Romney and Rush are business partners

[swake]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

What are the rules about equal time on the show for a candidate? Are they affected if Romney is a part owner of the company that airs the show?

What are the possible ways that Rush did this...

1) He was ordered to promote Romney because he is an employee and doesn't want to harm his multi-million dollar contract.  

2) He did it because he is in on it and they all stand to make a lot of money if Romney can win.

3) He doesn't know who owns his company. He is a simple man who just does his job and keeps his nose to the grindstone. Romney's friends bought the company and his name never came up.

4) Rush looked deep in his soul and really believes Romney is the best candidate, somewhat because he has had business dealings with his associates.

5) Rush is really in charge of everything not controlled by Oprah, including Romney and the republican party.

I think that Rush has such a following and has such a well known name that there is no way his employer could order him to say anything. If he really clashed with whatever company he has his contact with (and it is Clear Channel) that he would easily find many bidders for the right to syndicate his show. That does not mean that Clear Channel could not create some sort of financial incentive for him to follow the company line but I would think he hardly is in need of money unless his little pill habit is back out of control.

Ingram and Hannity and most of the others are so bland and repetitive that they certainly could be ordered to do what the company says. So long as the replacement was just another mildly offensive Neocon that pandered to conservative Christian values I'm not sure that anyone would notice if they or most other talk radio hosts were replaced.

Beck and maybe O'Reilly might be exceptions to that along with Rush. The others are kind of just a mush of the same old crap, there's little difference from one to another. Oh, there's that Savage freak, there's no one like him. So much hate, he's truly sick. I think most of talk radio hosts are acting much of the time anyway, and that includes Rush. Talk radio is more show business than honest and thoughtful politics and there is a proven formula for success in conservative talk radio.  

I think that Rush has decided on his own that Romney is the most electable (in November) of the bunch, and I think he may be right. Beck is Mormon and backing Romney is a natural there. Hannity and Ingram may well be toeing the company line and anyway disagreeing with Rush too much is probably just not good for your talk radio career. Rush did invent that successful talk radio formula and is the biggest brand in the industry.

[RecycleMichael]

Does Romney still benefit by profits of Cain Capital?
Yes.

Does Cain Capital own the contract of Rush Limbaugh?
Yes.

Does Rush constantly try to get Romney elected?
Yes.

Has any of this relationship been admitted by Rush?
No.

[cannon_fodder]

DOES Romney still have a vested interest in Bain?
No.

Does Bain own Rush's Contract?
No.  
Clear Channel is still a public company, trading at $28.91 a share pending completion of any deal.  Some rumors have the deal falling through.
http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:CCU
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a82c2c8-ceda-11dc-877a-000077b07658.html

Does Rush want Romney elected?
Yes.

Has rush "admitted" a relationship?
Yes:

quote:He has had to divest himself from Bain Capital.  Bain Capital does not own a major stake in Clear Channel, not yet.  Bain Capital and Thomas Lee Partners have entered into a deal to purchase Clear Channel and take it private, but it hasn't been approved.  It requires a bunch of approval.  It hasn't been done.  

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_020408/content/01125111.guest.html.guest.html

Thanks for adding another level to the argument against the theory

1) Bain does not yet own Clear Channel
2) Romney is no longer involved with Bain
3) There is no evidence of any influence
and 4) You don't know what purpose it would serve.

Again, nice try, but upon closer inspection it fails.  Please stop making me defend Rush (who I don't really like) and Romney (who I did not vote for) in an argument about Clear Channel (for whom I have no real interest).

[Townsend]

CNN breaking news is saying Romney is "suspending" the campaign

[Conan71]

All sounds sort of like alt theories.  That's really out there.  

I think YT said something about Romney not having a verifiable as either a lib or con  record like a Senator.  For a Republican to win as Governor in Mass. he/she would have to be pretty liberal.  He did help impliment one of the larger state-sponsored "universal healthcares" in the country.

[cannon_fodder]

Conan, I'd be just fine with a state sponsored health care system IF I thought it was scaled and implemented in such a manner that it made sense for the state as a whole, those without health insurance, AND those that will foot the bill.  It's probably possible for a concerted effort to bennefit most everyone.  I'm not against government health care per se, just the cluster that will surely develop if the massive and lumbering Federal government gives it a try.

That does not necessarily mean the state will do better, but I'd at least have a better chance of understanding it.  I'd think they would encourage states to get in this game so they could try to figure out what, if any, system might work on a national level.  But you can't very well claim credit or get many votes by fixing things with simple solutions now can you...