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Democrats seek financial rescue of minority-owned broadcasters

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

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.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) is leading an effort to convince Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to take “decisive action” by extending credit to this sector of the broadcasting industry.

are you freaking kidding me? we should give out aid based on skin color

**** that. you have a marketable sustainable product, or you dont
should we save the NY Times because she is gray?? :roll:
 
I have to agree with you here. Being minority owned is not a reason to be kept afloat. Either earn your market share or go away.
 
Yeah propping up ANY business simply because of skin color is not right.
 
but it is typical Democratic pandering, which i think speaks volumes about the dem pols
 
but it is typical Democratic pandering, which i think speaks volumes about the dem pols

Dems Pander to minorities, Republicans pander to the rich and corporations. What's new?
 
Dems Pander to minorities, Republicans pander to the rich and corporations. What's new?

It is time though that politicians become real statesmen and actually do what is right for the country as a whole. This pandering to one side or another accomplishes nothing but government waste and the continuation of worthless programs and practices.
 
are you freaking kidding me? we should give out aid based on skin color

Didn't the government just give a trillion dollars to white-owned business including AIG? Oh right, we weren't supposed to notice the skin color of those handouts.
 
Didn't the government just give a trillion dollars to white-owned business including AIG? Oh right, we weren't supposed to notice the skin color of those handouts.

....and Fannie Mae.....and Freddie Mac......and GM.....and any other union-based company or Democrat-linked company they saw fit.

Anyone except the struggling homeowners they promised it to.
 
Didn't the government just give a trillion dollars to white-owned business including AIG? Oh right, we weren't supposed to notice the skin color of those handouts.

I am not opposed to bailing out an institution that if allowed to fail would drag the rest of the economy further into the tank, regardless of who owns it. But to say a business must be saved only because of WHO owns it, is in of itself ridiculous.
 
I understand the desire to do this, but when we are bleeding money like we are now it is simply not the time. When we could afford it, it would not be needed, so I guess minority owned broadcasters are out going to have to be able to compete.

Who was it who said "capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell"?
 
TheHill.com - Democrats seek financial rescue of minority-owned broadcasters



are you freaking kidding me? we should give out aid based on skin color

**** that. you have a marketable sustainable product, or you dont
should we save the NY Times because she is gray?? :roll:

http://www.debatepolitics.com/us-pa...dems-seek-economic-aide-based-skin-color.html

Beat ya to it. ;)

And yes, racism is alive and well in American Government. Just look to the Dems to see it in action.
 
Didn't the government just give a trillion dollars to white-owned business including AIG? Oh right, we weren't supposed to notice the skin color of those handouts.

We're they handed out expressly BECAUSE the people were right? Nope, so your race baiting = fail.
 
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