Television News Network Lobbyists Are Fundraising for Hillary Clinton

[think]

And people are surprised that the media chose to call it the night before California.

Television News Network Lobbyists Are Fundraising for Hillary Clinton

By Fang Lee - October 29 2015

Over the last two presidential debates, both Democratic and Republican candidates have asserted that the television news media is biased and has done a poor job informing voters of the most pressing issues in the election.

And while their focus is on things like the type of questions asked by debate moderators, they are overlooking much clearer signs of potential conflicts of interest. Fundraising disclosures released this month and in July reveal that lobbyists for media companies are raising big money for establishment presidential candidates, particularly Hillary Clinton.

The giant media companies that shape much of the coverage of the presidential campaign have a vested stake in the outcome. From campaign finance laws that govern how money is spent on advertising to the regulators who oversee consolidation rules, the media industry has a distinct policy agenda, and with it, a political team to influence the result.

The top fundraisers for Clinton include lobbyists who serve the parent companies of CNN and MSNBC.

The National Association of Broadcasters, a trade group that represents the television station industry, has lobbyists who are fundraising for both Clinton and Republican candidate Marco Rubio.


Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2015/10/29/media-fundraisers-presidential/

[Splinter Cell]

1. No one should be surprised.

This is "democracy" in all it's glory. Now be good little sheeple and bend over and grab your ankles.

[Trust Buster]

2. This isn't nice. This is a night for celebration. Tonight marks the beginning of reunification.

[think]

5. This coming from the person that said single payer was bribing people with 'free stuff':

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511844922#post13


I posted facts above about lobbyists in the corporate TV industry being top fund raisers for Hillary while you post baseless slander about single payer.

Good luck with that unity thing...

[Trust Buster]

6. It should be expected that emotions are raw on such an occasion. I'll give you space.

[think]

7. "The Republicans won't try to bribe voters with $18 trillion of free stuff."

Is this still your opinion? Do you really think that it's an accurate statement in regards to single payer?

[Trust Buster]

8. Re-litigating our differences will serve no purpose at this point. Finding common ground is the

more constructive pursuit.

[think]

11. Single Payer is not bribing people with free stuff. Go tell Canadians they're being bribed

With free stuff. That would be a hoot....

[Trust Buster]

13. I think it is when the candidate promoting it knows that Congress will not let the initiative see

the light of day. That's all I'm going to say on this matter.

[think]

14. Bernie was more than honest that it would take a lot of work. But you chose to slander him

and single payer.

And Hillary claims single payer won't ever happen while she gets filthy rich taking millions from the healthcare companies who don't want single payer and are actively fighting against it.

Meanwhile the US is the only one of the top 25 wealthiest countries that doesn't provide universal health care for it's citizens.

Thousands of Americans will die from lack of access to health care this year. That doesn't happen in the rest of those wealthy nations.

And with that I'm out too.

Hillary and the corporations won on their terms. Congrats. Good luck with that unity thing. Maybe you can get some more corporations on board....

[Trust Buster]

15. If single payer is not in the political cards, then it's not in the political cards. Middle class

Republicans will have to be with us to exert the necessary pressure on Congress. As healthcare costs continues to rise, I think single payer will become inevitable. I think that, as emotions subside, a great deal of unification is possible. Thanks for hearing me out.

[Fumesucker]

9. Eddie Haskell, I've been trying to think of that name for a couple of days now

Had a conversation a couple of days ago where he came up and I couldn't remember his actual name, just the smarmy kid from Leave It To Beaver.

Thanks.

[Trust Buster]

12. O.K.

[TheFarS1de]

10. It's a beginning .

But certainly not reunification . Too much is at stake , and after a year of having to wear every label under the sun sincerely over the DNC .

[msongs]

3. notice your are not disputing the accuracy of the announcement or the math used. nt

[think]

4. Hillary and the corporations won on their terms. Congrats....