Posted on 05/19/2015 9:32:39 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
When it emerged that George Stephanopoulos had failed to disclose $75,000 in donations to the Clinton Foundation to either the network or viewers while repeatedly covering the organization, ABC News declared that it would stand by its “chief news anchor.” The New York Post’s Emily Smith explains that they have one hundred and five million reasons to ignore their own declared standards and practices. ABC renewed Stephanopoulos’ contract last year for more than double what NBC paid Brian Williams … and it’s working out just as well:
ABC has plenty of reasons to be freaking out over the George Stephanopoulos scandal — $105 million, to be exact.
The “Good Morning America” and “This Week” anchor renewed his contract last year for $105 million, TV-industry sources told The Post Monday.
The seven-year deal — which dwarfs the five-year, $50 million contract scored by since-suspended NBC rival Brian Williams — was supposed to keep Stephanopoulos in front of ABC’s cameras through 2021.
Stephanopoulos’ contract even made the Post’s front page, in a relatively subdued manner. The headline says it best — “How George Pays the Bill”:
Today's cover: George Stephanopoulos may be a $105 million mistake for ABC. http://t.co/5oWudHLmeZ pic.twitter.com/QZQDDscZ6z
— New York Post (@nypost) May 19, 2015
Here’s a thought: perhaps the networks should pay less for news readers and more for, y’know, actual reporters. Smith writes that ABC execs got “blindsided” by the scandal, but that’s just a case of willful blindness. The network hired Stephanopoulos straight out of the Clinton administration, where he’d played the role of attack dog for the Clintons for years, and within just a few years recast him as a straight-up newsman.
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That much money is intended to buy more than just a television anchor.
Hey, for that kind of money, $75k is just an investment, like a cop giving a $20 bill to a street hood.
Shaking head jpg.
Does anyone remember the end of that Clinton campaign documentary, his first campaign, where, when he is elected, Stepinlotsofpoop is giddily orgasming on Clinton’s leg like a cocker spaniel?? My gaydar exploded like a pressure cooker bomb.
Stepinit needs to GO. There needs to be an island somewhere where we can drop Rather, Crowley, Williams, and Stepinit. To start.
The value of a pretty face.
That’s a lot of “scratch” for a Clinton shill dressed up as a “journalist”.
You pay people what they are worth and what they bring in to your organization. This is why professional athletes get away with being paid so much is they bring in profits that exceed what they are being paid. So my question is Stephanopoulos bringing in that much revenue over the course of the contract or did ABC bring him in at a loss? The later would be no bueno for ABC.
Well, what are the TV ratings and advertising dollars for his show?
$105 million is not going to him alone.
This is laundering money.
Bingo. This is the tip of the iceberg of the sorts of political payments some companies make to curry political favor. Is Stephanopoulos so absolutely perfect he's worth $105M? Obviously not. But he provides a cover, a channel, a means of laundering money for political favors. Much the same thing occurs when a politician is given a huge advance on a book which then proceeds to land with a thud (*cough* Hillary *cough*). The publishing house doesn't care about profit, it's buying political insurance.
I’m tired of working for a living. I’m going in to politics. It’s the only place you can obtain huge amounts of ill gotten cash and not get in trouble.
FUGS!!!
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Exactly. George S. is one creepy guy.
I’m better looking and smarter. I’d do his job for half that amount. They’d save MILLIONS!
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