Just a reminder ... Posted by: McQ
on Wednesday, August 20, 2008
I know this is one of the things Billy Hollis feels rather strongly about, and I know this came out a couple of months ago, but it is always a good idea to remind everyone - when reading the "news" about the campaigns - where the "journalistic" money trail leads.
An analysis of federal records shows that the amount of money journalists contributed so far this election cycle favors Democrats by a 15:1 ratio over Republicans, with $225,563 going to Democrats, only $16,298 to Republicans .
Two-hundred thirty-five journalists donated to Democrats, just 20 gave to Republicans — a margin greater than 10-to-1. An even greater disparity, 20-to-1, exists between the number of journalists who donated to Barack Obama and John McCain.
Searches for other newsroom categories (reporters, correspondents, news editors, anchors, newspaper editors and publishers) produces 311 donors to Democrats to 30 donors to Republicans, a ratio of just over 10-to-1. In terms of money, $279,266 went to Dems, $20,709 to Republicans, a 14-to-1 ratio.
But remember, they're "professionals" and don't let their preferences cloud their reporting.
McQ, plz give us a topic that deals with the liberal take over of the repubs. I can’t trust John as I have felt he is the bad/good guy for a few years. He thinks we need a new GOP then advances big government junk. But you I only want to give a fat lip half the time so that is a bonus.
I did not say that correctly. The question is are there people out there besides me who do not want McCain as pres. as well as don’t want the big vagina "o"?
Do we have a way to vote to make things move in our direction?
For those interested something I found a while back (thus some numbers (and names) may be out of date): Sumner Redstone Viacom chairman, ceo $17,500 Republican $210,025 Democrat $90,700 special interest total: $312,625 http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_political_donations/Sumner_Redstone.php
Tom Freston Viacom Co-President and Co-COO $3,750 Republican $47,400 Democrat $54,945 special interest total: $106,095 http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Tom_Freston.php
Les Moonves Viacom Co-President & Co-COO $1,000 Republican $26,950 Democrat $7,500 special interest total: $35,450 http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Les_Moonves.php Dauman, Philippe P. Viacom/President and CEO http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Dauman&first=Philippe $4,177 Republican $21,000+ Democrat Thomas E. Dooley, Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Viacom. $3,500 Republican $34,000+ Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Dooley&first=Thomas
Griffith, Joanne Viacom/EVP Human Resources $1,000 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Griffith&first=JoAnne
Fricklas, Michael Mr. Executive Vice President/general counsel $1,750 Republican $20,000+ Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Fricklas&first=Michael Richard J. Bressler Viacom Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer $3,750 Republican $7,500 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Bressler&first=Richard Michele DiLorenzo Viacom New Media president $7,000 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_result.php?first=Michele&last=DiLorenzo&st= Thomas Ascheim Newsweek CEO $500 Democrat (Obama) http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Ascheim&first=Tom
Jeff Bewkes Time Warner president $3,500 Republican $38,600 Democrat $64,250 special interest total: $106,350 http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Jeffrey_Bewkes.php CASE, STEVEN AOL/PRESIDENT $3000 to Democrats http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=MD&last=case&first=steven Richard Parsons Time Warner chairman, ceo $230,250* Republican $14,000 Democrat $89,000 special interest total: $333,250 http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/Richard_Parsons.php Edward Adler Time Warner Inc./Senior Vice President $4,750 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Adler&first=Edward
Robert Pittman AOL Time-Warner COO Well over 100,000 to Dems, 4,000 Rep http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=pittman&first=robert Pace, Wayne Mr. Time Warner Inc./CFO $3,500 Republican $9,500 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_result.php?first=Wayne&last=Pace&st= Carol A. Melton Executive Vice President, Global Public Policy $10,250 Republican $19,700 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=VA&last=Melton&first=Carol $4,000 Republican $9,700 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=DC&last=Melton&first=Carol Patricia Fili-Krushel Executive Vice President $250 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Fili-Krushel&first=Patricia Levin, Gerald Time Warner Inc./Chairman & CEO $3,000 Republican $10,250 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=levin&first=gerald Ted Turner media mogul AOL Time Warner/Vice Chairman $30,750 Republican $199,450 Democrat $1,000 Reform $112,624 special interest total: $343,824 http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_political_donations/Ted_Turner.php Ann S. Moore Time Inc Chairman and Chief Executive Officer $4,000 Republican $12,250 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Moore&first=Ann John Squires Time Inc./Executive Vice President $2,500 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Squires&first=John Michel J Klingensmith Time Inc./Executive Vice President $6,500 Republican $6,500 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Klingensmith&first=Michael Richard Stengel Time managing editor $1,000 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Richard_Stengel.php Sams, Louise S. Executive Vice President and General Counsel, TBS, Inc., and President, TBS International$2,700 Republican $23,000+ Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=GA&last=sams&first=louise Mark Lazurus Turner Entertainment Group/President $1,500 Republican http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=GA&last=Lazarus&first=Mark Michael Eisner was Disney ceo $40,000 Republican $149,843 Democrat $89,000 special interest total: $278,843 http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/Michael_Eisner.php
Robert Iger Disney president and CEO $20,500 Republican $82,100 Democrat $45,000 special interest total: $147,600 http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/Robert_Iger.php
Richard Bates Disney/Senior Vice President Government Relations $1,500 Republican $30,000+ Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=DC&last=Bates&first=Richard Alex Wallau ABC Inc./President $5,500 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_result.php?first=Alex&last=Wallau&st=
Anne Sweeney Disney-ABC Television Group president $4,000 Republican $7,500 Democrat $14,000 special interest total: $25,500 http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Anne_Sweeney.php or here as Anne Miller $1,000 Republican $5,000 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Miller&first=Anne
Krushel, Patricia Fili Ms. ABC Television Netwo/President $250 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Krushel&first=Patricia Marc Chini Executive Vice President NBC Universal $3,500 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_result.php?first=Marc&last=Chini&st= LYNN CALPETER Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, NBC Universal $2000 to Charlie Rangel http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=MA&last=Calpeter&first=Lynn
Elizabeth Comstock President, Integrated Media, NBC Universal/ GE VP $1,000 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CT&last=Comstock&first=Elizabeth COTTON, RICHARD NBC UNIVERSAL, INC./EXECUTIVE VP $10,000+ Republican $60,000+ Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Cotton&first=Richard
Jay Ireland NBC TV Stations/President $2000 to Charlie Rangel http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=Ireland&first=Jay Ronald Meyer NBC Universal/President & COO $6,500+ Republican $150,000+ (I stopped counting) Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Meyer&first=Ronald Jeffrey Immelt GE, chairman and ceo $32,350 Republican $7,250 Democrat $75,840 special interest total: $115,440 http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/Jeffrey_Immelt.php Robert Wright NBC/Universal/Chairman/CEO GE Vice Chair $77,850 Republican $93,300 Democrat $106,500 special interest total: $277,650 http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Robert_C_Wright.php Ben Silverman NBC Universal chairman $9,900 Democrat $2,500 special interest total: $12,400 http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Ben_Silverman.php SHERIN, KEITH S. MR. GENERAL ELECTRIC/C.F.O. $30,000+ Republican $15,000+ Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CT&last=Sherin&first=Keith Daley, Pamela GE Corporate/Senior Vice President $14,750 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CT&last=Daley&first=Pamela
Rupert Murdoch News Corporation chairman, ceo $200,544* Republican $85,300 Democrat $50,394 special interest total: $336,238 includes soft-money donations Roger Ailes FOX News chairman, ceo $1,500 Republican $5,250 special interest total: $6,750 (no donations in eight years) http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Roger_Ailes.php Chernin, Peter News Corporation/President & COO $4,500 Republican $105,914 Democrat $58,349 special interest total: $168,763 http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Peter_Chernin.php Jack Abernethy FOX Television Stations ceo $2,300 Democrat $1,500* special interest total: $3,800 http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Jack_Abernethy.php * Note Longhorn PAC is a Republican PAC Gary Newman 20th Century Fox TV/President $1,500 Republican $12,900 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Newman&first=Gary
I. Martin Pompadur New Corporation Europe/Chairman $8,500 Republican $11,500 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=NY&last=POMPADUR or $5,900 Republican $9,100 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CT&last=POMPADUR
Royce Wilson Fox Television Network/President $5,300 Republican $5,300 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Wilson&first=Royce
Swanson, Dennis D News Corp/President FOX TV Station $21,750 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CT&last=Swanson&first=Dennis
Thomas Rothman
20th Century Fox/Executive/Chairman $2,500 Republican $75,000 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Rothman&first=Thomas Lane, Patrick New Corporation/VP Government Affairs $1,000 Republican $2,250 Democrat http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=MD&last=Lane&first=Patrick
Chris Albrecht HBO chairman and chief executive 2002-07 $1,000 Republican $171,500 Democrat $24,500 special interest total: $197,000 http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Chris_Albrecht.php
BARRY DILLER media mogul USA NETWORKS $7,250 Republican $284,255* Democrat $42,061 special interest total: $333,566 * includes soft-money donations http://www.newsmeat.com/media_political_donations/Barry_Diller.php
