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The
media in the form of the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters)
has spent nearly a million dollars to purchase members of
Congress. That doesn't take into consideration the other PAC's
(Political Action Committees) like Sinclair Broadcast Group,
Broadcast Music Inc., Missouri Broadcast Association and the
Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Association.
Most of these people have been bought by corporate media and
are strongly opposed to Community Radio and LPFM. These are
your Representatives, but they don't represent the voice of
the people! |
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Get to know the
politicians that are bought by the Big Broadcast Corporate Wolves......
The amounts listed show how much was contributed to their campaigns from
the Broadcast/Media Industry.
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ENEMIES OF
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Eddie
Fritts
NAB
Dictator
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Harold
Furtchgott-Roth
FCC
Commissioner against LPFM
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Lowry
Mays
CEO
Clear Channel
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Tom
Hicks
Hicks,
Muse, Tate & Furst owners of Clear Channel
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FREE SPEECH
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The Columbia Journalism Review has done some wonderful reporting on the
connections between Corporate Media and our ELECTED Politicians. Please
check out these following links for even more indepth information. (If
you can stomach it!)
MEDIA
MONEY SEP/OCT 2000 - CJR
THE
BUSH/GORE SCORECARD SEP/OCT 2000 - CJR (NOTE: AMFM's now Clear Channel
connection with Bush)
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Rep. Billy Tauzin - La
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Rep.
Michael Oxley - Oh
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Rep.
Tom Bliley - NJ |
SOLD FOR:
$45,076
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SOLD FOR:
$41,949
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SOLD
FOR:
$34,574
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Rep. Bob Barr - Ga
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Rep. Fred Upton - Mi
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Rep.
Frank Pallone - NJ
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SOLD FOR:
$13,999
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SOLD FOR:
$12,499
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SOLD FOR:
$11,849
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2000 Soft Money Contributors
Include:
FRITTS, EDDIE O WASHINGTON, DC $6,431 CEO National Association
of Broadcasters
HICKS, R STEVEN AUSTIN, TX $5,000 of AMFM/Clear Channel (Hicks,
Muse, Tate & Furst)
PAPPAS, HARRY VISALIA, CA $10,000 Owner of small chain of California
TV/Radio stations
DEVINE, CHRISTOPHER CHICAGO,IL $5,000 CEO of Marathon
Media
FIELD, DAVID J. & JOSEPH M. BALA CYNWYD, PA $20,000 Entercom?
MAYS, LOWRY SAN ANTONIO, TX $5,000 CEO & Chairman of the Board
Clear Channel
SMULYAN, JEFFERY INDIANAPOLIS, IN $10,000 CEO of Emmis Communications
TICHENOR, MCHENRY T. JR. DALLAS, TX $10,000
CEO of Hispanic Broadcast Corporation
Other
Soft Money Contributors to the National Ass. of Broadcasters PAC
Information gathered from Center
for Responsive Politics.
"The
radio business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway
where thieves
and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative
side."
- Hunter S. Thompson
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