'What would it cost to buy the support of just about every nationally-syndicated neocon talk show host in America? About $19.5 Billion, which is what Mitt Romney's private equity firm, Bain Capital, and Thomas H. Lee Partners have agreed to pay in a leveraged buyout agreement with Clear Channel Communications, the largest radio station owner in the country.'
'FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is rushing through plans to remove decades-old media ownership protections. And he's trying to do it without public scrutiny.'