Radio Merger Under Fire From Black Lawmakers

Washington Compost ^ | 17 June 08 | Jeffrey H. Birnbaum

[SkyPilot]

I think that if you are black and own a company, you should get tax breaks, preferential treatment for all contracts (especially government contracts), more frequency bandwith than white owned companies, tax breaks, $10,000 in cash per day, free tuition for your children to attend Harvard, and a pony.

[ninonitti]

a pony

In any color that I want?

[singfreedom]

This is the dumbest damn thing I have ever heard of!! My God, no wonder Congress never gets anything of consequence accomplished!! They would REALLY spend time on something this stupid? Good grief.

[Fresh Wind]

In any color that I want?

Yes, as long as it's black.

[SkyPilot]

Yes, as long as it's black.

Ummmm, the correct term is "African-pony."

[doodad]

I have Sirius and there is already an entire section devoted to rap. I never go there, but it seems to me the programming is not the issue here. It is all about the $$$

[yankeedame]

"...the deal does not provide enough opportunities for minority-owned programming.

Doesn't provide enough"?? Says who? By what right? These are private companies, right?

[reefdiver]

More social engineering by a minority group in congress. These people have learned from jessy jackson how to do the shake down shuffle. When Obama gets in look for this to be the norm.

[Portcall24]

Does anyone remember the Saturday Night Live piece with Eddie Murphy? It’s based upon the idea that whites treat each other differently when blacks are not around. So he puts on white face and gets on a city bus, only to find stewardess serving champagne. And at the newsstand, whites don’t have to pay for their papers if there’s no blacks around.

[RedEyeJack]

“the deal does not provide enough opportunities for minority-owned programming”

How much is enough?

What is the basis for selecting any specific amount?

Who has the authority to decide?

[Disturbin]

I think this is it:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/10356/saturday-night-live-white-like-me

[ninonitti]

And at the newsstand, whites don’t have to pay for their papers if there’s no blacks around.

IIRC everyone gave a big wink to each other - it was a great piece - gonna look for it on youtube now

[bikerman]

We have XM and there are a few Rap and other stations to satisfy any Black American. I guess Jessie will hop the band wagon their is $$$$ in them thar hills.

[return to sender]

Seems like about 30% of the spectrum is the current asking price. I guess the formula was to take the (population black + women %), roughly 60% and reduce it by the “this is a bit too greedy for today; we’ll wait for later” factor of 1/2. Thus 30%. Government mathematics.

[Cheburashka]

a pony

In any color that I want?

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No. It's a government provided pony. You'll take what the government gives you.

Just be thankful if it survives a year, and doesn't have rabies.

[Cheburashka]

Doesn't provide enough”?? Says who? By what right? These are private companies, right?

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By the Antitrust Act. The companies are competitors, and competition will be reduced by their merger. In order to be allowed to merge they must pay baksheesh to the government and its minions.

[Cheburashka]

Does anyone remember the Saturday Night Live piece with Eddie Murphy? It’s based upon the idea that whites treat each other differently when blacks are not around. So he puts on white face and gets on a city bus, only to find stewardess serving champagne. And at the newsstand, whites don’t have to pay for their papers if there’s no blacks around.

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I remember that. Unfortunately I'm beginning to suspect that most blacks believe that that was a documentary, not a comedy skit.

[Condor51]

*** I think that if you are black .. you should get ... a pony. ***

Hey, that's been my idea for years.
*Studies show* that 100% of Black Felons in prison never had a pony as a kid. So in order to eliminate all Black crime - 'we' just give them a pony.

Which reminds me, 54 years later and I'm still waiting for my dam pony Santa! So you better hurry before I cap someone.

/s

[N. Theknow]

Senior members of the Congressional Black Caucus

Should be sued for discriminatiion.

[manc]

I am sick and tired of being told that the colour of a persons skin does not matter and then in the next breath being told that we have to have so many black faces on TV, black this and that.

About time many blacks looked at themselves as Americans and that is it, they have no connection to Africa, no culture, no nothing

which I just state that africans can be white too