It's appropriate that after opening with the Clintons Mary went on to the impending Paramount buy out of Warner's, because it is because of the Clinton's, or rather Bill Clinton, that we are about to see ownership of 90% of US media go from one in five to one in four. In 1996 Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act which made possible exactly what we are seeing now, thanks Bill! And also thanks faux progressive Obama and the rest of the establishment Democrats who should have and could have repealed or amended the Act when they had even more control over Congress than the Republicans do now, when it was perfectly obvious what the Act was facilitating, the concentration of the MSM into fewer and fewer hands. But as long as the owners tread the neoliberal/neoconservative i. e. pro-US establishment, line what was the problem? Only now some are treading a neo-fascist line, with dstinctly Zionist overtones, subservient to a neo-fascist, criminally self-aggrandizing presidency.
Gregg— No one seems to remember the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which did almost the exact opposite of what the Communications Act of 1934 did. The latter, signed by FDR, created the FCC, which helped to create standards and increase availability of electronic communications, which were only a few decades old at that time. It also mitigated against media monopolies: I think the bill’s authors and FDR remembered the damage newspaper moguls of previous decades wrought. (Example: Hearst ordered the editors of his newspapers to broadcast the lie that the Spanish Armada blew up the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor, which was the pretext for the War of 1898 and the US land grab that followed.) On the other hand, the 1996 Act allowed entrepreneurs to own media and technology companies across different industries which, as we have seen, has led to what is euphemistically called “consolidation “ (just as Auschwitz was called a “concentration “ rather than a “death “ camp).
It makes perfect sense that Mary world mention media “consolidation “ in the same dispatch as the Epstein files. There is, of course, the Clinton connection, even if he is innocent. Epstein and Maxwell destroyed the lives of some of the most vulnerable people; the current administration wants to silence their voices, or anyone who would speak for them.
Thank you for podcast, Mary! Looks like war is coming to Iran they are evacuating embassies, their. I am glad that, President Clinton testified. I voted for him! Unfortunately he turned out to be a serial cheater in Chief. I’m glad his daughter Chelsea brought him and Secretary Clinton back together.
I voted for him and Obama even though I knew they had exactly the same problem: They’re Corporate Democrats. Unfortunately, they are the only kind who have been able to win national elections because of the vast amounts of money needed to run an effective campaign.
' Pledge America campaign at the FCC which allows broadcasters to air pro‑America patriotic programming' I didn't realize that it took a campaign from the FCC to allow broadcasters to broadcast patriotic programming. Just what is this programming, what makes it so patriotic?
For ages I've watched 'American Experience' and the various Ken Burns programs, the Concerts for America on the 4th of July. All on PBS, that notorious perveyor of anti-American propaganda. I guess that's not good enough.
It was pointed out tonite that Clinton flew on Epstein's jet with his Secret Service detail, so somebody would have certainly reported something if they knew anything was going on.
I would chime in on broadband prices, but we can't get it where we live. Thank you for your nonattention to this matter, Mr. Carr.
It's appropriate that after opening with the Clintons Mary went on to the impending Paramount buy out of Warner's, because it is because of the Clinton's, or rather Bill Clinton, that we are about to see ownership of 90% of US media go from one in five to one in four. In 1996 Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act which made possible exactly what we are seeing now, thanks Bill! And also thanks faux progressive Obama and the rest of the establishment Democrats who should have and could have repealed or amended the Act when they had even more control over Congress than the Republicans do now, when it was perfectly obvious what the Act was facilitating, the concentration of the MSM into fewer and fewer hands. But as long as the owners tread the neoliberal/neoconservative i. e. pro-US establishment, line what was the problem? Only now some are treading a neo-fascist line, with dstinctly Zionist overtones, subservient to a neo-fascist, criminally self-aggrandizing presidency.
Mary—Great work, once again!
Gregg— No one seems to remember the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which did almost the exact opposite of what the Communications Act of 1934 did. The latter, signed by FDR, created the FCC, which helped to create standards and increase availability of electronic communications, which were only a few decades old at that time. It also mitigated against media monopolies: I think the bill’s authors and FDR remembered the damage newspaper moguls of previous decades wrought. (Example: Hearst ordered the editors of his newspapers to broadcast the lie that the Spanish Armada blew up the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor, which was the pretext for the War of 1898 and the US land grab that followed.) On the other hand, the 1996 Act allowed entrepreneurs to own media and technology companies across different industries which, as we have seen, has led to what is euphemistically called “consolidation “ (just as Auschwitz was called a “concentration “ rather than a “death “ camp).
It makes perfect sense that Mary world mention media “consolidation “ in the same dispatch as the Epstein files. There is, of course, the Clinton connection, even if he is innocent. Epstein and Maxwell destroyed the lives of some of the most vulnerable people; the current administration wants to silence their voices, or anyone who would speak for them.
Excellent post, Mary. As usual.
Thank you for podcast, Mary! Looks like war is coming to Iran they are evacuating embassies, their. I am glad that, President Clinton testified. I voted for him! Unfortunately he turned out to be a serial cheater in Chief. I’m glad his daughter Chelsea brought him and Secretary Clinton back together.
I voted for him and Obama even though I knew they had exactly the same problem: They’re Corporate Democrats. Unfortunately, they are the only kind who have been able to win national elections because of the vast amounts of money needed to run an effective campaign.
' Pledge America campaign at the FCC which allows broadcasters to air pro‑America patriotic programming' I didn't realize that it took a campaign from the FCC to allow broadcasters to broadcast patriotic programming. Just what is this programming, what makes it so patriotic?
For ages I've watched 'American Experience' and the various Ken Burns programs, the Concerts for America on the 4th of July. All on PBS, that notorious perveyor of anti-American propaganda. I guess that's not good enough.
It was pointed out tonite that Clinton flew on Epstein's jet with his Secret Service detail, so somebody would have certainly reported something if they knew anything was going on.
I would chime in on broadband prices, but we can't get it where we live. Thank you for your nonattention to this matter, Mr. Carr.