[Zzlist-deux] Election Follies

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*Intercept* reports via *Extra!* that CBS CEO Les Moonves is ecstatic over
the revenues flowing into entertainment coffers from the primary campaigns
(I've never seen anything like this, and this is going to be a very good
year for us.”). Moonves, the entertainment mogul, understands better than
most the triumph of entertainment over substance, posture over issues; CBS
and the other mega-corporations peddle reality television and tabloid news.
So it's not surprising to see him hail the current electoral season's
antics as special (“Man, who would have expected the ride we're all having
right now? ...Who would have thought that this circus would have come to
town?”). For Moonves and his ilk the more inanity and sensationalism, the
more money flows into corporate coffers (“You know, we love having all 16
Republican candidates throwing crap at each other. It's great. The more
they spend, the better it is for us...”).... *TO READ MORE, PLEASE GO TO:
http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/ <http://zzs-blg.blogspot.com/>*
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