Saturday, January 22, 2011

Comcast, profits before context. Not exactly what makes a great newsman.

Brian L. Roberts.
AP/Wide World Photos

A FAMILY BUSINESS IS BORN   (click here)

The Roberts family was shaped by the Depression. Ralph Roberts, the founder of Comcast, was born into affluence—the family even had a chauffeur for a while—but the wealth....


May 27, 2009 at 11:42:33
An Open Letter to Brian L. Roberts, CEO of Comcast Cable (click title to entry - thank you)
...You are not God, Mr. Roberts. You have to do the 3 S's every morning, just like the rest of us. Who are you to decide? Oh, that's right. You are the CEO of Comcast. A company that overcharges its subscribers for the services they provide and then decides to CENSOR what they watch through financial discrimination. Please Mr. Roberts, get off your high horse and get in touch with the people. If you want to charge extra for MSNBC then charge extra for FOX. If FOX is free to basic cable, then MSNBC should be free as well. At least give the impression that you are not politically or religiously motivated in making the channel change. We await your answer.

I think they got the answer.  It just wasn't the one they were looking for. 
Just because Hillary didn't win the nomination is no reason to turn on the party.