CBS owned 41% of broadcast media, in clear violation of Federal law, in 2000. CNN sat at the crossroads of a merger AOL and Time Warner wanted, for profits; but the Clinton FTC didn’t let it happen. Along comes W, promising less regulation, and the stage was set. Suddenly all the media had a bottom-line motive for scuttling any political opponent of W. Not just “mainstream media” but the ENTIRE news industry: W promised them PROFIT$.
First, go read McCamy Taylor at Democratic Underground’s excellent backstory on this. Then tell me why Bush hasn’t been impeached yet. Read more









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