Why is conservative radio so kind to Mitt Romney?

[RCG Trader]

Quote from DAS Trader:

I have wondered this for a while now. Romney is basically a democrat when you look at his record. He practically mirrors Obama, yet somehow, the least conservative republican is the republican front runner. How does this make sense?

The following explains it perfectly:

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Wouldn't it be great if a Republican presidential candidate could just buy the support of just about every major conservative talk show host in America? Well, it may not be as far-fetched as you may think. Clear Channel owns more radio stations (850) than anyone else in the United States. They also own Premiere Radio Networks, the company that syndicates the radio shows of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck, among others.

Needless to say, Clear Channel basically owns conservative talk radio in the United States. So who owns Clear Channel? Well, it turns out that Bain Capital is one of the primary owners of Clear Channel. Yes, you read that correctly. The company that Mitt Romney ran for so long is one of the "big bosses" over virtually all conservative talk radio in America.

Of course Mitt Romney is not running Bain Capital anymore. He is a "retired partner", but he still has a huge financial stake in Bain Capital. We're talking about millions upon millions of dollars. If you doubt this, just check out page 34 of this public financial disclosure report. So if you have been wondering why so many conservative talk show hosts are being so incredibly kind to Mitt Romney, this just might be the answer.

In the media world, there is a clear understanding that you simply do not bite the hand that feeds you. Some of the most prominent conservative talk radio hosts are earning tens of millions of dollars a year.

If you were making tens of millions of dollars a year, wouldn't you be very careful to avoid offending your boss?

http://endoftheamericandream.com/ar...gh-sean-hannity-glenn-beck-michael-savage-etc

See, this is why I come down here. To learn shit like this.

 

[DemZad]

Quote from Maverick74:

You may not have paid attention in 2008 but I did. They blew the Mormon thing all over the place. I thought it was pretty pathetic how much they attacked him over his religion. And again, nobody was being nice to this guy till he won. I have not missed a single debate and I read all the press and blogs. Even now after being the first conservative in almost 100 years to win both Iowa and New Hampshire, they still have a rather lukewarm reception to him.

What they are doing is defending him against these bullshit Bain Capital attacks from Newt and Perry. Even Ron Paul is defending him. So yes, if that is what you meant, they are defending him because quite frankly, it's embarrassing that these guys would attack the free market like they are.

It smacks of desperation on the part of the attackers to levy these kinds of anti corporate charges, however, witness how quickly they fall back in line.

 

[RCG Trader]

Quote from DAS Trader:

It smacks of desperation on the part of the attackers to levy these kinds of anti corporate charges, however, witness how quickly they fall back in line.

Nah, battle tactic.

Do the hit piece, and then say you are sorry. Notice that King of Bain is still running, and it is getting mic checked by nearly everyone.

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

Quote from denner:

There is/was a very credible alternative to Romney. Then again I'm pretty certain you fall into the same category as Trader666 and 377Ohms.

Sorry, but I'm not following you. I'm not making value judgments about the candidates, just trying to analyze in shorthand fashion why they didn't get traction. You can see from my previous posts that I liked Bachmann and have a ton of respect for Ron Paul. I think Romney is a very capable guy who has lived a pretty exemplary life. I'm not sure he is the sort of transformational figure we need right now, but he is a vast improvement over obama.

One thing we do desperately need is leadership. Romney is a leader with a long track record. I understand that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and grew up with advantages that Obama couldn't have imagined, but life isn't fair. Other than a brief stint as Editor in Chief of the Harvard Law Review, which seems diminished by the obvious affirmative action taint and the fact he never produced anythingremotely scholarly as expected, Obama had never held any leadership position prior to his election. it shows. He is a weak leader who cannot muster support beyond a coterie of true believers and personality cultists.