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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDancing Dave Scores Another Gig---Ladies and Gentlemen, your liberal media
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which calls itself the voice of small business, is one of the Republican partys strongest allies. The group spent over $1 million on outside ads in the 2010 campaign all of it backing Republican House and Senate candidates (and, Bloomberg News reported last month, another $1.5 million that it kept hidden and said was exempt from disclosure requirements). The group is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Obamacare law and bankrolled state governments challenges to the law. The NFIB has also taken stances against allowing the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases, opposing regulations on businesses, and supporting curtailing union rights.
Given the groups obvious Republican alliance, it comes as little surprise that the NFIBs three-day 2012 Small Business Summit, which begins Monday, will feature headliners Karl Rove and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).
But the first name and photo on the invitation for the $150-per-person event Tuesdays keynote address speaker is NBCs Meet the Press host David Gregory. He is marketed by NBC as an anchor and trusted journalist.
Given the groups obvious Republican alliance, it comes as little surprise that the NFIBs three-day 2012 Small Business Summit, which begins Monday, will feature headliners Karl Rove and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).
But the first name and photo on the invitation for the $150-per-person event Tuesdays keynote address speaker is NBCs Meet the Press host David Gregory. He is marketed by NBC as an anchor and trusted journalist.
http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/05/12/482926/david-gregory-republican-nfib/
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Dancing Dave Scores Another Gig---Ladies and Gentlemen, your liberal media (Original Post)
kpete
May 2012
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freshwest
(53,661 posts)1. "Trusted journalist" is their code word for reliable sycophant.
Even though he's cute, the definition applies to him and lot of their other paid voices:
syc·o·phant - noun
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
There are way too many of them on television, giving the Reichwing a free pass daily.
Peregrine Took
(7,417 posts)2. "Cute?" Him? n/t
freshwest
(53,661 posts)4. Cute comment. n/t
Spazito
(50,564 posts)3. Geez, he should be removed from MTP....
at the very least, imo. I know most of us DUers already knew he was a repub shill poorly masquerading as a neutral 'journalist' but, damn, he's not even trying to hide it any more.