How Comcast Bought Democrats with Billion$, NBC News Coverage

How Comcast Bought Democrats with Billion$, NBC News Coverage

by John Nolte 8 Apr 2014, 10:17 AM PDT

http://cdn.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2014/04/08/comcast-bought-Dems-with-billions-countless-NBC-News-Hours

At National Review, Matthew Continetti lays out the numbers that look at how communications giant Comcast has spent the last few years purchasing the Democrat Party, especially Barack Obama. Now that Comcast is looking to merge with Time Warner and own one-third of all the bundled cable and satellite market in America, this note has come due and the deafening silence over the merger from Democrats indicates that FCC approval is just a matter of formality.

Some of the bullet points:

Comcast CEO and president Brian Roberts is Obama's golf buddy. He's donated thousands to Obama, the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and numerous high-profile Democrats, including Steny Hoyer. Roberts is also an Obama fundraiser to the tune of $2 million and has visited the White House 14 times since 2010.

The Comcast Foundation has funneled more than $3 billion -- with a "b" -- to Hispanic, black and Asian groups that make up the Democrat's primary voting bloc.

Continetti also points out that the primary contribution Comcast has made to Democrats has been through its ownership of NBC and NBC News. NBC's entertainment programming obviously skews left, and has always been ready to promote things like the Left's green campaigns.

What NBC News and MSNBC have done for Democrats and Obama, though, is incalculable. Imagine a fully-staffed news team and network solely devoted to protecting your party, your agenda, and attacking your opponents.

If that isn't enough, the company Comcast wants to merge with, Time Warner, has been greasing the palms of Democrats like Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry to the tune of millions.

Brian Roberts

Brian L. Roberts is the president & chairman & CEO for the Comcast Corporation, and was a member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

Note: Penny S. Pritzker was a member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, the national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013 Barack Obama inaugural committee, the host for the Barack Obama fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008, is the secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Mark D. Schneider is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and was an associate general counsel for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Amy L. Nathan is the senior counsel, strategic planning & policy analysis for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and was an attorney at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Kathleen Q. Abernathy was the commissioner for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Savannah Guthrie was an attorney for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and a White House correspondent for the NBC News.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Judith Rodin was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and is a director at the Comcast Corporation.

Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Valerie B. Jarrett is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother, and was the general counsel; acting secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Lawrence E. Strickling is the assistant secretary for communications at the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Barack Obama administration, and was the chief of the Common Carrier Bureau for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Scott Blake Harris was the general counsel at the U.S. Department of Energy for the Barack Obama administration, and the international bureau chief for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Michael K. Powell was the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), is Colin L. Powell’s son, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Blair Levin was the chief of staff to the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and is a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Julius Genachowski was the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Barack Obama’s law school friend, and is a senior fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Penny S. Pritzker is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Barack Obama administration, was the national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013 Barack Obama inaugural committee, the host for the Barack Obama fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008, and a member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

Brian L. Roberts was a member of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, and is the president & chairman & CEO for the Comcast Corporation.

Eduardo G. Mestre is a director at the Comcast Corporation, and a director at the International Rescue Committee.

Harold E. Ford Jr. is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, a political commentator for MSNBC, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Colin L. Powell is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and his son is Michael K. Powell.

Michael K. Powell is Colin L. Powell’s son, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the chairman for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Tom Brokaw is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, was the interim host for Meet the Press, and an anchor for the NBC Nightly News.

Meet the Press is an NBC News program.