Even while the GOP is opposing net neutrality, we see another threat looming, one that threatens to silence the opposition to Fox News.
I'm talking about the rumored sale of NBC-Universal to Comcast. Here are a few reports:
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New York Times
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Entertainment Weekly
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Hollywood Reporter
- Rupert Murdoch's
Wall Street Journal
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has already been voted one of CNN's 5 Most Overpaid CEOs, but what's worst is his blatant Republican bias (Roberts, who co-chaired the committee that brought the 2000 Republican National Convention to Philadelphia, and Comcast President Stephen Burke, who agreed to raise at least $200,000 for George W.Bush’s reelection effort):
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self censorship
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scare tactics
This is the guy who wanted to charge for MSNBC on his cable network, while providing FOX easy access to his audience.
Add to that their monopolistic and underhanded operational strategies, and their friends in high places, and you get an idea of what is really going on.
BONUS: Here's another profile on Brian Roberts.
So keep an eye out for their buy-out rumors. If they do buy NBC, it's goodbye progressives, hello FOX 2.0!