You're Not Just Paranoid America. ABC,CBS,And NBC Are In The Tank For The Democrats.

[California Girl]

This study only proves and backs up other recent studies which have confirmed what most Americans and myself have always known about our MSM. You really aren't just paranoid America. There is an extreme Liberal/Democrat Bias in the MSM...

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Obama, Democrats got 88 percent of 2008 contributions by TV network execs, writers, reporters
By: Mark Tapscott
Editorial Page Editor
08/27/10 3:45 PM EDT
Senior executives, on-air personalities, producers, reporters, editors, writers and other self-identifying employees of ABC, CBS and NBC contributed more than $1 million to Democratic candidates and campaign committees in 2008, according to an analysis by The Examiner of data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.

The Democratic total of $1,020,816 was given by 1,160 employees of the three major broadcast television networks, with an average contribution of $880.

By contrast, only 193 of the employees contributed to Republican candidates and campaign committees, for a total of $142,863. The average Republican contribution was $744.

Disclosure of the heavily Democratic contributions by influential employees of the three major broadcast networks follows on the heels of controversy last week when it was learned that media baron Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. contributed $1 million to the Republican Governors Association.

The News Corp. donation prompted Nathan Daschle, executive director of the Democratic Governors Association and son of former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, to demand in a letter to Fox News chairman Roger Ailes that the cable news outlet include a disclaimer in its coverage of gubernatorial campaigns. Fox News is owned by News Corp., which also owns The Wall Street Journal.

The data on contributions by broadcast network employees was compiled by CRP at the request of The Examiner and included all 2008 contributions by individuals who identified their employer as one of the three networks or subsidiaries. The data does not include contributions by employees of the three networks who did not identify their employer.

The CRP is the organization behind OpenSecrets.org, the web site that for more than a decade has put campaign finance data within reach of anybody with an Internet connection.

President Obama received 710 such contributions worth a total of $461,898, for an average contribution of $651 from the network employees. Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain received only 39 contributions totaling $26,926, for an average donation of $709.

Ninety-six contributions by broadcast network employees to the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Senate and House campaign committees totaled $217,881.

Thirty-eight contributions by broadcast network employees to the Republican National Committee and the Republican Senate and House campaign committees totaled $23,805.

Among the individuals in the data are ABC News president Lloyd Braun, who contributed $1,000 to the Our Common Values PAC, which is associated with White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, and ABC Radio Networks president Jim Robinson, who gave $250 to GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson.

Other individual givers found in the data include ABC reporters Sarah Amos, who gave $1,285 to Democratic presidential aspirant Bill Richardson, Clarisa Ward, who gave $500 to President Obama, and Kristina Wong, who gave $400 to the Democratic Party of Virginia.

Notable contributors found in the CBS data include "journalist" Seth Davis, who gave $2,750 to Obama, CBS Corporation vice president and editor-in-chief Jane Goldman, who contributed $250 to Obama, CBS Radio "host" Mike Omeara, who gave $1,471 to Obama, and "journalist" Beverly Williams, who donated $200 to Obama.

Among NBC contributors were Saturday Night Live producer Jeffrey Ross, who contributed $500 to Sen. Chris Dodd, D-CN, former NBC Today Show weatherman Willard Scott. who gave $500 to the Republican National Committee, NBC Universal CFO Jennifer Cabalquinto, whose donations to Obama totaled $1,200, and NBC Universal "editor" David Mack, with $250 to Obama and $2,300 McCain.




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and hate/talk radio has a 100% bias for conservative/republicans

and fox news is 122% biased in favor of conservatives/republicans

and all of pat robertsons tv and radio stations are completely biased in favor of conservatives and republicans

and YOU can start your own tv or radio station and be completely biased for conservatives and republicans....

I have no doubt that you would defend to the death all conservative biased media

I just wish you'd stop trying to silence the other side[/QUOTE]



122%? Even lefties aren't dumb enough to believe that. Or are they? Hmmmm.

I take it you can actually evidence these 'facts' of yours.

 

[California Girl]

Large corporations give to Republicans.

EMPLOYEES give to Democrats.

Why do you think that is?

Time to put on:

So you are ok with a clear bias in the media? It doesn't bother you at all that the 'news' you are watching is biased? Would you feel equally ok if it was biased in favor of a political ideology that you didn't agree with?

 

[rightwinger]

Large corporations give to Republicans.

EMPLOYEES give to Democrats.

Why do you think that is?

Time to put on:

So you are ok with a clear bias in the media? It doesn't bother you at all that the 'news' you are watching is biased? Would you feel equally ok if it was biased in favor of a political ideology that you didn't agree with?

It was the same way the Media was biased when George Bush was trying to build support to attack Iraq. The Republicans wrapped the whole package in Patriotism and the media bought into it.

Nobody asked the tough questions, nobody printed counter stories, nobody stood up as we prepared to enter an unnecessary war.

The result was 4000 Americans killed and tens of thousands injured

 

[The Rabbi]

Large corporations give to Republicans.

EMPLOYEES give to Democrats.

Why do you think that is?

Time to put on:
/quote]

So you are ok with a clear bias in the media? It doesn't bother you at all that the 'news' you are watching is biased? Would you feel equally ok if it was biased in favor of a political ideology that you didn't agree with?

It was the same way the Media was biased when George Bush was trying to build support to attack Iraq. The Republicans wrapped the whole package in Patriotism and the media bought into it.

Nobody asked the tough questions, nobody printed counter stories, nobody stood up as we prepared to enter an unnecessary war.

The result was 4000 Americans killed and tens of thousands injured

Really now, Nutwinger? I guess the NYTimes doesn't count then.
Heads in the Sand - Editorial - NYTimes.com
Do you make up reality to suit your beliefs or do voices in your head tell you these things?

 

[rightwinger]

It was the same way the Media was biased when George Bush was trying to build support to attack Iraq. The Republicans wrapped the whole package in Patriotism and the media bought into it.

Nobody asked the tough questions, nobody printed counter stories, nobody stood up as we prepared to enter an unnecessary war.

The result was 4000 Americans killed and tens of thousands injured

Really now, Nutwinger? I guess the NYTimes doesn't count then.
Heads in the Sand - Editorial - NYTimes.com
Do you make up reality to suit your beliefs or do voices in your head tell you these things?

Thanks Rabbi....I guess you are right the New York Times is one hell of a Newspaper and in this case was looking out for the good of the country

Thanks for pointing it out

 

[The Rabbi]

Really now, Nutwinger? I guess the NYTimes doesn't count then.
Heads in the Sand - Editorial - NYTimes.com
Do you make up reality to suit your beliefs or do voices in your head tell you these things?

Thanks Rabbi....I guess you are right the New York Times is one hell of a Newspaper and in this case was looking out for the good of the country

Thanks for pointing it out

Sure. When you subscribe mention my name for half off.

 

[rightwinger]

Thanks Rabbi....I guess you are right the New York Times is one hell of a Newspaper and in this case was looking out for the good of the country

Thanks for pointing it out

Sure. When you subscribe mention my name for half off.

Do I have to get the Sunday Times too?

They don't have the Sunday Comics

 

[The Rabbi]

Sure. When you subscribe mention my name for half off.

Do I have to get the Sunday Times too?

They don't have the Sunday Comics

You will get what they tell you will get. This is Obamacare for newspapers. You want comics? Move to Denmark!

 

[California Girl]

Republicans always try to make everything so "simple", so "black and white". Something a "simpleton" can understand. Something their "base" gets.

Contributions come in many forms and flavors. It's not always as "simple" as they make it seem.

Here is a "Citizen's Guide" to campaign contributions. Maybe this will help for those who choose to read and actually want to "learn" something:

Citizens' Guide

Let's cut it down to the bare bones... so that you personally can understand it.

If the report read the other way around - that the contributions from MSM were going mainly to the GOP.... you - as an individual... would be screaming blue fucking murder about it. You would hollering your tiny head off about partisanship in the media and berating the unfairness of it. Don't say you wouldn't because you absolutely would.

Now, do you get it? The only reason you're defending it is because it is to the advantage of your 'side'. You fucking partisan hack.