[TowerTalk] Re: BPL

[Robert Shohet]

> BTW  Powell was appointed as an FCC commissioner by CLINTON.
> Bush only made him chairman.  But as chairman he still only has
> one vote.

I was referring to Bush naming him as Chairman.  I used the word appointed
instead of "naming him" or "designated".  If you would prefer "naming him"
instead, that's
fine with me.  It's just semantics.

 > Something that seems to upset a lot of Dems is the chain of
> ownership of stations by groups such as Clear Channel--also
> attributed to Bush's FCC.   Actually this was also done under Clinton
> as well.  Only thing done under Bush was to TAKE NO FURTHER
> ACTION on ownership.

I wasn't addressing this.

> Nothing is EVER as simple as it seems--especially when it is
> described in sound bites.
>
> Just giving you a heads up so that you can clarify your comment
> yourself about who appointed Powell to the FCC.

See above.

Bob KQ2M