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Turner Compares Fox's Popularity to Hitler
By Jim Finkle -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/25/2005 2:14:00 PM
Ted Turner called Fox a propaganda tool of the Bush administration and indirectly compared Fox News Channel's popularity to Adolph Hitler's popular election to run Germany before World War II.
Turner made those fiery comments in his first address at the National Association for Television Programming Executives' conference since he was ousted from Time Warner Inc. five years ago.
The 66-year-old billionaire, who leveraged a television station in Atlanta into a media empire, made the comment before a standing-room-only crowd at NATPE's opening session Tuesday.
His no-nonsense, sometimes humorous approach during the one-hour Q&A generated frequent loud applause and laughter.
Among the highlights:
* On Fox News: While Fox may be the largest news network [and has overtaken Turner's CNN], it's not the best, Turner said. He followed up by pointing out that Adolph Hitler got the most votes when he was elected to run Germany prior to WWII. He said the network is the propaganda tool for the Bush Administration. "There's nothing wrong with that. It's certainly legal. But it does pose problems for our democracy. Particularly when the news is dumbed down," leaving voters without critical information on politics and world events and overloaded with fluff," he said.
* On TV news in general: "We need to be very well informed. We need to know what's going on in the world. "a little less Hollywood news and a little more hard news would probably be good for our society."
* On media consolidation:"The consolidation has made it almost impossible for an independent. It's virtually impossible to start a cable network." Broadcasters and programmers "don't want more independent voices out there. They own everything. That's why I went into the restaurant business. Either that or I'd work for a salary for one of the big jerks.
* The war in Iraq: "We've spent 200 billion destroying Iraq. Now we've got to spend 200 billion to rebuild it, if they'll let us -- and all to find a nut in a fox hole -- one guy," Turner said. "He posed no threat to any of his neighbors, particularly with us there with overwhelming military superiority." --"it is obscene and stupid"
* Why selling his company to Time Warner turned out to be a huge mistake: At the time he agreed to sell his company, "it was from a business standpoint the right thing to do." He owned 9 percent of the merged company, which "which got me some real serious respect." But after the company acquired AOL, Turner's stake in the new company was diluted to 3 percent. "Then I got the pink slip"
* Why it wasn't that huge a mistake: "I have a responsibility not to be too critical of my old company. It is a good company and I had a lot of experiences there. A lot of time things that are painful at the time they occurred turn out to be for the best."
* Ted Turner for President? "I'm too old and too burned out to take on that responsibility. I thought about it when I was younger. I don't know if I could have gotten elected or not. It would have been a lot of fun to do when I had higher energy levels."
* What he'll put on his tombstone: "I have nothing more to say."
ted turner. man. acrobat. fruitloop.
you decide.
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Is this the same ultra melon that was marries to hanoi Jane?
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Originally posted by wombatt
Is this the same ultra melon that was marries to hanoi Jane?
The very one.
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He should be right behind her in the STFU line.
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turner was at gettysburg running through fields of blue.
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We can no longer be mad at Hanoi Jane, for when she separated with Ted she got Jesus. She has become very religious in her later years. I think she started her own church to.
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"ted turner. man. acrobat. fruitloop.
you decide.
Himmmm? You're not giving me much to work with....
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Originally posted by Otto
"ted turner. man. acrobat. fruitloop.
you decide.
Himmmm? You're not giving me much to work with....
hey man, take it where it needs to go.
if i remember he once gave a massive amount of his fortune to the UN too.
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Originally posted by JB88
hey man, take it where it needs to go.
if i remember he once gave a massive amount of his fortune to the UN too.
And...
Ted and Hanoi Jane came out very strongly for gun control. Then they spent some time shooting skeet and trap.
Guns? Not for the little people, says Teddie. Those unwashed hordes could hurt somebody.
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how could anyone so stupid be so rich?
maybe he got stupid after he got rich , yeah , thats the ticket.
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A FOXNEWS spokesperson responded: "Ted is understandably bitter having lost his ratings, his network and now his mind -- we wish him well."
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"On Fox News: While Fox may be the largest news network [and has overtaken Turner's CNN], it's not the best, Turner said. He followed up by pointing out that Adolph Hitler got the most votes when he was elected to run Germany prior to WWII."
Translation: Most popular doesn't equal best choice. Not Fox News = Hitler.
Calling Fox News a propaganda tool for Bush is just retarded, though.
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Originally posted by JB88
hey man, take it where it needs to go.
if i remember he once gave a massive amount of his fortune to the UN too.
Ok, then I'll go with Fruitloop
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Maybe Ted is suffering a diasease that is begining to grow more sever than his medications can cover up for now. Might be the reason for James split with him. Some of his comments if he were not a billionair would have lead people to this conclusion.
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Originally posted by Otto
Ok, then I'll go with Fruitloop
lol
:D