Conflict of interest?
I’ll be the first to admit that anti-trust law is not my strong suit. The myriad implications of cable giant Comcast’s proposed acquisition of NBC are complexities beyond the grasp of most mortals. Legions of attorneys will put legions of children through college with the fees that this transaction will generate. This is the kind of stimulus that will inject much-needed capital into the private country club sector of the economy.
But beyond the regulatory and legal minutia that technically govern this proposed deal, one obscenely crass, downright offensive action by Comcast’s CEO warrants the application of withering scrutiny to the merger.
A day, one single day, after the two media giants announced their deal, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts proudly weighed in to strongly support the Senate Democrats’ health care reform bill.
I'm proud to say I've been cable-free since 2000! Haven't missed it one bit...
Well, at least Commiecast doesn't have a division pushing wind turbines...and I'm fairly certain that the NBC umbrella fully supports the Dems health care reform bill.
Glad that Comcast left town two years ago and no longer has my business.
Haven't had cable myself since Congress passed the law in the late 90's to "keep cable rates down" and they IMMEDIATELY NEARLY DOUBLED.
Haven't had TV at all now since broadcast went digital in June, and George, I'm not sure I want it back.
That said, I'm really behind on the TV debauchery tailspin and am curious -- are we at the sodomizing of infants in MTV videos yet?