy about that at all.

[CWebster]

14. Kick

:kick:

[BL_Zebub]

15. Regardless of whom you support, you must ask yourself one question.

Should FAUX News be deciding who the Democratic nominee is?

If you can justify that question with a "yes", then you just might be in the wrong party.

[Duder]

16. Where was the media during the Iraq invasion?

"Electability" and "strong on national defense" are code words for supported the war, imo.

[CWebster]

18. Exactly right

the media can't afford to have Iraq blow up in their face either, since the NYTimes to fox was carrying water for dim son.

[pezcore64]

17. Shhhhh

Dont you know? people only want the truth if its about Howard Dean!

You better stop posting things like this, you might actually wake someone up from their dream!

;)

I always enjoy seeing what you have found or have to say. Keep up the good work!


GO DEAN!!!

[BL_Zebub]

22. Keeping this one kicked

...to kick FAUX out of the campaign :kick:

[janx]

23. SO THERE IT IS. Kerry is owned by the media.

Should he get nominated and win, our federal government will not own the media--rather they will be owned BY the media.


Shaking yet?

[blm]

24. Media propped up Dean all last year to kill Kerry's candidacy.

June 2003:

When facts get in the way of the baseless Kerry bashing.


>>>>>
As Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerry expressed concern that the FCC’s decision will hurt localism, reduce diversity, and will allow media monopolies to flourish. He said this raises significant concerns about the potential negative impacts the decision will have on small businesses and their ability to compete in today’s media marketplace.

In a statement released earlier regarding the FCC’s decision, Kerry said:
“Nothing is more important in a democracy than public access to debates and information, which lift up our discourse and give Americans an opportunity to make honest informed choices. Today’s wrongheaded vote by the Republican members of the FCC to loosen media ownership rules shows a dangerous indifference to the consolidation of power in the hands of a few large entities rather than promoting diversity and independence at the local level. The FCC should do more than rubber stamp the business plans of narrow economic interests.

“Today’s vote is a complete dereliction of duty. The Commissioners are well aware that these rules greatly influence the competitive structure of the industry and protect the public’s access to multiple sources of information and media,” he said. “It is the Commission’s responsibility to ensure that the rules serve our national goals of diversity, competition, and localism in media. With today’s vote, they shirked that responsibility and have dismissed any serious discussion about the impact of media consolidation on our own democracy.”

[CWebster]

25. Kerry voted for the telecommunications act

in fact, he championed it. So again there is the usual disconnect between what he does and what he says.

[Mairead]

26. NEWS FLASH! Water is wet! Bullets hurt! Elites support their own!

And we're in the shite.

Whether it's Dean or Kerry or Bush or somebody else, the elites will support anyone who (a) won't rock their yachts and (b) will keep us quiet.

[NV1962]

27. This is why I'll sit on my hands after the nomination of JFK - n/t

[mopinko]

32. please don't call him that

the jfk things creeps me out.

[JNelson6563]

28. Gee I'd have never guessed!

;-)

Julie

[sandnsea]

29. Dean $74,385 AOL/Time Warner

Kerry - $29,725

Where's the story?

[Duder]

30. Employees of AOL/Time Warner...

...not the same as being bankrolled by key executives from News Corporation, MTV-owner Viacom and Sony, imo.