By RM
monday, september 22, 2025 at 6:29:00 p.m. edt
The quid pro quo system of communist propaganda
I mentioned this over at zh, but I don't think anyone over there knew what I was referring to (anything from my era is ancient history by now): a lifetime ago, the dirtbag Smothers Brothers got cancelled for airing their Commie politics in prime time, without informing cbs of the content ahead of time. Their ratings were certainly higher than nearly anything on the air today, yet there were no protests. (People used to write letters of complaint when a show was cancelled-they sure didn't march in the streets!)
There was an article online which I don't have saved that explained why low-rated shows get kept on the air, and advertisers continue to support them, as long as they promote liberal values. It's sort of a quid pro quo system unrelated to direct financial gain, but paying off in other ways. Same with all the far-left movies that keep getting made despite huge financial losses. (Of course, enormous mega-corporations can continue to absorb such losses-especially when you have a President who doesn't believe in enforcing anti-trust laws, which would upset the totally corrupt stock market.)
-RM
3 comments:
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"We had different mammies,nigga!"
"Sheeet."
--GRA
Dickie:Hey Tommy,did you see Cronkite,on the news,say we should get out of Vietnam?
Tommy:And...and..go WHERE?
Dickie:That's a very good question,Tommy. Where haven't our troops been to yet? They've been to Europe,Japan,Vietnam...
Tommy:Chicago?
Dickie:Did you forget about the Convention already?
Tommy:K..K..Kinda--I hung out with the Beatles that week. I got a little high with my friends.
Dickie:Name dropper.
Tommy:(smiling on one side of his mouth)Not me--John Lennon--I would NEVER--McCartney--stoop so low--George Harrison--as to be a name dropper--Ringo.
Dickie:I apologize,Tommy.
Tommy:You should--"All You Need Is Love"--I was in the video. I accept your apology.
--GRA
Dickie:I looked it up and you were never in the "All you Need is Love" video.
Tommy:I wasn't?
Dickie:No,but you WERE in the "Give Peace a Chance" film.
Tommy:I gotta tell you,those days were pretty much a blur,Dickie.
Dickie:Probably like tonight is,huh Tommy.
Tommy:Whoossh.
Dickie:Ladies and gentleman,a man who has never whooshed in his life--Pat Paulsen.
--GRA
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