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Tag(s): 60 Minutes; Alabama; Bush Admin; Bush Co-Conspirators; Corporation CBS; Fraudulent Elections; Media Distortion; Media Hypocrisy; Media Right Wing; Media Shills; (more...) Past Elections; Politicization; State Government; State Governor (less...)
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February 25, 2008 at 17:44:01

Bush buddies blacked out "60 Minutes"

by Mark Crispin Miller Page 1 of 1 page(s)

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Well, what a surprise!

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Owners of Ala. station where Siegelman report blacked out have close Bush ties

Facing South - Durham,NC,USA
WHNT -- the CBS affiliate for northern Alabama where the "60 Minutes" report on former Gov. Don Siegelman's controversial prosecution was blacked out last night -- is owned by Oak Hill Capital Partners. The investment firm was founded by billionaire Texan Robert Bass, the son of oilman Perry Richardson Bass. Robert's brother Ed was a Yale classmate and personal friend of George W. Bush, and along with brother Lee they put up $25 million to finance Harken Oil in the late 1980s while George W. Bush was serving on the board of directors.

The Bass brothers' political action committees donated more than $200,000 to Bush's gubernatorial campaigns, while their personal donations topped $270,000, according to UTWatch.org. Lee Bass was also among the Bush Pioneers in 2000 and 2004, raising at least $100,000 for the presidential campaign in each election cycle, according to Texans for Public Justice.

Meanwhile, Harper's Scott Horton -- who has been following the Siegelman story closely -- reports that the station's general manager initially gave an incorrect explanation for the broadcast failure, blaming it on "network problems." He also notes that the station "was noteworthy for its hostility to Siegelman and support for his Republican adversary."

http://southernstudies.org/facingsouth/2008/02/owners-of-ala-station-where-siegelman.asp

Mark's new book, Loser Take All: Election Fraud and the Subversion of Democracy, 2000-2008, a collection 14 essays on Bush/Cheney's election fraud since (and including) 2000, is just out, from Ig Publishing. He is also the author of Fooled Again: The Real Case for Electoral Reform, which is now out in paperback from Basic Books, with over 100 pages of new material. He may be reached through his blog at markcrispinmiller.com. A movie based on his off-Broadway show, A Patriot Act, is available on DCD at www.patriotnation.com.