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Re: more like 10 seconds of fame
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From: "Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>
> > FWIW....I didn't hear any Rep/Dem leanings or bias in the story.
>
> The only politician mentioned during the show was Ronald Reagan and that
was
> one of the first things out of Koppel's mouth.
Except that it is a fact that it started under Reagan.
I don't think they blamed him...as much as they were just referring to a
time frame.
> If he wants to blame a
> Republican, how about John McCain? He was the guy chairing the committee
> that wrote the 1996 Act. But, of course, blaming McCain would go against
> the media myth of McCain as the guy that stands up to special interests.
> It's a lot easier to point the finger at Reagan.
Is everything a political agenda to you?
JP