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BayStateBoy Donating Member (562 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 05:44 PM
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Stop Complaining: We Have a Few Media Friends & Viacom is the
Edited on Sun Nov-07-04 05:52 PM by BayStateBoy
"Keys to the Kingdom. "

Sure, we have rather consistent allies like

Craig Crawford ccrawford@cq.com

Keith Olbermann countdown@msnbc.com

Ron Reagan rreagan@msnbc.com

Ted Koppel nightline@abc.com

but media giant Viacom is hands down our best shot. They own CBS and a litany of other networks, supported Kerry and Viacom execs donated money to his campaign.

The big three at Viacom are Tom Freston
Leslie Moonves

RatherGate might make them pause, but won't deter them. I just don't know how to get information to these men who control the power. Please help.

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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 05:47 PM
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1. Um...the head of that company endorsed Bush
Media Mogul Maelstrom
The Viacom CEO endorses George Bush and sets off a debate about political partisanship

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6173187/site/newsweek/
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txindy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 05:51 PM
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2. If anything, 'RatherGate' will propel them forward
What have they got to lose? If they can show fraud, that may track back to the Killian memos.
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jrthin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 06:15 PM
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3. I hate when people
tell me what to do. And, really, the corporate media is not our friend. Don't let the few bones they toss our way confuse you.
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slappypan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 06:24 PM
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4. we have no friends in the media
None. Nothing will change until there are overturned CNN trucks on fire in the streets. Which doesn't seem to be any time soon.
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zelda7743 Donating Member (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 07:48 PM
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5. We have one friend in the media
Jon Stewart....unfortunately, his is a comedy show.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 07:52 PM
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6. No friends. But we can make a splash when we gain momentum.
The Ohio fraud story (4000 votes in Franklin county) started here and made it.
We need to push it - fully knowing they are no friends of ours.
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judaspriestess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-07-04 07:58 PM
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7. Bill Maher
He is very outspoken in letting people know his disgust with the presidency and he is insanely funny about it. He is also very vocal about the democratic party being weak.
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