News Corp Donates $1 MILLION To Republican Governors Association

onehandle

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Tue Aug-17-10 11:46 AM
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News Corp Donates $1 MILLION To Republican Governors Association

Edited on Tue Aug-17-10 11:51 AM by onehandle

Source: Huffington Post, BusinessWeek

Fox News and Wall Street Journal parent company News Corp donated $1 million to the Republican Governors Association in June, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported.

The media conglomerate, controlled by Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, took advantage of the unlimited donations corporations can give to governors' associations (from Bloomberg BusinessWeek):

The Republicans' biggest corporate donor was New York-based News Corp. Teri Everett, a spokeswoman, said the company "actively supports organizations that advocate a pro-job, low tax, economic growth agenda."

News Corp. opposes proposed federal rule changes that would weaken the position of its Fox network in negotiations with cable companies. Governors may have a stake in the issue. In March, for example, New York Governor David Paterson stepped in with a call for binding arbitration in a dispute over fees between Bethpage, New York-based Cablevision Systems Corp. and Burbank, California-based Walt Disney Co.'s ABC.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/17/news-corp-donates-1-milli_n_684462.html

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mike r

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Tue Aug-17-10 11:49 AM
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1. Fair and Balanced

as usual

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savalez

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Tue Aug-17-10 11:49 AM
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2. "actively supports organizations that advocate a pro-job, low tax, economic growth agenda."

Their definition of each:

Pro-job = Outsourcing to other countries

Low tax = On the rich only

Economic growth = Wall street

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LiberalFighter

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Tue Aug-17-10 11:58 AM
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3. That should under no question should disqualy them from having access to the White House.

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pattmarty

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Tue Aug-17-10 12:02 PM
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4. This is exactly why there needs to be a tough law against this shit.........

...........But you know it ain't gonna happen. We are fucked.

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Dr.Phool

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Tue Aug-17-10 12:07 PM
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5. Don't forget. About 30% of NuzeCorpse is owned by the Saudi Royal Family.

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orbitalman

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Tue Aug-17-10 01:04 PM
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6. Doesn/t this say something about where Faux News boss is coming from?

Send the bad Murdock asshole businessman BACK TO AUSTRAILIA where he belongs.

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Tue Aug-17-10 01:36 PM
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8. Well, of course, but watching five minutes of Fixed Noise network would have

given any informed viewer the same message.

I'd like to send the man BACK without the option of returning.

Isn't there a law against foreigners interfering with the electoral process? I hope the fine and punishment for doing so is banishment and a billion dollars.

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thereismore

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Tue Aug-17-10 01:19 PM
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7. News Corp? NEWS? Congrats on coming out of the closet, so to speak. Filthy assholes. nt

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