Citizen Koch,” a documentary about money in politics focused on the Wisconsin uprising, was shunned by PBS for fear of offending billionaire industrialist David Koch, who has given $23 million to public television, according to Jane Mayer of the New Yorker. The dispute highlights the increasing role of private money in “public” television and raises even further concerns about the Kochs potentially purchasing eight major daily newspapers.
2 out of 14…that’s just a skosch over 14% - try harder next time
(via Tom the Dancing Bug Comic Strip, January 25, 2003 on GoComics.com)
courtesy of Lessig:
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— Lessig (@lessig) May 11, 2013
Federal judge questions constitutionality of Colorado foreclosure law
At issue is a provision in state law that allows lawyers to assert that their client, typically a bank, has the right to foreclose on a property even though they might not have the original mortgage paperwork to prove it.
What makes the case compelling isn’t just that a federal judge was persuaded to step into an issue involving state law — extremely difficult to do — but the plaintiff in the case is a part-time saleswoman who has taken on the battle without a lawyer.
…and…
Colorado is the only state in the country that allows an unsworn statement by an attorney for a foreclosing party — without any penalty — to say, ‘Trust me, judge, these guys are the qualified holder for this deed of trust,’ ” (Judge) Martinez said. “Is there another state that has lowered the bar for a foreclosure any lower?”
Well played, U.S. Bank.
Well Said about Media Consolidation…
more-commonsense reblogged your link: Protect Media Diversity: Stop Media Consolidation: Bernie Sanders - U.S. Senator for Vermont
This is one other topic that is valid right now though our press has been bad for decades. They are not valiant and are not “liberal”. They know their money has come from billionaires and business for a long time, and have acted accordingly.
But Murdoch is the worst of the worst, and in general media consolidation is bad too, but we have no hope if we don’t get Americans’ voting rights back.
The Gerrymandering is much worse than even our liberal news media too the time to measure. Apparently just focusing on that one problem wasn’t paying well so they’ve moved on.
And to be honest if my fellow liberals don’t fight to get peoples voting rights back and therefore we go to war with Iran triggering the universal 18-34 male and female draft they actually have already set up plans for, I’m done with the professional liberal news media entirely. I don’t know if they are stupid or sold out themselves, but they are tending to play the same games as mainstream these days throw out whatever is easy to get their hands on and then move on.
In the wake of a major pipeline spill in Mayflower, Arkansas, Exxon has launched a dirty tricks campaign to prevent Little Rock television stations from running a political ad titled, “Exxon Hates Your Children.” The ad, which can be viewed at exxonhatesyourchildren.com, makes an obviously over-the-top assertion about the company’s views about children, in order to call attention to the creators’ serious concerns about the company’s policies. To try to keep it off the air, Exxon is circulating a memo to television stations claiming that the commercial is “defamatory toward each of ExxonMobil’s 80,000 employees and their families.” Exxon goes on to describe good things the company does for children and the environment.
A question for Democrats.
Are you having a corporation over for Christmas this year?
Of course you’re not — all the more reason to sign the petition.
TODAY’S REPUBLICANS ARE AMERICA’S ENEMY WITHIN
Republicans ARE practicing seditious DEMAGOGUERY and anti-democracy OBSTRUCTIONISM intended to destabilize our economy for purposes of political exploitation.
Republicans AREN’T making a sincere effort to STOP the bleeding THEIR incompetent leadership and failed policies created. Instead, they’re using inflammatory lies and accusations as a smokescreen to conceal their subversive agenda, which is to cause President Obama and America to fail so they can blame Democrats for the consequences of THEIR calamitous mismanagement.
Republicans ARE preposterously professing that THEIR disgraceful political WHORING had no thing to do with the banking, real estate, stock market and employment catastrophes that resulted.
Republicans ARE trying to hamstring “government” to prevent Democrats from repairing the damage caused during a Republican presidency that was irresponsibly enabled by Republican Senators and Representatives.
Republicans ARE offering ridiculous arguments meant solely to disrupt and prevent government “effectiveness”. They’d rather divide America and create political gridlock than endure the political consequences of “effective” governance.
Republicans AREN’T the LOYAL OPPOSITION; they ARE the ENEMY WITHIN whose mercenary priorities have eroded their moral and ethical standards to the point that duplicity and betrayal have become their preferred modus operandi.
It’s one thing to advocate their conservative beliefs; it’s another thing entirely to willfully sabotage America’s government because a successful Democratic presidency would not be vulnerable to the greed, fears and hatreds that have produced and sustained the despicable Republican anti-government corporatism and anti-Christian faux theocracies that are poisoning and crippling American society.
Protect Media Diversity: Stop Media Consolidation: Bernie Sanders - U.S. Senator for Vermont
The Federal Communications Commission is considering whether to waive its rule against cross-ownership in the nation’s top-20 markets. Increasing the concentration of news outlets limits the public’s access to unbiased information about important issues.
Sen. Sanders is urging the FCC to keep rules in place against media conglomerates owning television stations, radio stations and newspapers in the same major broadcast market.
