News Corp, Viacom, Sony support John Kerry: Guardian (UK)

[AmericanErrorist]

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...

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.

Mr Chernin, one of Mr Murdoch's most trusted lieutenants, is among several media chiefs who have pledged to raise between $50,000 and $100,000 to support the Vietnam war veteran's campaign for the White House.

Others who have pledged to raise more than $50,000 include the Viacom chief executive, Sumner Redstone, and Sony chairman Howard Stringer...

...Contributors to president George W Bush's re-election campaign included the Time Warner chief executive, Richard Parsons, who handed over $2,000, and the Clear Channel chief executive, Lowry Mays.

Other noteworthy media executives who contributed to party funds include the cable mogul and Liberty Media chief executive, John Malone, who gave $2,000 to the Republican National Committee last year, and Disney's under-fire chief executive Michael Eisner, who gave $5,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee.

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

[Hokie]

1. News Corp?

As Lisa Simpson said to Homer: "That's Fox, Dad." "D'oh!" Could that be behind O'Really's apology?

[Doctor_J]

2. I read that

Murdoch supported Gore in Y2K. But as much as we need $$$, we also need even-handed reporting. As long as Faux News is spreading their filthy lies and distortions, no amount of money from NewsCorp execs is going to help. IOW, if NewsCorp really wants to help JFK, they should keep their money and hire some serious counterparts to Hannity, O'Really, Hume, etc.

[adadem]

3. So you actually think

that every employee of those corporations are Republicans? Just because someone works for Murdoch and other financiers of the RNC doesn't make them a pug. I know plenty of Dems who work for Amway, one of the scions of the RNC.

[AmericanErrorist]

4. I read in Usa Today that

The aformetioned Peter Chernin is a committed Democrat.

I should probably mention this part of the article:

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.

[BL_Zebub]

5. There aren't any "committed Democrats" at FAUX

and yes, that includes Alan Colmes.

[AmericanErrorist]

6. Chernin

mostly runs NewsCorp's entertainment assets (20th Centry Fox Pictures/Television, Fox Network, etc.

An establishment liberal in a company run idealogically dirven by conservatives. Does he sleep at night?

[BL_Zebub]

7. By "establishment liberal" do you mean he's a DLC'er?

And if so, I was right the first time. No committed Democrats at FAUX.