>>Partners, that shake down their friends like a criminal protection syndicate, are precisely the kind of partners that we don't need. <<
Exactly what I think. Any ally who will turn on you like this, is no ally at all. They are "for sale to the highest bidder."
Some ally. What a joke.
Nice piece of logic. "We won't sell to them because they are not an ally. See? Now they won't buy from us. Some ally."
BTW, when Reagan wanted to address the nation, the networks wouldn't have even DREAMED of saying no like they do today.