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In reply to the discussion: Can someone please explain to me why the Republican Party still enjoys [View all]rurallib
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Here is one of the best analyses I have seen is this one:
http://reclaimdemocracy.org/powell_memo_lewis/
The very short of the memo is: We own the businesses and we don't use our clout to get political favors. We need to buy the media and control the message, especially the anti-business message that the media carries (in 1971).
This became the map for right wing takeover of media and control of the message. Control of the message quickly extended beyond the pro-business stance and evolved to what it is today. Control also went beyond owning individual stations to passing laws and FCC rules that allowed one corporation to own multiple outlets.
Hhere is Thom Hartmann's blog on the Powell Memo:
http://www.thomhartmann.com/users/ren/blog/2010/04/powell-memo
BTW - the Powell memo was not a major public document. It was a very private internal memo that few know about even today.