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Posted on 09/24/2004 7:34:19 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever
With the scandal at CBS still festering, questions are being raised about whether a felony was committed when the network broadcast apparently forged memos in an attempt to discredit George W. Bush. Yesterday, the chairman of CBS's parent company chose Hong Kong as a place to drop a little bomb. Sumner Redstone, who calls himself a "liberal Democrat," said he's supporting President Bush.
The chairman of the entertainment giant Viacom said the reason was simple: Republican values are what U.S. companies need. Speaking to some of America's and Asia's top executives gathered for Forbes magazine's annual Global CEO Conference, Mr. Redstone declared: "I look at the election from what's good for Viacom. I vote for what's good for Viacom. I vote, today, Viacom.
"I don't want to denigrate Kerry," he went on, "but from a Viacom standpoint, the election of a Republican administration is a better deal. Because the Republican administration has stood for many things we believe in, deregulation and so on. The Democrats are not bad people. . . . But from a Viacom standpoint, we believe the election of a Republican administration is better for our company."
Sharing the stage with Mr. Redstone was Steve Forbes, CEO, president and editor in chief of Forbes and a former Republican presidential aspirant, who quipped: "Obviously you're a very enlightened CEO."
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The water level has risen past third-class. Will Moonves head for a lifeboat?
bait and switch
never trust them again
That's why he gave all his donatrions to Kerry I presume.
Words are cheap, money less so.
Wow. A Redstone Rocket up Lurch's ass! LOL.
bttt
Damage control.
Please don't take away my 20 television broadcast licenses. You wouldn't do that to a fellow Republican, would you Mr. Powell?
I would think that in the Rathergate memos he has an idea about where they came from and who made them.
News at 11:00
This has got to be a PR move to "show" that CBS is not in bed with the libs, don't you think?
Keep your friends close. Keep your enemies closer.
Sorry to disappoint everyone, but this is ONLY ANOTHER DEMOCRAT DIRTY TRICK!!!
Look at the terminology he used! He is giving all the CODE WORDS that the Naderites and Demodogs ALWAYS USE... to whit:
"This is better for the corporation"... This announcement is designed to HURT, not help, President Bush and the Republican party by INFLAMING the left wing Naderites and Greens and Socialists.
This is NOT an endorsement I would want to see if I were in the Bush camp.
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HAving seen Sumner'd political donation list on the other thread running on this topic, this means nothing to me...just an attempt by Sumner to keep his shareholders from running. When I send my emails to danny, I always send copies to Sumner and other media outlets as WELL as the nonmanagementdirectors@viacom.com-the contact for shareholders. Hehe.
But but but -- I thought liberal democrats stuck to their principles and weren't moved by money like greedy Republicans.
I know this guy has a Democratic past. I think what's salient here is that the only quagmire in the news today is at CBS and Viacom. Redstone wants to keep his post. The only reason he needs to hedge is because this is about to get exponentially worse at CBS (insiders at CBS are telling people as much)
They're cooked.
See? BS.
Just more proof of the media's right-wing bias.
</end sarcasm >
Redtone BS. He is trying to CYA.
Liar.
Total nonsense. this is nothing but an attempted distraction. "See, we're not a liberal leaning company. I'm voting for Bush." I hope nobody sane falls for this.
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