Game Change: The Massive Conflict of Interest In Bloomberg Politics’ Attack On ‘Duck Dynasty’

Game Change: The Massive Conflict of Interest In Bloomberg Politics’ Attack On ‘Duck Dynasty’

by John Nolte 5 May 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/05/05/hate-campaign-bloomberg-politics-blames-duck-dynasty-for-education-budget-cuts/

In a massive left-wing hit-piece disguised as objective news (Welcome to Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s Bloomberg Politics!), the popular A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty” is blamed for education cuts in the state of Louisiana. This dishonest headline reads: “Duck Dynasty’ Keeps Tax Break as Bobby Jindal Cuts Louisiana Colleges.” Here’s the opening paragraph:

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, a potential Republican presidential candidate, is trying to close a $1.6 billion budget hole without touching as much as $415,000 per episode in tax breaks that may be due to “Duck Dynasty.”

The article eventually goes on to point out that Louisiana, like many states, offers up to a quarter billion — with a “B” — dollars in corporate welfare to Hollywood. “Duck Dynasty” averages about 12 episodes a season. That adds up to around $6 million in tax breaks per year, or a drop in the bucket that adds up to around 2.4% of that $250 million.

Weird how Bloomberg Politics’ co-managing editors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann make millions selling  their books to HBO, and yet this story doesn’t mention the Louisiana tax breaks HBO has received, from “Treme” to “True Detective.”

Any by “weird,” I of course mean, corrupt.

Nowhere does the article mention that Halperin and Heilemann’s benefactors at HBO enjoy the same tax breaks as “Duck Dynasty.”

If Bloomberg Politics can single out and polarize “Duck Dynasty,” that might mean more money for HBO.

Cronyism, it’s what makes the one-percent the one-percent.

This is nothing more than Bloomberg Politics launching a hate campaign against “Duck Dynasty.” There’s an obvious tactical reason Bloomberg blames a conservative Christian reality show for diabolical “education cuts” as opposed to the institution of Hollywood itself — the real culprit here. (I am on record for years opposing all corporate welfare, including Hollywood.)

All across the country, Hollywood fat cats enjoy massive tax cuts and incentives carved out for the super-rich. But Hollywood is a left-wing institution that Bloomberg Politics would never blame for education cuts. Moreover, the guys in charge of Bloomberg Politics also have a cozy relationship with Hollywood, specifically the corporate welfare queens at HBO that have also benefited from Louisiana’s tax breaks.

To distract from these facts, Bloomberg Politics Emmauel Goldsteins the Godtards.

Bobby Jindal

Bobby Jindal is the Louisiana state government governor, a potential presidential candidate for the 2016 presidential election, was a consultant for McKinsey & Company, a guest at the Koch Industries annual conference, and an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

Note: D. Ronald Daniel is a director at McKinsey & Company, and a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Cory A. Booker was an Oxford University Rhodes scholar, and is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

David L. Boren was an Oxford University Rhodes scholar, is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety.

John J. Mack is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the founder of Bloomberg LP, the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, a co-chair for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an advocate for the ONE Campaign, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

John Heilemann is a founding editor for Bloomberg Politics.

Mark Halperin is a founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, and Morton H. Halperin’s son.

Morton H. Halperin is Mark Halperin’s father, a director at the ONE Campaign, a senior adviser for the Open Society Foundations, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and a director, Washington office for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was a supporter for the Center for American Progress, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.           

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Center for American Progress, the Harlem Children's Zone, the International Rescue Committee, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Melody C. Barnes was the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, a principal for the Raben Group, and is Barack Obama’s golf partner.

Raben Group is the lobby firm for Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama is an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Howard G. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign, and Warren E. Buffett’s son.

Susan A. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign, and Warren E. Buffett’s daughter.

Warren E. Buffett is Howard G. Buffett & Susan A. Buffett’s father, an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety, and a trustee & major donor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the Center for American Progress, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

L. John Doerr is a director at the ONE Campaign, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

David H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the EVP for Koch Industries.

Koch Industries is the sponsor for the Koch Industries annual conference.

Bobby Jindal was a guest at the Koch Industries annual conference, an Oxford University Rhodes scholar, a consultant for McKinsey & Company, is the Louisiana state government governor, and a potential presidential candidate for the 2016 presidential election.

Giulio Tremonti is a fellow at Oxford University, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).  

Michael J. Warren was an Oxford University Rhodes scholar, a consultant for McKinsey & Company, and is a managing principal for the Albright Stonebridge Group.

Melody C. Barnes is a senior adviser for the Albright Stonebridge Group, Barack Obama’s golf partner, was was the EVP for the Center for American Progress, the domestic policy council, director for the Barack Obama administration, and a principal for the Raben Group.

Raben Group is the lobby firm for Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Michael R. Bloomberg is a co-chair for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the founder of Bloomberg LP, the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, an advocate for the ONE Campaign, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

John Heilemann is a founding editor for Bloomberg Politics.

Mark Halperin is a founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, and Morton H. Halperin’s son.