Meredith Attwell Baker, one of the two Republican Commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission, plans to step down—and right into a top lobbying job at Comcast-NBC.
The news, reported this afternoon by the Wall Street Journal, The Hill, and Politico, comes after the hugely controversial merger of Comcast and NBC earlier this year. At the time, Baker objected to FCC attempts to impose conditions on the deal and argued that the “complex and significant transaction” could “bring exciting benefits to consumers that outweigh potential harms.”
Four months after approving the massive transaction, Attwell Baker will take a top DC lobbying job for the new Comcast-NBC entity, according to reports
Let’s put a face to the name
Hey Mrs. Baker – how much did you get for your soul?
UPDATE 2: She responds via the Consumerist
UPDATE (video from Daily show):
UPDATE 3: Wow – Hulu took the video down so here’s a bad audio mirror
haha… great stuff… I read your blog all the time and totally
agree with everything you say!
Thanks Julian! Glad to hear – look forward to seeing you comment
more frequently =)
I fucking hate Meridith Baker!
She has a right as an American to choose a profession that she
wants. It’s called “freedom”, look it up sometime you left leaning
idiot.
She has a right as an American to choose a profession that she
wants. It’s called “greed”, look it up sometime you left leaning
idiot. – fixed that for you I don’t think you can find an American
that isn’t pro freedom. Let me ask you this – do you feel free when
you travel using the airlines? What will it be sir? A patdown or a
backcatter?
I feel free because those systems are in place to protect us from
terrorists. So yes, I feel very free from terrorism.
That is a pretty foolish thing to say. Haven’t you ever heard the
saying “where there is a will there is a way”?
So you’re feeling to sacrifice freedom for protection? And yet
still feel free? What do you think the odds are of you being taken
out by terrorists prior to 9/11 and all these other ‘security’
measures and compromises in freedom? How many times did it happen?
The odds are pretty low, due to organizations like Homeland
Security, and legislation like the 107-56. Open your eyes people.
She is one shady old lady!