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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCEO of CBS News Caught Celebrating Trump’s Bigotry: He’s Making Us ‘Phenomenal’ Profits
At a recent investors presentation, CBS president and CEO Leslie Moonves revealed his hand: Donald Trumps bigotry is phenomenal for the companys profits and ratings, and he hopes the Donald keeps escalating.
Go Donald! Keep getting out there! Moonves said at the UBS Bank-sponsored event.
The CBS chief went on to laud the ever-increasing flow of cash into political advertising campaigns as great for business, saying, The more they spend, the better it is for us.
Were looking forward to a very exciting political year in 16, Moonves said to investors. The Intercept noted that these remarks came before Trumps call to ban all Muslims from the US, although Moonves still likely saw a boost in ratings from Trumps outlandish proposals to register all US Muslims in a database and require practitioners of Islam to publicly identify their religious affiliation, along with Trumps racist comments toward Mexican immigrants when he first announced his presidential campaign.
http://usuncut.com/politics/cbs-chief/
stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)retrowire
(10,345 posts)they say it makes the world go round...
I think it's time to find another alternative fuel source for that world spinning...
PatrickforO
(14,586 posts)capitalism. It is the most invasive disease we as a species have ever faced.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)bvf
(6,604 posts)weren't profit centers?
Augiedog
(2,548 posts)PeteSelman
(1,508 posts)$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
DeeDeeNY
(3,356 posts)$66.9 million is just not enough these days. http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/leslie-moonves-extends-contract-as-cbs-ceo-through-june-2019-1201377401/
Now I know for sure why Stephen Colbert can't STFU about Trump.
I've also noticed that he goes out of his way to not talk about Bernie. When he had Mark Ruffalo on and they started talking about his endorsement of Bernie, Colbert immediately switched the conversation to Warren. You know, someone who's not Bernie.
comradebillyboy
(10,174 posts)Bernie was an early guest on Colbert's show. He was on Colbert's show well before Clinton did the show. He's an entertainer, not a cheer leader for your candidate.
Nyan
(1,192 posts)Don't get dramatic. I never said he was an enemy of any sort. I'm just pointing out the obvious. And I don't care if it's not so obvious to you.
deutsey
(20,166 posts)sorefeet
(1,241 posts)with them some how and is making millions himself.
Dustlawyer
(10,497 posts)Very sad that most see nothing wrong with this.
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)CBS doesn't even bother keeping their greed on the low low.
Botany
(70,551 posts)"Liberal Media" =
* CBS president and CEO Leslie Moonves
yardwork
(61,690 posts)catbyte
(34,423 posts)spanone
(135,857 posts)yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)hibbing
(10,103 posts)The profits are the best ever, the greatest, oh, and real classy too.
Peace
yellowcanine
(35,701 posts)bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)d_legendary1
(2,586 posts)Shock and awe....
turbinetree
(24,710 posts)What a hypocrite and the use of the First Amendment to basically bastardized the information on what the "public needs and wants" to be informed on, and what the current lunatics are trying to do---------------------he is only worried about money and ratings.
Whats really classic he says and gives his remarks to a oligarchy that has been part of the corrupt banking fabric of doing exactly what around the world, why that's integrity for you:
http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/30/news/companies/bank-payouts/index.html
Then CBS has this prestige standard of passing out the Edward R. Murrow Award for journalism-------------------if he was alive, I suspect he would say not to use his name to make money off it, I also suspect the Murrow was not in it for the money, but for the First Amendment, and then he (Moonves) is jumping up and down that he wants more bigotry from a businessman that should have everyone of his business interests boycotted, (and that Police organization in New England supporting a bigot) so that he can't fund his bigotry and fascism
Honk----------------------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016
KansDem
(28,498 posts)In early 2009 after Hillary Clinton was sworn in as secretary of state, she met with the Swiss foreign minister in Geneva to discuss the impact of an Internal Revenue Service suit against UBS AG to get the identities of Americans with secret bank accounts, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The Swiss minister stated that if the IRS case proceeded, Switzerlands largest bank could face prosecution on both sides of the Atlantic either by violating Swiss bank secrecy laws by giving the names to US tax authorities, or refusing and facing criminal charges in US federal court.
A few months after the meeting, Clinton had hammered out a tentative settlement; these types of negotiations are not usually handled by the State Department, the Journal said.
As part of the deal, UBS gave up information on 4,450 accounts, or roughly 8.5 percent of the accounts sought by the IRS.
The agreement had some lawmakers criticizing the paltry number of tax violators and looking for a more extensive crackdown.
After the Swiss accord, UBSs contributions to the Clinton familys charitable organization increased, according to data compiled by the Journal.
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NY Post
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)History repeats itself.
malaise
(269,144 posts)this scumbag.
They will destroy the entire USA in the name of profit.
SpankMe
(2,963 posts)It's a very bad day for America when we discover that the MSM prefers instability and danger and putting America in jeopardy so they can make money. Can it be true there's no real money in peace and tranquility?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Unfortunately, sanity and reason is not good for ratings or for profits. It's really depressing actually. The lust for money is destroying our country more surely than any terrorist group ever could.
deathrind
(1,786 posts)For profit is almost as bad as healthcare for profit.
LiberalArkie
(15,727 posts)a TV series from the future. Max Headroom.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)to see the outrageous Trump update of the day?? Is that supposed to shock anyone? I said way at the beginning what would happen if people continued to feed the media beast...
And for the record, the Intercept is the last pseudo-news outlet on Earth who should be calling out someone else's sensationalist over-coverage, since they are the de facto 24/7 PR firm for some low-T loser who decided to defect and take his talents to Moscow...
Bernblu
(441 posts)The only thing they understand is profit.
Boomerproud
(7,961 posts)Does he care about his child's future? Or anyone's future? I can bet a bottom dollar that this clip will never be shown on CBS News.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)Why do they spend so much time on trump...