Video about Bob Johnson I found (warning: a few nude shots)

[beachmom]

http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2008/1/14/135113/083/509#c509

It shows how Johnson was buddies with Bush and was for repealing the estate tax and privatizing social security. At the end, it showed clips of some of the trash TV on BET. I had no idea.

[silverweb]

1. Bob Johnson is a pig.

And Hillary, by being pals with him, absorbs his stink.

[MH1]

2. What do you think, is she desperate for "black" endorsements and/or buddies?

("black" in quotes because it sounds like many black folk don't want to claim him)

Why would she promote her association with someone who is anathema to so many black folks?

Or is it just activists who don't like him?

Just wondering what her motivation is. I agree with you about the stink.

[politicasista]

3. Both

Bob Johnson turned a once strong Black cable network into commericialized, stereotypical trash that copies other networks (i.e. MTV).

Here is a brief BET Then and Now:

Then

BET News, Teen Summit, Our Voices (Real News, and positive stuff),
Video Soul, Midnight Love, Planet Groove, Video Vibrations, (Grown Folks Music! :)) Comic View, Rap City (the earlier years), Sunday informercials (a waste of time). A couple of entertainment shows, some good, some bad.

Now

106 & Park (TRL MTV knockoff), Hell Date (MTV knockoff of Punk'd), We've Got to Do Better (formerly Hot Ghetto Mess), Spring Bling (another MTV knockoff Spring Break), College Hill, (MTV knockoff of The Real World), College Hill Interns, Baldwin Hills, reruns of The Wire, The Wayans Brothers, The Jamie Foxx Show, etc. They used to have the x-rated Uncut video show before it was finally pulled three years ago, and other hit and miss shows.


The only good thing about BET is their specials (i.e. Hurricane Katrina concert "Saving Our Souls," Celebration of Gospel, BET Awards, American Gangster documentaries, and newsworthy election stuff). It's is still a joke they didn't bother to cover the funerals of Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King, yet, they chose to air the same bling-bling, booty shaking, videos every day.


In other words, yes Bob Johnson is an Uncle Tom, who not only supported Bush, but sold out the Black community for money and greed at our expense.

[silverweb]

4. I don't know...

But I suspect politicasista's comments are right on target.

[wildflowergardener]

5. of who

Sorry have to ask before I look at the link - Nude shots of who? I don't to have nightmares (for example nude Bush shots might do that)

[beachmom]

6. Ha, ha! No, nothing that horrifying. No it's showing what BET

now has on. A few seconds of racy stuff a la MTV. It's just if you're at work, it's probably not a good idea, on the side of caution, but you won't find it offensive.