Former Beer Man with Ties to Delay's K Street Cabal Heads Broadcast Lobby

[SOURCE: Center for Digital Democracy, AUTHOR: Jeff Chester]
[Commentary] "The nation's radio and television broadcasters have now aligned themselves even more closely with the right wing of the GOP. David Rehr is best known as a ranking member of Rep. Tom DeLay's "K Street Project" wrecking crew, which raised enormous sums for the former House majority leader and his National Republican Congressional Committee cronies. By fully joining DeLay's K Street Project (which places GOP operatives in leadership positions at trade associations and lobbying shops), the NAB is now clearly an "O and O" (owned and operated) of the GOP. These insider connections will no doubt come in handy as Rehr and the NAB seek to secure favors from the GOP controlled Congress and FCC. A further weakening of what little public interest programming broadcasters do can be expected. Given Rehr's role as head of the National Beer Wholesalers Association, we can also expect to see even more ads for alcohol on television as well. The NAB has always been "drunk" with its power. Now they are taking a more literal approach to ensure nothing gets in the way of their anti-public interest agenda."
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