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A Chilling Divestment - Threat to divest city funds from a Koch-owned LA Times
The Washington Free Beacon ^
| May 2, 2013 4:30 pm
| Lachlan Markay
Posted on 05/02/2013 2:54:27 PM PDT by onyx
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To: onyx
We cannot support the sale of the Times to entities who Times readers would view as a political transaction first and foremost, turning L.A.s metropolitan daily into an ideological mouthpiece whose commitment to empirical journalism would be unproven at best, Rosendahl wrote.
That’s really rich!
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posted on
05/02/2013 3:44:55 PM PDT
by
Enten
(I don't have islamophobia...I do have islamonausea)
To: onyx
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posted on
05/02/2013 3:45:05 PM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: onyx
Government leaders are threatening to intervene if a republican may purchase the local newspaper?
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posted on
05/02/2013 3:48:06 PM PDT
by
ansel12
(Civilization, Crusade against the Mohammedan Death Cult)
To: onyx
the highest terms of professional and objective journalism.
If that is a problem they should have never invested in the first place/
The LA Times is as big a DNC tool as the NY Times.
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posted on
05/02/2013 3:56:12 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: Gene Eric
From a liberals point of view laws & limits are only for the peons under them.
To: onyx
I think all of this is pretty funny. Whether Koch’s buy any newspapers or not, they certainly have caused the libs to get their panties in a wad.
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posted on
05/02/2013 4:00:08 PM PDT
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Hellooo?... the reason LA Times has to be sold is because it's CRAP. They like their crap just the way it is. The city is uncomfortable because the new LA Times will be very interested in covering all the crap going on in the city.
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posted on
05/02/2013 4:01:40 PM PDT
by
Slyfox
(The Key to Marxism is Medicine ~ Vladimir Lenin)
To: onyx
Do you really think the Kochs care. The Lefties at the LA Times have driven the value of the brand so far down the toilet the paper has very little value and is having difficulty meeting pay roll
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posted on
05/02/2013 4:10:13 PM PDT
by
rdcbn
To: onyx
Frankly what I hear about the Koch brothers, if its true, its the end of journalism, Rosendahl told the paper.
Doesn’t this just sum up liberalism dreadfully? He doesn’t know the guys, and doesn’t know anything about them with any certainty, but he has “heard” things about them, and that is enough for him to use his power as a legislator to turn the force of the state against them.
To: Grams A
LOLOLOL.
Yep, you’re right!
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posted on
05/02/2013 4:13:21 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: SMM48
I do believe, with the state of L.A.’s balance sheet, they should have to pay the Koch bros to take ownership.
To: Boogieman
YES, you’re absolutely right!
Facts don’t matter!
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posted on
05/02/2013 4:14:20 PM PDT
by
onyx
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To: Slyfox
.....and worthless crap , too boot.
The reason the pension funds would sell their stakes would be because they actually could sell and recoup some if their lost investment in a failing (epically) company, which is now a worthless investment as it is.
As it is now, they are stuck with donut holes and rubber biscuits.
In other words they are screwed.
A lot of posturing over nada.
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posted on
05/02/2013 4:20:17 PM PDT
by
rdcbn
To: onyx
Let me get this straight. The evil Koch brothers are moving in to buy the LA Times, so the City of LA pensions people are going to frantically SELL what the Kochs want to buy?
“The rapist was out to get sex from me, so I gave it to him and proceeded to rape him into submission. That’s my story, Officer.”
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posted on
05/02/2013 4:23:39 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(I am a dissident. Will you join me? My name is John....)
To: Jewbacca
Ill take libertarians over liberals any day. I'd take libertarians over most "Republicans" any day too... name one thing from its platform the Republican party has made a stand for:
- Smaller government? The TSA and DHS were added under Bush.
- Accountable government? Remind me again about the righteous stand on Fast & Furious or Benghazi the Republicans made.
- The Constitution? And which Republicans were concerned about the 4th/5th/6th Amendments and CISPA, Patriot Act, NDAA 2012?
- Gun Rights / 2nd Amd? ...when was the last time the Republican party even proposed to repeal GCA or NFA?
- Abortion? The GOP added "no exceptions, not even rape or incest" to their official platform... and still endorsed "of course I support abortion for incest, rape, or the health of the mother" Romney.
- Fiscal accountability? Hm, what were the Republican votes on auditing the Fed?
The Dem-party is at least honest in standing up for hateful despicable things; the Republican-party, on the other hand, seems to never miss a chance to fail to live up to what it says it wills to do. My only question to republicans is this: do you ever get tired of being lied to?
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posted on
05/02/2013 4:51:59 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: onyx
the highest terms of professional and objective journalism.
How can they say that when the LA Times is the farthest thing from objective journalism now?
To: onyx
The Tribune Company owns TV stations, cable networks, and web entities in addition to a list of newspapers. The L.A. Times is viewed as a huge liability, otherwise it wouldn’t be for sale. If the Tribune Company can unload this paper on anybody their stock will rise. So let this fool wants to cut off his nose to spite his face.
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posted on
05/02/2013 5:34:44 PM PDT
by
Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
To: onyx
I just hope dear Koch Brother do investation on LA City Coucncil you know they are crowd especially Rico Suave Mayor Tony Villar
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posted on
05/02/2013 5:36:35 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: SMM48
OH Dear they may do it
I read Winkerpia post on that them they are bad*** ROFL
They got good sense of humor TOO ROFL
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posted on
05/02/2013 5:38:12 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: onyx
It’s bizarre,that’s what it is.
I’m proud to say that,other than a change of planes.I have never been to CA.
.
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posted on
05/02/2013 5:42:02 PM PDT
by
Mears
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