On a more serious note, all this is a logical response to Campaign Finance Reform. Dems are suddenly realizing that they won't be able to put their money into campaigns as they were before, so they are looking for alternative ways to promote candidates. 10 million dollars to start up, get a bunch of left wing "pundits" and some advertisers and, viola!, instant campaign commercials that avoid all the rules and regulations.
Look for this to happen bi-annually, with new "shows " starting up around 9 months before elections and failing shortly after the elections end. Two years later Dems will find new voices (Al Franken will be replaced by someone else who will bring another perspective to the debate, a fresh voice etc.) and it will begin again.
If CFR is found unconstitutional, look for the network to fail much more quickly as donors put their contributions money back into soft money accounts.
I will now remove my tinfoil hat, thank you for your attention, you've been a wonderful audience.
Bingo! Why, of course! Since CFR limits commercials, but not "media", re-direct the propaganda $$$$ to the creation of the medium itself. Instead of writing checks for commericals, write checks for the business losses of the media company. The other benefit, is that their "business loss" will be tax deductible, whereas their campaign contributions are not.
The Right will have no answer, as its conservative media invariably have terrific ratings and make scads of money, ergo, no tax benefit!