When the campaign first kicked off I really liked what Gov. Huckabee was saying. He struck a genuine chord with Americans and had a great message.
But from the start, Gov. Huckabee was never given a fair shake by the media. Radio talk show hosts spoke out vehemently against him. And I wondered why; Americans loved him.
One-by-one I have heard my favorite radio personalities come out and endorse Mitt Romney, the liberal Massachusetts Governor, while bashing Huckabee for no apparent reason. They are losing listeners by the droves with this push to elect Romney, yet it continues in a forceful manner.
In fact, I haven’t heard one talk show host touting Huckabee; they try to paint their listeners as crazy if they happen to like Mike.
This story will be told. If Romney is the nominee, the Democrats will use this to kill his election. If not it will come out later; mark my words.
The club to hit Romney with? Romney has talk radio in his pocket -- Mark P. Mays CEO of Clear Channel Communication, Lester Mays, the founder of Clear Channel and Randall Mays, President of Clear Channel, have all maxed out contributions to the Romney for President Campaign. What will digging reveal? Time will tell.
News talk stations owned by Clear Channel usually have a standard slate of
hosts. The morning show is usually local, with other timeslots filled by local
and syndicated hosts. Programs that appear on many Clear Channel talk stations
include Glenn Beck Program, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Dr. Laura, and Coast to
Coast AM, all of which are affiliated with Premiere Radio Networks in some
fashion. The Sean Hannity Show, The Savage Nation, The Mark Levin Show and Dave
Ramsey are non-Premiere shows that air on many (if not most) Clear Channel
stations.
What do all of these guys have in common? Oh, yeah, they all hate Gov. Huckabee. Could Romney tie into this?
Romney is a former CEO of Bain & Company, a management consulting firm, and
the co-founder of Bain Capital, a private equity investment firm. From 1978 to
1984, Romney was a vice president of Bain & Company, Inc., another
management consulting firm based in Boston. In 1984, Romney left Bain &
Company to co-found a spin-off private equity investment firm, Bain Capital.
During the 14 years he headed the company, Bain Capital's average annual
internal rate of return on realized investments was 113 percent, making money
primarily through leveraged buyouts.
On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel Communications agreed to be acquired by Bain Capital and Thomas Lee
Partners for nearly $19 billion.
1 comments:
I am a whole-hearted supporter of Mr. Huckabee...since the first day he announced he was forming an exploratory committee...I've known this information for a LONG time now, and no one seems to say a word about it and it sickens me...Romney tries to portray himself as the true conservative...he's far from it...and I hope enough peope read this in time before it's too late.
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