-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX MON JAN 08, 2001 10:09:42 ET XXXXX MTV SNUBS BUSH; NO INAUGURAL PARTY PLANNED AFTER CLINTON BLOWOUTS **Exclusive** After hosting two consecutive Inauguration celebrations for the Clinton presidency, MTV NETWORKS has decided to snub George W. Bush when he takes the oath in Washington later this month. The final decision not to celebrate the new president was made by Sumner Redstone, CEO of VIACOM, MTV's parent company, according to sources. Repeated calls to Redstone, whose company recently awarded an $8 million book deal to first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, went unreturned. "We are not doing anything this year, we are sitting it out," confirmed MTV spokeswoman Andrea Manning in New York on Monday morning. When asked why MTV was not holding a Bush event this year, one MTV staffer in New York laughed: "He's not a Democrat." The Bush snub raises questions about MTV's claim that its Choose or Lose and Rock the Vote campaigns are nonpartisan efforts to increase voter participation with the nation's youth. "We have no intention of endorsing any candidate in this race, directly or indirectly," claimed Dave Sirulnick, director of MTV news in 1992. Yet the network rolled out the red carpet and went heavy rotation after a Clinton victory. President Clinton proclaimed onstage at the MTV Ball in January 1993, "Everybody here knows that MTV has a lot to do with the Clinton-Gore victory." "Thank you, MTV!" gloated Al Gore, in front of 4,000 partygoers. "Thank you for winning this election. You did it!" In '97, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was honored at the MTV/CONDE NAST "Pre-Inaugural Cocktail Party" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Rep. Barney Frank and actor Kevin Spacey partied together at the Corcoran, along with Sumner Redstone. "The Bush family is in to the REAL thing, Country Western, so who cares what these punks at MTV do," noted one observer. ----------------------------------------------------------- Filed By Matt Drudge *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
