You do know that General Electric owns NBC. Could that explain why that network is so liberal, pro-Obama? Of course--NBC promotes policies that Obama wants, and then GE receives government contracts. While it is not so "straight line", this does explain why a TV network owned by a business promotes the socialistic policies of President Obama.
"According to a recently released Center for Responsive Politics review of reports filed with the U.S. Senate and U.S. House, General Electric and its subsidiaries spent more than $9.5 million on federal lobbying from April to June the most it's spent on lobbying since President Obama has been in office.
Why? As the fight over cap-and-trade grows, so does lobbying. Since January, GE and its units have spent more than $17.6 million on lobbying a jump of 50% over the first six months of 2009.
GE is just one of many organizations and individuals that stand to make money if cap-and-trade makes it through Congress. GE makes wind turbines, not oil rigs, and has a vested interest in shutting down its fossil fuel competitors.
In an Aug. 19, 2009 e-mail obtained by Steve Milloy of JunkScience.com, General Electric Vice Chairman John Rice called on his GE co-workers to join the General Electric Political Action Committee "to collectively help support candidates who share the values and goals of GE."
And what are those goals, and just what has GEPAC accomplished thus far? "On climate change," Rice wrote, "we were able to work closely with key authors of the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill, recently passed by the House of Representatives. If this bill is enacted into law, it will benefit many GE businesses."
General Electric, NBC, is willing to throw your business under the bus--killing jobs--as long as GE gets the Federal contracts.
Cap and Trade is Cap and Tax--and you pay the bill, with GE promoting the higher taxes and job losses.
Historically, some business sold out to totalitarian regimes, hoping to reap the benefits of corruption and socialism--looks like General Electric is a modern day version.
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"According to a recently released Center for Responsive Politics review of reports filed with the U.S. Senate and U.S. House, General Electric and its subsidiaries spent more than $9.5 million on federal lobbying from April to June the most it's spent on lobbying since President Obama has been in office.
Why? As the fight over cap-and-trade grows, so does lobbying. Since January, GE and its units have spent more than $17.6 million on lobbying a jump of 50% over the first six months of 2009.
GE is just one of many organizations and individuals that stand to make money if cap-and-trade makes it through Congress. GE makes wind turbines, not oil rigs, and has a vested interest in shutting down its fossil fuel competitors.
In an Aug. 19, 2009 e-mail obtained by Steve Milloy of JunkScience.com, General Electric Vice Chairman John Rice called on his GE co-workers to join the General Electric Political Action Committee "to collectively help support candidates who share the values and goals of GE."
And what are those goals, and just what has GEPAC accomplished thus far? "On climate change," Rice wrote, "we were able to work closely with key authors of the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill, recently passed by the House of Representatives. If this bill is enacted into law, it will benefit many GE businesses."
General Electric, NBC, is willing to throw your business under the bus--killing jobs--as long as GE gets the Federal contracts.
Cap and Trade is Cap and Tax--and you pay the bill, with GE promoting the higher taxes and job losses.
Historically, some business sold out to totalitarian regimes, hoping to reap the benefits of corruption and socialism--looks like General Electric is a modern day version.
More...