Re: Comcast merger FAQs

["Aaron [Bishop] Read" <aread@speakeasy.net>]

At 04:22 PM 11/19/2002, Joseph Pappalardo wrote:

>Just to kink the 'knee-jerk reaction' of Rebublicans being
>"mega-merger-maniacs"...let's remember that the famed telecommunications
>bill which changed the landscape of our industry (forever?) was passed by
>the Democrats who were in control at the time.
>
>BTW...Wasn't Sen. Markey(D) gonna keep an eye on the cable industry for us?
>Seems he only spoke out agains the industry when it suited him.
>
>(This isn't a  R vs. D issue...they *all* did a big pant-load on this
>industry.)
>
>JP


Agreed - the Democrats are pretty dirty here too...arguably just as 
dirty.  And the Telcom Act is a shining example, although it was passed by 
a Republican Congress, wasn't it?   Just recently there was a big spat in 
Texas with a long-time Republican...Dick Armey, I think...being pissed 
about media consolidation because he felt it was what made his son lose in 
a state political race.  This after years of saying media consolidation was 
a great thing.  Yeah...it's great until it happens to you, 
right?  Jeeeeezzzz....

Now you know I switched to Green...call me a spoiler, I don't care.  :-)


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