Hidden ways Corporations/Republicans finance elections

[Lone_Wolf]

Premise:

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.

[LincolnMcGrath]

1. You got that right.

[K-W]

2. There are lots of ways around campaign finance laws

practiced by both parties, the problem is that the republicans and thier backers just have more money and influence.

[Lone_Wolf]

3. Market value of their help

to the Chimp is probably in the ballpark of $780,000,000

[sallyseven]

4. Saw Matt Lauer

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.

[Lone_Wolf]

5. These people have media empires

they dedicate to help Chimp win. Fox and NBC are some examples. Scary if you think about it.

[displacedtexan]

6. Hightower wrote about this 20 years ago...

and said that Ronald Reagan was the first GE candidate. GE was surprised that they got away with it. The rest is history.