Today, I learned that CBS News named Jeff Ballabon, a New York Republican activist, to serve as the Senior Vice President of Communications.
What is CBS thinking? This guy is very far out there with his partisan rhetoric.
A decade ago, I debated Ballabon in New York. I represented the Democratic Jewish community while he spoke on behalf of Republican Jews. During the debate, Ballabon claimed that, after his most recent job in Washington, he became convinced that Democrats are inherently bad people and Republicans are fundamentally good people.
What planet does this guy come from? It's astonishing that CBS News would name Ballabon to its senior management.
In fact, it is not atypical of Ballabon to use this kind of extreme partisan rhetoric. During the 2008 election, Ballabon said, "Obama is incredibly dangerous."
During the 2004 elections, JTA reported, "AIPAC has touted this election [in 2004] as a 'win-win' proposition, noting Bush's strong support for Israel and Kerry's 100 percent pro-Israel voting record in the Senate." In response, Ballabon wrote, "Bush and Kerry 'win-win?' Republicans and Democrats indistinguishable? It would be funny if Jews weren't being killed."
Ironically, Ballabon told JTA, following his new CBS News appointment, that he "always worked well with Democrats and Republicans."
The website of the Ballabon Group, where Ballabon serves as President, quotes a satisfied client saying, "When Jeff Ballabon tells you he can do something, consider it done."
Maybe Ballabon can get "it done," but perhaps CBS News can get "it done" more effectively by paying more attention when vetting its senior executives.
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as it applies to Obama.
I have seen many others that have done the same. We should just not let these things go by.
they feed you Fox News and Sean Hannity and claim they are trying to represent all points of view.
Seen on Sean Hannity via Yahoo News “Obama is on course to become as unsuccessf
We are a very polarized nation right now. At a time it is critical that we can all find some common ground.
I stopped watching CBS news a long time ago, and don't see a return anytime soon.
Trillion $ deficit
Torture
Limitiatio
Trumped up War in Iraq
Outing of a CIA agent
Politicizi
Hurricane Katrina disaster without any assistance to its citizens
More hatred for America--t
George W Bush
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
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largest expansion of the lower class poor (more people in poverty)
The list goes on and on and on....and they are the nice ones? They are the M O S T hateful people on earth. Interestin
This is just another case of a Republican saying something hoping that if he says it enough they will believe it.
It's crystal clear that they would rather see their country flat on its back than lift a finger to fix what they broke.
Otherwise, the CBS doesn't have anything to offer me that I enjoy.
Just look at the football offerings - oops, they don't have any.
As an endnote, this guy won't last.
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Can you please draft a protest letter to CBS? I'm sure you'll get thousands of signatures in support of removing this man. I'll be the FIRST to sign. This is outrageous
Anyone know where we can find one?
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It doesn't surprise me that management has added yet another hack to the payroll.