Go Bernie - going after the media. I love it!

[jillan]

Bernie Sanders calls TV networks 'an arm of the ruling class'

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2016/03/24/Bernie-Sanders-calls-TV-networks-an-arm-of-the-ruling-class/1541458825267/#berniesanders

It's pretty much from what he said on TYT but the media just heard it - get ready. Msnbc and CNN are not going to be too happy about this

WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed the mainstream media on an Internet news show, calling television networks "an arm of the ruling class."

Sanders, who trails front-runner Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, said major media companies like Comcast, owner of NBC, and Disney, which owns ABC, do not discuss "real issues" because it's to their benefit to keep most Americans ignorant about them. Speaking on The Young Turks YouTube show, Sanders called cable giant Comcast one of the "most detested" companies in America and singled out Disney for paying workers at its amusement parks $8 or $9 per hour, and failing to talk about income inequality.

Sanders was also asked about Time Warner, Comcast and other companies that have donated to Clinton's campaigns over her career. Sanders agreed with the host that the news anchors covering the campaign should have to disclose those donations when talking about the presidential election.

Sanders added that major media companies are in favor of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC, in which the court ruled 5-4 that the government could not restrict independent expenditures by corporations in political campaigns.

"You think you see NBC talking about Citizens United? I don't think so," he said. "They love Citizens United, all the super PAC money going in."

[IdaBriggs]

1. Kicking. Recommended! This is what happens when a candidate WORKS FOR US.

[BernieforPres2016]

2. Glad to see Bernie make this point about hated companies

Comcast is rated the worst large company in the U.S. in terms of customer service, by a wide margin. DIRECTV and ATT are also in the top 5, but that didn't cause anybody at the Justice Department to stop them from merging. At least they did stop Comcast from merging with Time Warner Cable.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/customer-hall-shame-151103637.html

<Comcast had the worst customer service reviews of any company this year by a wide margin. At 28.3%, more respondents ranked their experience with the company as poor than any other company. Furthermore, 54.4% of those surveyed claimed that their overall customer experience was negative, nearly 10 percentage points higher than the next worst rated company. This is Comcast’s seventh consecutive year on the Hall of Shame, and its first year at the top.

Lack of regional competition for many cable TV providers is likely a primary reason for their low customer service ratings across the industry. Without alternatives to choose from, customers are forced to pay high rates for service that does not improve. This problem was nearly exacerbated earlier this year when Comcast attempted to merge with the nation’s next biggest cable TV provider, Time Warner Cable. However, the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission effectively killed the merger on antitrust concerns.>