Disney

Examining the ecology of media lies

Once again Atrios alerts us to a Media Matters report that documents the news as entertainment reporting of ABC, never letting their viewers know that Obama was telling the truth when he said that illegal aliens would not be covered under his plan.

So why would ABC News leave that out? We have no way to know, but since ABC's parent company, Disney, has a relationship with a pharmaceutical company, Procter & Gamble, clearly they have a vested interest in misreporting the health reform story.

If you're looking for a link to the "mouse orgy" that Disney tried to ban, here it is

Through the miracle of Google cache and answers.com:

Voila.

Amazing, isn't it?

Why Jebbie has Mickey Rat's nuts in a vise

Now everything falls into place. American Progress via the excellent Charles from a suggestion by alert areader follow the money at Digby:

As governor of Florida, Jeb Bush serves as a trustee for the state employees' pension fund. That fund owns approximately 7.3 million shares of Disney stock.

And it's not like Jebbie would use the worker's pension fund, money that doesn't belong to him, corruptly, or anything. I mean, these guys aren't like the Ohio Republicans, for heaven's sake!

And, since Disneyworld is in Florida, Jebbie has another way to put Igers nuts in a vice get Bob Iger's attention:

Disney's agreement with the state of Florida "gives the entertainment company near complete control over 40,000 acres" in the central part of the state. Disney's theme parks operate "free from government oversight – [Disney] is in effect the government – and can do almost whatever it wants with its land."

So, Florida essentially set up a franchise government called Disney: a state within a state. And the franchise Florida giveth, could taketh away:

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