May 11, 2013
OUR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT:
FCC: Fronting For Corporations? : Business is cheering Obama's nominee. That's bad news if you like your media diverse and your Internet free. (JOEL BLEIFUSS, 5/10/13, In These Times)
President Obama nominated Tom Wheeler the next chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Grant Seiffert, the president of the Telecommunications Industry Association enthused: "He has the proven ability to transcend a broad range of industry perspectives to reach balanced outcomes."Indeed. Wheeler, 67, is the former head of--and chief lobbyist for--both the National Cable Television Association and the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. Or, as Obama spins it, "He's helped give American consumers more choices and better products." (He's also helped give the president more than $245,000 in bundled contributions for his re-election campaign.) [...][T]he president seems to view the nation's communications infrastructure as an instrument through which to maximize widget sales--a great Sunday circular. Accordingly, he has selected an industry-friendly Babbitt to be the top media watchdog.
Posted by Orrin Judd at May 11, 2013 7:38 AM
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