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  1. 07-21-2011 #1
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    Report: Obama top recipient of News Corp. donations


    By Gautham Nagesh - 07/19/11 04:33 PM ET
    Political donations by News Corp., its employees and their families were evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, with President Obama the all-time leading recipient, according to a report from the Sunlight Foundation.
    The transparency watchdog noted Tuesday that Democrats received 51 percent of contributions while Republicans received 49 percent, despite the firm's highly publicized links to the GOP, such as a $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association in August.
    News Corp. is the parent company of The Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and Fox News, among others. The firm is currently under scrutiny in both the U.S. and U.K. over allegations its subsidiary News of the World hacked into voice mail accounts and bribed public officials.

    "Obama being listed as the company’s top recipient might surprise some people because of its highly publicized involvement with his political rivals, like Sarah Palin who was the vice presidential candidate in 2008 and reportedly still under contract with Murdoch-owned Fox News as a paid commentator," wrote Sunlight's Ryan Sibley.
    Sibley said News Corp. has spent $8.2 million since 1997 lobbying on issues such as net neutrality and privacy. He also points out the top recipients from the firm's political action committee, News America Holdings, in the 2009-10 election cycle were Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.).


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  2. 07-21-2011 #2
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    So maybe Fox News, the NYP and the WSJ aren't biased after all!
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    News flash. The media is a toady to power.
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    thanks, Barely O'Bama.
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    Makes sense. A black president to about 24/7 is great for ratings.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spurminator
    So maybe Fox News, the NYP and the WSJ aren't biased after all!
    It's about business, not bias.

    Giving money to the guy in charge = good for business.

    Catering to a huge audience critical of the guy in charge = good for business.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Viva Las Espuelas
    Whoops.
    Explain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by coyotes_geek
    It's about business, not bias.

    Giving money to the guy in charge = good for business.

    Catering to a huge audience critical of the guy in charge = good for business.
    I know. But I doubt that was what the OP meant to imply.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChumpDumper
    Explain.
    Can't. Tending to my 'roids.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Viva Las Espuelas
    Can't. Tending to my 'roids.


    How is this different from any other day?
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    i feel my brain cells dying as i peruse this thread...


    I guess this is a political thread because Obama is a politician?
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    News Corp is more than Fox News, and since this includes employee donations it's not that surprising.
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