2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumLimbaugh syndication owned by Bain Capital!
http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/11/in-rush-to-attack-ben-smith-blows-it-on-limbaughs-bain-disclosure-video/oh ho ho the plot thickens
Pisces
(5,599 posts)FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)Great find!!
uncle ray
(3,155 posts)oh, wait...
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.[3] It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Channel_Communications
Spazito
(50,164 posts)"Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." It certainly fits here re the Limbaugh syndication and Clear Channel.
I am betting there is no disclaimer by Limbaugh on his show regarding this glaring conflict of interest given he is making public his support for Romney.
Loudly
(2,436 posts)Rush was backing every non-Romney except Ron Paul until that happened.
Spazito
(50,164 posts)pointing out their vulture capitalism ergo Rush is now "Rah, Rah Mitt!". Very telling, imo.
FreakinDJ
(17,644 posts)Spazito
(50,164 posts)and was very sad to see it go. Two positives did come out of it, though, and they are Rachel Maddow's rise to the level where she became a staple on MSNBC and Al Franken being elected to office, both of which may not have happened without Air America.
onenote
(42,598 posts)Air America first declared bankruptcy in 2006 and Bain didn't gain control of clear until 2008. My point being that its not as if Clear was going to support AA even before Bain got involved.
abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)Odin2005
(53,521 posts)denem
(11,045 posts)Mittens paid for the rubber and blue pills.
Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)Didn't think so.