Peter Chernin, COO of Fox News Endorsing Kerry

[WI_DEM]

I just read that in ABC News: The Note daily political digest. Apparently today in Davenport, Ia. Kerry is holding an economic summit (meanwhile Bush will also be holding a rally in Davenport today)and 200 CEO's are going to be endorsing Kerry--including Peter Chernin, the COO (Chief Operating Officer) of Fox News.

Very interesting.

[DS1]

1. Only because he doesn't have to sign a pledge

This is only so the talking heads at Fox can point to this guy doing this and saying how fair they must obviously be.

[blueknight]

3. i hope this is true...

but if it is, he may be job hunting soon

[AmerDem]

4. BINGO

you nailed it, prize goes to you!:toast:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

14. Someone should bring this up.

Great point.

[michigandem2]

16. i've found that lately

and I HATE that I watch Fox at all that they really try to prove that they are NOT biased...
Like O'Liely the other night pointing out AGAIN that they were the first to break the drunk driving story of the THEN running Governor Bush...
I think its a ploy so they can go "yeah we aren't biased..SEE this guy endorsed Kerry" what a CROCK!

[DS1]

17. It's the same thing thing as Ken Lay giving token donations to Dems

He doesn't want any of them to win, but Bush was able to say (with our spineless media allowing him to) that Ken Lay also voted for Ann Richards.

A sham through and through.

If you work for Fox, you're a dirtbag.

[LuminousX]

2. He must have drawn the short straw

at News Corp. He is their sacrificial lamb to provide cover for their 'Fair and Balanced' crap.

[cthrumatrix]

5. after Outfoxed movie ....this is PR folks

[ibegurpard]

7. yup

that's what it is all right.

[Myrina]

6. I noticed that on the NBC coverage this morning ....

They were talking about the 2 camps being within 35 minutes of each other, but no mention of the 'oath signing' clause at the GOP event
while the Kerry event is open to all - protesters included.

WTF ?

[GoBlue]

8. His contributions are mostly democratic

but $5000 to Rupert's PAC News America http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?NumOfThou=0&txtName=Chernin%2C+Peter&txtState=%28all+states%29&txtZip=&txtEmploy=&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&txt2000=Y&Order=A

[The Spirit of JFK]

9. News America Pac - 53% to Democrats...go figure.

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.asp?strID=C00330019

[Hoping4Change]

19. I see his donations as another ploy to deceive people.

The proof is not in the donations it is in the pudding, it is in what is produced.

[KurtNYC]

10. Chernin has been inside Murdoch's Fox a longtime

I don't think he will be "endorsing" any checks to Kerry's campaign. Just lip service as many have pointed out.

Confession: I used to work at Fox.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

11. Face it:

Rupert Murdoch and his band of loony Ozzies call the editorial shots at Fox and NewsCorp. Chernin don't.

[cprise]

12. Ah, what great PR Fox has

No doubt they will make a big deal of this whenever people discuss Outfoxed.

[Downtown Hound]

13. As many have said

PR. Nothing more.

[derby378]

15. I can hear...

...Rupert Murdoch's pen scratching across Chernin's pink slip.

[Freddie Stubbs]

18. Do you have a link for this?

:shrug: