In an attempt to outdo Murdoch, Sumner Redstone endorses Bush

[russian33]

With the scandal at CBS still festering, questions are being raised about whether a felony was committed when the network broadcast apparently forged memos in an attempt to discredit George W. Bush. Yesterday, the chairman of CBS's parent company chose Hong Kong as a place to drop a little bomb. Sumner Redstone, who calls himself a "liberal Democrat," said he's supporting President Bush.

The chairman of the entertainment giant Viacom said the reason was simple: Republican values are what U.S. companies need. Speaking to some of America's and Asia's top executives gathered for Forbes magazine's annual Global CEO Conference, Mr. Redstone declared: "I look at the election from what's good for Viacom. I vote for what's good for Viacom. I vote, today, Viacom.

"I don't want to denigrate Kerry," he went on, "but from a Viacom standpoint, the election of a Republican administration is a better deal. Because the Republican administration has stood for many things we believe in, deregulation and so on. The Democrats are not bad people. . . . But from a Viacom standpoint, we believe the election of a Republican administration is better for our company."

Sharing the stage with Mr. Redstone was Steve Forbes, CEO, president and editor in chief of Forbes and a former Republican presidential aspirant, who quipped: "Obviously you're a very enlightened CEO."

http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110005669

[JI7]

1. hahhaha, is he trying to help us or something ?

we need to get this out to the american people . especially those who are strugging financially.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. Take back the White House, Take back Congress....

and BREAK UP EVERY MEDIA CONGLOMERATE THERE IS!!!

Maybe CBS did the TANG story with an intent to hurt Kerry.

:grr:

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[punpirate]

3. That's interesting...

... now the story has morphed into the network forging the documents, even though there's absolutely nothing to suggest that.

And, with regard to Redstone, I guess that means that even "liberal Democrats" can embrace fascism, too.

Since when do these fuckers think that they come first? (Clearly, that's a rhetorical question--they have ever since they discovered that politicians can be bought for the trinkets of campaign contributions.)

[Beausoleil]

6. I thought that too

Upon second reading, they just broadcast memos that had been forged. When I first scanned it, it seemed like they were saying the network apparently forged memos.

[Demi_Babe]

4. geez

:puke:

[DeepModem Mom]

5. Redstone is a maxed-out Kerry contributor --

http://www.fundrace.org/neighbors.php?type=name&lname=redstone&fname=sumner&search=Search+by+Name

[punpirate]

7. Wonder, then, if...

... he's going to ask for his money back? :mad:

[progdonkey]

8. maybe it's a ploy to head-off CBS criticism

Considering he's given the max to Kerry's campaign (and apparently not to Bush's), I'm seriously doubtful as to how truthful Redstone's being. Maybe he hoped that the news that the CEO of the corporate parent of CBS is endorsing Bush would help to head off RW attacks of CBS somehow being in cahoots with Kerry.

After all, what benefit does Bush stand to get from having another CEO endorse him? Kerry could benefit from having another CEO endorse him, but Redstone knows he can't endorse Kerry when his CBS division is being accused of colluding with the Kerry camp to make up stories about Dear Leader, so he endorses Bush, hopefully heading off extra criticism and neither benefitting Bush nor harming Kerry.

On the other hand, maybe Bush really is good for Viacom: Viacom owns Comedy Central, which shows the Daily Show, which gets awesome ratings due to this piece-of-shit Administration. :shrug:


edit: spelling

[liberal N proud]

9. He is no Liberal Democrat.

Sumner Redstone and Zell Miller can climb on the same sinking ship as far as I am concerned. Lets just make sure the life jackets are all taken off first.