Posted on 12/02/2003 10:06:24 AM PST by kattracks
Democratic presidential front-runner Howard Dean pledged Monday night to "break up" the Fox News Channel along with other conservative news outlets owned by media baron Rupert Murdoch."Eleven companies in this country control 90 percent of what ordinary people are able to read and watch on their television," the ex-Vermont governor complained to MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who then asked the candidate point-blank:
"Would you break up Fox? ... Rupert Murdoch has 'The Weekly Standard.' It has got a lot of other interests. It has got the New York Post. Would you break it up?"
Dean shot back, "On ideological grounds, absolutely yes."
A moment later the "Hardball" host pressed: "Seriously. As a public policy, would you bring industrial policy to bear and break up these conglomerations of power?"
At that point Dean seemed to sense that he had gone too far and began to equivocate, saying, "I don't want to answer whether I would break up Fox or not."
The leading Democrat then explained, "What I'm going to do is appoint people to the FCC that believe democracy depends on getting information from all portions of the political spectrum, not just one."
Pray for W and The Truth
I've got one big hope that the 10% of "shoot from the lip" rantings of Dean will overcome the 90% "here's what you want to hear", and that is the nature of the media. They want to help whatever Rat is running, and they enjoy the bashing that Fox and Murdoch are taking, but they love gaffes way more than they like standard stump speeches. All Bush has to do is to stay completely on message, and let Dean shoot himself in the foot (my hope is that the aim will be higher!), and he'll get his victory.
But, we will see legions of idiots following this vain, angry man. We will all be disappointed in our fellow Americans to such a level that we have not felt since the sheeple's defense of Clinton during the impeachment proceedings.
Yes Dean has a point, but personally I would start with the oldest news networks, (CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN) and work my way to the youngest news network (Fox News). ;D
I agree. I was only trying to keep it clean! LOL!
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