If you needed more evidence that the United States is in full self-destruct mode, you got it last week when it was announced that former Vice President Al Gore had sold his failed cable talk network Current TV to Al Jazeera for $500 million.
Gore wasn’t the only partner in Current TV, so he is expected to reap only about $70 million, but that’s a pretty hefty haul for a guy who was worth under $2 million when he ran for president in the year 2000. Nor can you attribute the big cash infusion to his brilliance as an entrepreneur. Current TV was a dismal failure in all regards, and has practically no market value as an economic engine.
However, as a propaganda outlet for the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaida and extreme Islam, it is priceless. The name Al Jazeera literally means The Peninsula in Arabic, and it is a reference to the Arabian Peninsula, where it is based in Qatar. But Al Jazeera America, as Current TV will be renamed when it begins programming from its New York headquarters, should really be nicknamed “The Beachhead” because it is a bold incursion of anti-U.S. propaganda directly into the homes of millions of Americans. ------ No way, no how such an organization could have ever gotten a foothold in the United States 50 years ago. It would be the equivalent of FDR allowing the Japanese to broadcast Tokyo Rose’s WWII propaganda direct from Los Angeles. National security wouldn’t stand for it, and neither would the American people.
But now, a radical group like the Muslim Brotherhood — which wields huge influence over Al Jazeera — can purchase its way into the American mainstream with no comment by the American government and barely any notice by the American people. And if that doesn’t scare you, nothing will.
I don't understand HOW THIS SALE is not subject to FCC or Congressional approval ?? It absolutely infuriates me that a LOSER PIG like AL Gore gets to line his pockets with something so unAmerican !! At a minimum, this LOSER PIG should lose his citizenship !! He needs to take his $70m and get out of the country !! This is something that will affect this country for generations to come - I can't stand this selfish greedy transaction !! This LOSER PIG has severe Daddy Damage that is still playing out in everything he does !!
I don't understand HOW THIS SALE is not subject to FCC or Congressional approval ??
Cable and Satellite are not under the FCC's control. That is why FX can litter their programming with four letter words. The Federalies only control the airwaves. I also disagree with the premise that there were no anti American news outlets 50 years ago. Look no further than Walter Chronic and Edward R Murrow and the slanted news they were putting out.
I don't understand HOW THIS SALE is not subject to FCC or Congressional approval ??
Cable and Satellite are not under the FCC's control. That is why FX can litter their programming with four letter words. The Federalies only control the airwaves. I also disagree with the premise that there were no anti American news outlets 50 years ago. Look no further than Walter Chronic and Edward R Murrow and the slanted news they were putting out.
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