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New CBS News Boss Donated to Bush Re-Election Bid in 2004
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| October 27, 2005
| E&P Staff
Posted on 10/27/2005 9:27:30 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Conservatives may take heart in a scoop by blogger Michael Petrelis that the new boss of CBS News, Sean McManus, donated $250 to the Bush-Cheney re-election bid in 2004, while shunning John Kerry.
Petrelis, who specializes in digging out election contributions from media types, reported the donation on Wednesday by the New Canaan, Conn., resident, found in Federal Election Commission files.
Contacted by The Associated Press, CBS had no comment.
Former CBS anchor Dan Rather was not exactly a favorite of conservatives, even before the "60 Minutes" Bush/National Guard controversy last year.
But one warning to the right: A year earlier, McManus, the former CBS Sports chief, gave to the re-election campaign for Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.).
The Petrelis blog is at http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; cbs; cbsnews; donors; gwb2004; mcmanus; media; seanmcmanus
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To: West Coast Conservative
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:27:56 AM PDT
by
My2Cents
(Dead people voting is the closest the Democrats come to believing in eternal life.)
To: West Coast Conservative
donated $250 to the Bush-Cheney re-election bid in 2004What a cheapskate.
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:29:00 AM PDT
by
My2Cents
(Dead people voting is the closest the Democrats come to believing in eternal life.)
To: West Coast Conservative
The newsworthiness of this story must be because it has a man-bites-dog quality.
After all, if a member of the MSM contributes to Democrats, that is not newsworthy.
To: West Coast Conservative
"who specializes in digging out election contributions from media types"
Anyone with half a brain and an Internet connection can get the information from fec.gov. If this is "digging out", no wonder the state of so-called "Journalism" is as sorry as it is.
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:31:59 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: West Coast Conservative
But how much did he donate to the Kerry/Edwards campaign?
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:32:19 AM PDT
by
Spok
(Est omnis de civilitate.)
To: West Coast Conservative
Anybody who would donate to Bush/Cheney and Pat Leahy is totally cynical.
To: West Coast Conservative
CBS News honcho donates to the GOP?
<Looks out the window>
*OINK, OINK!* *FLAP, FLAP!*
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:33:17 AM PDT
by
JAWs
To: West Coast Conservative
I have only one thing to say: Les Moonves.
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:33:17 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: West Coast Conservative
250 to Bush and 1000 to Leahy, yeah he is a member of the vast right wing
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:34:28 AM PDT
by
jbwbubba
To: Spok
According to the article, he donated to Dubya while "shunning John Kerry"
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:34:39 AM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: West Coast Conservative
LOL LOL LOL! The VRWC resides at CBS!
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:35:15 AM PDT
by
saveliberty
(I did not break the feed. I may have lost it, but I did not break the feed.)
To: Tribune7
Does that mean that he gave Kerry a special hat? LOL!
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:35:50 AM PDT
by
saveliberty
(I did not break the feed. I may have lost it, but I did not break the feed.)
To: West Coast Conservative
It's a small donation but big news.
One poster suggested yesterday that maybe CBS News was cleaning house to get the remaining stink of Dan Rather out of the way so they would be better prepared to go after Bush hammer and tongs when the Fitzgerald indictments come down.
At least this news seems to put a damper on that scenario.
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:38:49 AM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: West Coast Conservative
GASP!
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:42:34 AM PDT
by
Dallas59
(“You love life, while we love death.” - Al-Qaeda / Democratic Party)
To: West Coast Conservative
Anyone wanna put on their asbestos coat and post this at DU, if it hasn't been done yet?
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:45:19 AM PDT
by
dynachrome
("Where am I? Where am I going? Why am I in a handbasket?")
To: West Coast Conservative
Well, he won't last long, then.
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:50:43 AM PDT
by
TBP
To: Cicero
One poster suggested yesterday that maybe CBS News was cleaning house to get the remaining stink of Dan Rather out of the way so they would be better prepared to go after Bush hammer and tongs when the Fitzgerald indictments come down. Bingo! Picking someone who donated to Bush gives them the perfect cover, doesn't it?
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:52:35 AM PDT
by
TBP
To: My2Cents
$250.00?
Gee. Can he spare it?
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:53:00 AM PDT
by
Maceman
(Fake but accurate -- and now double-sourced)
To: Spok
The email I just read said he did not donate to Kerry.
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posted on
10/27/2005 9:54:01 AM PDT
by
MamaB
(mom to an Angel)
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