FCC/Comcast whore addresses her quitting the FCC and joining Comcast

You can read her letter here.



http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-306569A1.pdf


And YES SHE'S A WHORE.

And not one comment from all the other congress critters.

They are ALL bought and sold.

...it's too late to do anything now other then to try and force comcrap to fire her weasel ass, but I doubt that congress or the JustAss dept has the will or the desire to force any 'change' to take place...

I think this is a warning sign that the plutocrats/corporations are now feeling so safe in their dominance that they just aren't that worried about displaying their own corruption anymore...

when at least the shennagins were covered up better. The House and Senate have become just a gathering place for wannabe rich honchos. We actually know nothing that is happening. Our television media gives us a Democrat for about 5 minutes on air; about 15 minutes for a Republican and afterward we still do not know what either said. In the meantime we get coverage for people like Sarah Palin and Donald Trump. As if they had anything worthwhile to say. We have already gone so far downhill there may be no turning back.

She took our money to do a job and betrayed us by not doing it. Whores take money and do the job, however distasteful. She's a criminal. She's a traitor. She is nothing as honest as a whore.

Free Press now hosts an online petition which holds Baker and the Comcast-NBC merger to task for their possible ethical violation.

Directed toward Rep. Darrell Issa, chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the petition reads:

Even the appearance of corruption erodes the American people's confidence in the government, and Commissioner Baker's departure for Comcast highlights the problem of the revolving door between government and industry in Washington.

As chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, you pledged to investigate outside influence that would constitute a "serious breach of the independent proceedings of the FCC." I urge you to promptly investigate Commissioner Baker's seemingly blatant conflict of interest.


http://act2.freepress.net/sign/baker_comcast/?akid=2506.9254347.28XCnX&rd=1&t=3


In light of Baker's new job, should be interesting to see where another FCC member will soon end up on AT&T's staff.


http://www.minyanville.com/dailyfeed/fcc-placates-us-before-it/

My only question would be given her party affiliation why did she wait so long? :shrug:

She voted for the merger.
Recusing herself now is laughable.

Born witha silver spoon in her mouth. A child of privilidge whose gravy train just arrived. No scrupples...but then which legacy does?

Another silverspoon thinking they're entitled to success and wealth because their parents had it.

No wonder she thinks nothing of it. She thinks the world owes her this stuff.
GAC

Scruples can be learned, but it is a difficult subject and not highly rewarded in our society.

Now I get it. The pieces of the puzzle are all coming together now.

Thanks for the info.

those who hate him

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-announces-his-intent-nominate-meredith-attwell-baker-commissioner-f

JAMES ADDISON BAKER (1821)

Great-grandfather to James Baker III's ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Bake...

He figured prominently in the Rice murder case as partner in Rice's legal firm, Gray & Botts, later Baker-Botts, which Baker III currently heads.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Addison...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Botts

Adelaide Lovett, daughter of the first President of Rice University, EO Lovett (U of Virginia & U of Leipzig), married a son of Captain James A Baker, Walter Brown "W" Baker, banker.

He was named for the founder of Baker-Botts.

Adelaide's brother Henry was a Baker-Botts partner along with the present James A Baker III's father.

All of them Rice U. trustees.

Robert Scott Lovett, a relation, first worked for Baker-Botts, then left to work for EH Harriman's Union Pacific interests, eventually UP President.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Hannah%20Bell/58

She is married to his son. I have no idea whether her parents were, or were not, affluent.

I saw the information in a broadcast industry newsletter who brought up the relationship. Looking at her bio, she's too young to be a daughter (Graduated college in 1990) but appears to have done work for Baker's law firm. Her appointment is one of two by the GOTB party leadership. I've seen her at some televised commission hearings...very perky and likeable and surely will use this and her contacts to make a nice stash of cash. Connections inside the beltway can get you a long way.

Thank you for the correction...

On the other hand, the decision by Comcast to offer her a job straight out of the FCC and her decision to take it is unprecedented to my knowledge. Most FCC Commissioners don't go directly from the agency to a new job, but take some time off or go to something like the Aspen Institute for a bit of a "cooling off" period. It smacks of arrogance on the part of Comcast/NBCU to make such a move. I truly don't believe that there was any quid pro quo or that she was contacted about the job until after the merger was approved. I personally know a lot of the folks involved and its just not who they are. But, as I said, its unprecedented and it creates a horrible appearance of conflice (if not actual conflict) issue.

The Commission is in Democratic hands and thus the approval of the merger was based on winning one if not more Democratic votes...which was the case (and with the approval of the administration). The point of her jumping so quickly (similar to what Billy Tauzin did...went straight to K Street after his years in Congress and pushing Telcom '96 through...but he's a Congresscritter) is the eye-opener here. As you rightly note, the "proper" thing to do is to have a cooling period of a year or two in some think-tank or private law practice and then ease into a lobbying gig. The coziness between the regultors and regulated in the communications area has turned our "public airwaves" into private plantations.

Cheers...

"Not once in my entire tenure as a Commissioner had anyone at Comcast or NBCUniversal
approached me about potential employment."

Not once? Really?

My question is, How did she find out about the opening then? Did her Fairy God-Mother wave her wand?

-Hoot

That, or someone from the merged NBComcast approached her.

after they "didn't" approach her?????

I hope she chokes on her ill gotten money.

I don't get it. I mean, if government is "out to get" business, gets in the way, etc. shouldn't Comcast HATE this woman?

Shouldn't Comcast have such blind hatred for her they'd be following her around to make sure no one in the industry gives her a job?

The kind of people *I* want in government are people who businesses like Comcast HATE. "Oh no, it's HER again! I will *destroy* that woman for all the trouble she's been!!!"

THAT'S what *I* want...

Instead, they love her so much they give her a JOB?

Then... who represents ME in the FCC?

/rambling