Why the Hell do we let foreigners like Murdoch buy U.S. media companies in the first place???

[Cereal Kyller]

The French don't. The Japanese don't. The Swedes don't. Why the fuck do we???

[malaise]

1. Well first the anti-immigration ReTHUGS let him buy his

citizenship. :evilgrin:

[dmallind]

2. Yeah let's keep those filthy foreigners down. That'll show 'em who runs the Land of the Free! nt

[PoliticAverse]

3. Because he was given US Citizenship by an Act of Congress. n/t

[bluerum]

4. Cause we like their money and grovel for crumbs.

[nc4bo]

5. It took us a while to come to this point but the problem is something that plagues every structure

of our country. Corporatism, capitalism and greed.

http://www.freepress.net/resources/ownership

I assume that some countries take the power in their own hands and bring their citizens government controlled media to control the message.

It's all bad.

[CBGLuthier]

6. because we are not French, Swedish, or Japanese?

[Codeine]

7. Because he's a United States citizen.

Turns out we have similar rules.

[WatsonT]

16. Well ok there's that

but still . . . Outrage!

How dare we let American citizens with funny accents own things here!

:sarcasm:

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Why not?

The rest of the world owns most of the US anyway.

[Freddie Stubbs]

9. I am sorry, but you are mistaken. Foreigners are not permitted to own US broadcast TV stations

[Aerows]

12. Yet...

... a Saudi has a large portion of Fox News. That shouldn't be legal, either. I know Murdoch became a US citizen, but a Saudi has no business owning that much of a TV broadcasting company.

[Freddie Stubbs]

13. Fox News is not a US broadcast TV station. It is a is a cable and satellite channel

[Kingofalldems]

15. This is not a good week for Fox sycophants

FCC license is partially based on character. Murdoch's license needs to be seized.

[Aerows]

18. Couldn't agree more

And I don't understand how anyone can condone a Saudi citizen owning such a large portion of a media company and still be allowed to operate in the US.

[Rex]

31. Yeah...hey...wasn't OBL from Saudi Arabia and had ties to the royalty?

Jus sayin.

Oh MAN, I think the shit is steadily streaming into the fan more then just hitting it once!

The Rupert is goin D O W N.

[Kingofalldems]

17. Local Fox broadcast news now being run by Roger Ailes.

[Freddie Stubbs]

20. Isn't he an American citizen?

[Kingofalldems]

22. It's not the point ---Fox is all encompassing-- news now on non cable stations

Strawman Fail. Bad week or something?

[Freddie Stubbs]

27. The thread is about alleged foreign ownership of American media

Why are you trying to change the subject?

And by the way, I have been having a great week. ;)

[Aerows]

10. We don't allow it either

It's against our laws, however he made it through the back door by becoming a US Citizen. I'd like to know why a Saudi is allowed to have that much of an interest in News Corp and Faux and it isn't an issue. That to me seems like a huge problem.

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[checks-n-balances]

11. Happened during the "Reagan Revolution" - need I say more?

[Ian David]

14. This one is Clinton's fault.

Also, how could you not trust the guy who brought us Bart Simpson?

[Freddie Stubbs]

21. What specifically did Bill Clinton do wrong?

[Ian David]

23. The approval for Fox News happened on Clinton's watch. n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

25. Did he approve it personally, or was it a done by an independent agency?

:shrug:

[Ian David]

28. Good point. n/t

[Kingofalldems]

19. Character is supposed to matter in granting FCC licenses, but Murdoch

skated through with probably a little help from repubs. Murdoch's little internet pallies seem to be popping up everywhere I notice.

[spanone]

24. he' s u.s. citizen.......

[MiniMe]

26. He became a US citizen so he could buy a media company

[Rex]

30. Yeah I remember he was 'fast tracked' in as a citizen...some animals

are more equal then others.

[Cereal Kyller]

32. Okay, so he's a U.S. citizen

By that logic, he should be allowed to run for POTUS, right?

The fact of the matter is that media is now an extremely powerful force in this country, and I'm simply not cool with guys like Murdoch owning huge portions.