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***NEPatriot*** · 06-11-2009, 01:18 PM

TheHill.com - Democrats seek financial rescue of minority-owned broadcasters

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High-ranking House Democrats are urging the Treasury Department to prop up minority-owned broadcasters suffering from a lack of capital and lost advertising revenue amid the economic slump.

“While many jobs are at stake, a more important principle — the government’s fundamental interest in promoting a diversity of voices, including service to underserved communities — is severely threatened,” the members write in a draft of a letter that was scheduled to be sent Tuesday

How many more 'phony' job claims from media do I have to listen? We will only hear 'DEMOCRAT' media in US very soon.

ljuneau · 06-11-2009, 02:56 PM

These broadcasters are obviously too small to let them fail.

***tanked_as_usual*** · 06-11-2009, 03:47 PM

majority-owned broadcasters will, however, be allowed to fail

***IcyPatriot*** · 06-11-2009, 04:14 PM

Shrinking industries should be allowed to shrink ... I wonder what the old steel mill people think of all of this. How many lost their jobs when stell became cheaper overseas. The same people that wanted a global economy now want handouts ... clowns.