On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:39:14 -0400 "Charles Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Over on Marxmail, Shane Mage suggested that a probably decisive > aspect > for CBS was that Don Imus's remarks exposed the network to possible > litigation. You simply cannot call people whores on the public > airwaves and not expect to be sued for libel. If litigation should > occur, CBS and Imus can expect to be paying out millions of dollars > in > damages. That and the prospect of organized boycotts of network > sponsors, I think, made this a rather easy business decision for the > powers that be at CBS and MSNBC. > > Jim F. > -- > > ^^^^^^ > CB: I often tend toward vulgar materialist explanations , myself. > :>)
They work for me. I suspect anything else would be to give CBS and MSNBC too much credit. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Marxism-Thaxis mailing list > Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu > To change your options or unsubscribe go to: > http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis > _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
