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Originally posted by 33girl
If you had said "Fox's President is a major booster of the Republican party and gave them $45 million last year" that would be different.
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OK, the owner of FOX is a major booster of the Republican Party and give them $25,000 last year. (You can't give $45 Million under the law) That was the highest number given to the GOP by any broadcaster. Lowry Mays, President of Clear Channel was the second highest at $24,500.
There were no major contributors to the Kerry Campaign who are in a direct path to influence news decisions. The list went down to those giving as little as $2000.
I don't know if Roger Ailes donated or not -- but I have met him in person and I know his political views -- as do the rest of the members of the industry.
His "service" to the GOP didn't end with Nixon. He was also a high level advisor to Ford (might have even been his campaign manager, but I'm not sure of that), Reagan and Bush I.
"The new book "[Bush] at War," by Washington Post assistant managing editor Bob Woodward, says Fox News Chairman [Roger Ailes] offered advice to President Bush in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks." This from the LA Times.
From his resume found on the internet:
ROGER (EUGENE) AILES. Born in Warren, Ohio, U.S.A., 15 May 1940. Graduated from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, BA. 1962. Began television career as property assistant, The Mike Douglas Show, KYW-TV, Cleveland, Ohio, 1962; producer, 1965; executive producer, 1967-68;
media adviser to Richard M. Nixon Presidential Campaign, 1968; founder Ailes Communication, a media production and consulting firm, 1969; producer, Broadway plays, Mother Earth, 1972, Hot-L Baltimore, 1973-76; producer, various television specials, 1974-82;
media Consultant, Ronald Reagan Presidential Campaign, 1984; George H. W. Bush Presidential Campaign, 1988; various senatorial and Congressional campaigns; president, CNBC, cable television network, 1993-96; president and program host, America's Talking, and all-talk cable television network, 1994-96; chair and chief executive officer of FOX News and the FOX News Channel, from January 1996. Honorary Doctorate, Ohio University. Recipient: Obie Award, Best Off-BroadwayShow, 1973; EmmyAward, 1984.
He was also, at one time, Executive Producer of Rush Limbaugh's TV show.
Now, to be "fair and balanced," the amount of donations given to the Democratic party by entertainment people tended to be in much higher amounts -- starting with producer Marcy Carsey at $1 Million. However, none of the "high rollers" who donated to the Democrats was in the news/management end of any of the networks. They were producers/actors, etc. such as Aaron Sorkin, Dennis Hopper, Jerry Seinfeld, Rob Reiner and others.
I also said somewhere above that Bob Wright, President of NBC was the second highest contributor to the GOP from the media ranks. That was incorrect. He was fourth.