On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Mark J. wrote: > > > On Nov 9, 2:58 pm, Wesley McGee wrote: > > . . .aka the rich folks who play chess using poor folks.. > > > > http://www.newsweek.com/2010/11/01/power-list.html > > > > As described by Newsweek: > > In the oversaturated, hypercommodified media culture of 2010, the most > > influential political figures are generally the ones who make the most > money > > peddling their perspectives. To figure who's tops in this new world, > > NEWSWEEK asked Wealth-X, an intelligence and research firm, to compile a > > list of the 50 highest-earning political figures of 2010. Included in the > > rankings are politicians, ex-politicians, media personalities, and > political > > consultants who hawk their personal brands in the public marketplace—and > > influence American political discourse in the process. > > > > Select Chessmasters. . . > > 1 Rush Limbaugh, $59M > > 2 Glenn Beck $33M > > 3 Sean Hannity $22M > > 4 Bill O'Reilly $20M > > 5 Jon Stewart $15M > > 6 Sarah Palin $14M > > 9 Keith Olbermann $7.5M > > 13 Stephen Colbert $5M > > 17 Chris Matthews $4.5M > > 19 Bill Maher $4M > > 22 Joe Scarborough $3.5M > > 30 Rachel Maddow $2M > > and... > > 7. Don Imus (simulcast on Fox Business Network) $11M > 10t Laura Ingraham (frequent fill-in for Billo, former FNC host) $7M > 13t Mark Levin (supposedly Hannity's political protege, talk radio) > $5M > 23 Fareed Zakaria (CNN host) $3.1M > 30t Charlie Rose $2M > 40. Ronald Martin (CNN, Chicago radio, Tom Joyner) $1.1M > 41t John McLaughlin ("Mor-TONE") $1M > 41t "Pitolin" (Spanish radio DJ) $1M > 48. Mary Matalin (former CNBC host) $800K > 49. Ann Coulter (perennial guest) $750K > > To add to this list one more time, also tied at #19 is Jorge Ramos which they report at $4M (but which Univision disputes), which would suggest that Newsweek sees growing clout there. Curiously Ramos is on there for Noticias Univision, an evening news show of the type they disqualified from the list on the English speaking side (thus no Brian Williams or Katie Coo [ http://youtu.be/3eooXNd0heM#t=100s ]).
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