Media Consolidation - Al Gore

Al Gore continues making sense. In the AP article linked below, he calls to task right-wingers Vladimir Putin and Silvio Berlusconi, who are more brazen than Rupert Murdoch, controlling media outlets.

In the United States "the only thing that matters in American politics now is having enough money to put 30-second commercials on the air often enough to convince the voters to elect you or re-elect you," he said. "The person who has the most money to run the most ads usually wins."

Gore lashes out at media consolidation