President Obama To Nominate Cable and Wireless Lobbyist To Head FCC 304
symbolset writes "The Wall Street Journal and others are reporting that longtime telecomm lobbyist Tom Wheeler will be nominated to head the Federal Communications Commission. According to the LA Times: 'Wheeler is a former president of the National Cable Television Assn. and the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Assn. Despite his close ties to industries he will soon regulate, some media watchdogs are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. "As someone who has known Tom for years, I believe that he will be an independent, proactive chairman," said Gigi B. Sohn, president and chief executive of Public Knowledge, adding that she has "no doubt that Tom will have an open door and an open mind, and that ultimately his decisions will be based on what he genuinely believes is best for the public interest, not any particular industry."'"
More of the same... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Conflict of interest (Score:5, Interesting)
Neil Macbride [justice.gov], former Business Software Alliance general counsel and vice president was appointed US Attorney shortly after President Obama's first inauguration - probably at the behest of his former boss Vice President Joe Biden. Since then he has been a tireless bulldog as the US Government's enforcement arm of the MPAA and RIAA - notably in the case of Kim Dotcom's Megaupload [slashdot.org] in New Zealand, which is now bordering on an international incident.
Darned right it doesn't pass the sniff test.
The end of Google Fiber? (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Third parties (Score:5, Interesting)
Is it "pro human" to let someone die of an easily-treatable health condition just because they previously depleted their savings and can't work while disabled?
Re:Bring back Teddy (Score:4, Interesting)
He was as human as any, but his near-saint status is not unearned, and those would claim it was are likely oblivious to what he really did with his life.