[Masada]

Further proof that the two credential needed for a career in MSM are (a) pathological lies and (b) the belief that readers are even dumber than you are.

Business Week's editor would love to hear from you: steve_adler@businessweek.com

[zarf]

SLAM DUNK!! GAME OVER!

Great job by the Powerline guys.

[Odyssey-x]

I'm reading this article and thinking, is that all they could come up with on Bush? Sure its a hit piece but what a total loser of a hit piece.

[clee1]

Business Weak has always been a mouthpeice for the LibRats.

Eff 'em. Eff 'em running.

[Once-Ler]

Greg Packer, man on the street, says "Leo Hindery Jr may have been a long time operative for the Democratic Party and liberal causes, but that doesn't mean he can't be unbiased and fair...like Dan Rather. The only reason why Hindrey is being persecuted by Powerline is because he is telling the truth about the evil and despicable Republicans."

[tophat9000]

Oddley I had to go to a meeting at Global Crossing Beverley Hill headquarters just off Rodeo Dr. in 2001 when Global Crossing was looking to buy the telcom company I was working for (and then GC went BK two weeks later)...Do you want to know where the money went?... there place looked like Versailles ..and why does a telcom company even need to be in Beverley Hill...

Global Crossing spent other people money like water and was nothing but a giant Ponzi scheme

[ozzymandus]

In other words, he's a lying RAT crook.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Oddly, Business Week omits Hindery's most notable experience in the telecom world: as CEO of Global Crossing. Yes, that Global Crossing--the company that made a number of investors rich, including former DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe, but turned out to be riddled with fraud, and collapsed into one of the biggest bankruptcies ever.

Oh conveeeeeeeeeeeenient of Biznis Weak to not mention Hindery's liberal connections.

Of course, Biznis WEAK only cares about touting the ambitions of their RICH LIBERAL BUSINESS FRIENDS, and not about being balanced in their reporting.

[Caipirabob]

I just dont' see how anyone can buy this crap. Who wants to buy a news source that's outdated as soon as it hits the shelf and on top of it makes you want to lose your breakfast?

The MSM is so dead...

[RonDog]

Today's example of MSM bias: this Business Week article by Leo Hindery, Jr., titled "Tragedy and Telecom."

From the vast right wing www.motherjones.com:

	RANK		IN 1998		DONOR NAME		INDUSTRY		TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS		PARTY
	29				Leo J. Hindery Jr. (with Deborah) Chairman & CEO, GlobalCenter, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA		Communications		$591,902

Leo J. Hindery Jr. (with Deborah) March 5, 2001

Leo Hindery Jr. has long been a legislative liaison for the cable industry on Capitol Hill. A former chairman of the National Cable Television Association, he was a strong proponent of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which deregulated much of the industry. In 1997 and 1998 he testified before Congress three times, arguing for less government regulation and relaxed oversight of industry mergers. It's an issue Hindery knows something about: He was president of telecommunications giant TCI when it merged with AT&T, and negotiated AT&T's acquisition of the MediaOne Group.

More recently, Hindery served a seven-month stint as chief executive Global Crossing, a fast-growing firm specializing in underseas cables and wireless communications. He stepped down to head the company's Internet division, Global Center, while it completed its sale to Exodus Communications.

Despite his rapid turnover in job titles, Hindery has remained a consistent political booster, even appearing on television last year to promote Al Gore's plans for the economy...

[BamaAndy]

May the weight of their lying bury them.

[RonDog]

...But--you may protest--magazines sometimes get fooled. Maybe Business Week got a submission from Leo Hindery and printed it without realizing that it was nothing but a Democratic Party hit-job.

Um, no. In fact, Business Week reported on Mr. Hindery just last December: "The Democrats Go Scouting For A Savior"

From www.businessweek.com:

DECEMBER 6, 2004

WASHINGTON OUTLOOK

The Democrats Go Scouting For A Savior

Win and the world smiles with you. Lose in politics, and you're a bum. So it's no wonder that the loudest Bronx cheer in Washington goes to lame-duck Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, who has presided over two disastrous election setbacks in 24 months. "Terry McAuliffe proved that raising money isn't enough," says Democratic moneyman Andrew S. Rappaport, a general partner at August Capital Associates LP in Menlo Park, Calif. "[He] is the person who is most responsible for the predicament the Democrats are in."

That may be a bit hyperbolic, but as the Dems try to pick up the pieces after a shattering election, they're looking to replace McAuliffe in February with a party boss who not only talks a big game but actually delivers. Indeed, the crowded campaign for DNC chief is fast becoming a battle for the future direction of the party -- not to mention a possible early test for putative 2008 Presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.

-- If the party wants bash-Bush, man-the-barricades liberalism mixed with the latest in Internet-fueled fund-raising and organizing, it can tie its fortunes to former Vermont Governor Howard Dean.

-- If it seeks a hard-charging centrist who reaches out to swing voters, including the growing Latino population, it can embrace Simon B. Rosenberg, founder of the New Democrat Network.

-- If the party wants its chair to raise wads of money and build bridges to business, it has a contender in longtime telecom exec Leo J. Hindery Jr...