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$1.4 Billion In McCain Tax Cuts For ‘Mainstream Media’

Conservatives continue to cry “liberal media bias” to explain away the unpopularity of the right-wing agenda, despite the stark economic realities for all but the super-wealthy in America. These tired claims ignore the reality that the right-wing agenda actually benefits the “mainstream media.”

The multinational corporations that run the mainstream media — GE (NBC), Time Warner (CNN), Walt Disney (ABC), News Corporation (FOX), and Viacom (CBS) — stand to benefit hugely under a McCain presidency. The centerpiece of Sen. McCain’s economic plan — actually, the whole plan — is large tax cuts for corporations. It would deliver $1.44 billion in tax cuts to the five largest media companies, according to an analysis by the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

MSM Tax Cuts

These giveaways are just one part of McCain’s doubling of the Bush tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy which would create the largest deficits in 25 years and drive the United States into the deepest deficits since World War II. McCain and Palin have promised that the $700 billion bailout would not threaten these tax cuts.






4 Responses to “$1.4 Billion In McCain Tax Cuts For ‘Mainstream Media’”

  1. JimboSlice Says:

    Not to be an anti-semite here, but you wonder why Israel gets so much time from these canidates, then you look at those MSM compaines.

    NBC Universal CEO – Jeffrey Zucker – Jewish
    Walt Disney (ABC) CEO – Robert Iger – Jewish
    News Corp (FOX) – Rupert Murdoch – Jewish
    Viacom (CBS) Chairman – Sumner Redstone – Jewish

    hmmm … pandering anyone?


  2. Mark @ News Corpse Says:

    JimboSlice – You are an anti-Semite, and a repulsive and ignorant one at that.

    Jeff Zucker is Jewish, but he works for Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE and NOT Jewish.
    Robert Iger is Jewish, but Anne Sweeney is the head of ABC, and NOT Jewish.
    Rupert Murdoch is NOT Jewish. And neither is Fox News CEO Roger Ailes.

    And so what if they were all Jewish? What’s your point? That four Jews out of tens of thousands of people in the media are controlling everything? Despite the fact that the VAST majority of media companies are owned and/or run by non-Jews?

    The TV networks above
    Washington Post
    New York Times
    Hearst
    Clear Channel
    Gannett
    etc.

    And the VAST majority of executives, managers, editors and reporters at all the media companies are NOT Jewish.

    The reason that the media and the government pay so much attention to Israel is NOT because of some Zionist cabal, you jerk. It’s because Israel is our only geographical foothold in the oil-rich Middle East. The U.S. wants a base for military operations to assert its energy and financial interests in the region. They don’t care about Jews, they care about money.

    Your transparent bigotry is disgusting and I sincerely hope you can manage to educate yourself.


  3. Z.O.G. Says:

    Actually, Rupert Murdoch IS Jewish. His mother is Jewish. Rupert Murdoch runs the News Corporation, which is the parent company of Fox News.

    The head of Fox News is Peter Chernin, who is Jewish.

    The Washington Post company is owned by Donald Graham and the Graham family. They are Jewish.

    The New York Times company is owned by Arthur Sulzberger family and the Sulzberger family They are Jewish.

    All the large movie studios and television networks have Jewish CEO’s and presidents. Just go look it up for yourself. You will see.

    ;-)


  4. Z.O.G. Says:

    Jews are only 2% of the United States population, yet they have a virtual stranglehold on the mass media. How did this happen?

    Something is definitely wrong here.



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