Posted on 05/25/2003 9:39:37 AM PDT by DPB101
Concerned about Republican inroads into the Hispanic community, congressional Democrats are trying to fend off a proposed merger between Univision Communications Inc. and the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation.
More than 20 Democratic senators and representatives -- including Senate Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) -- have urged Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell to block the planned corporate marriage between the two entities, which would create the nation's largest Spanish-language radio and TV company . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
There's those DEMONCRATS taking care of their Hispanics as long as they stay on the Plantation and don't get too uppity. LOL!
I guess you have to perform ethical backflips and great integrity gymnastics to construe the ABA's highest rating as a positive thing.
I'm no lawyer and don't play one on tv (hell, I didn't even stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night), but either Mr. P. gave this money to the GOP (soft), wrote 200-$2,000.00 checks (illegal) or the writer has gone to the Maureen Dowd/Jayson Blair School of Journalism.
6/13/2000 $1,000.00
FEINSTEIN 2000
6/14/1999 $1,000.00
BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT INC
11/23/1999 $1,000.00
FRIENDS OF JOHN CONYERS
9/5/2002 $1,000.00
COMMITTEE TO ELECT LINDA SANCHEZ
5/23/2001 $1,000.00
FRIENDS OF MAX CLELAND FOR THE US SENATE INC
11/10/1999 $1,000.00
KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2000
3/18/1999 $1,000.00
GORE 2000 INC
Perenchio's donations to Republicans:
2/12/2002 $100,000.00
NRSC - NONFEDERAL
5/15/2000 $6,500.00
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
2/15/2001 $25,000.00
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
3/15/2000 $100,000.00
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
3/15/2000 $150,000.00
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
9/21/2000 $100,000.00
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
4/7/1999 $25,000.00
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
5/11/1999 $25,000.00
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
2/3/2000 $100,000.00
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
3/6/2002 $100,000.00
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
4/2/2002 $250,000.00
RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
Source: Political Money Line/Donor Name Look-up
However, Common Cause reports :
. . ."according to the Los Angeles Times, at least one donor, Univision Holdings Inc. President & CEO, A.J. Perenchio, does not appear on the list despite giving at least $1 million to the host committee (for the 2000 Democratic Party National Convention), according to the Times."
Probably just another example of the impartiality, accuracy and attention to fact checking for which the LA Times has developed the reputation it has.
"If the Univision merger is approved, there may be less diverse programming, news sources, and viewpoints available to Spanish-speaking audiences," Daschle wrote. "This could significantly impact public debate and lead to less local and community-oriented programming." Several weeks earlier, eight members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus wrote a similar letter, saying they were "concerned about the impact of consolidation on our constituents and the fact that Hispanic ownership and management of U.S. media has virtually vanished in recent years."
Funny, I seem to recall that the AOL-TimeWarner merger was supposed to broaden the diversity of content and access. I guess that only applies to white-owned Democrat-leaning media outlets.
-PJ
Of course he was writing out $100,000 checks to the GOP at the same time.
Perenchio has a RAT side to him. In 1998, he spent a million and a half opposing Proposition 227--an initiative to replace bilingual education with English immersion. Univision has been losing its younger viewers as they learn English. According to those who drafted Prop 227, a 1% drop in ratings means Perenchio loses hundreds of millions.
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