#  Insider: Network CEO Revels in the Amazing Profits from Prez Candidates "Throwing Crap at Each Other"

     Details    Deirdre Fulton   ![logo](https://www.citywatchla.com//templates/ja_teline_v/images/logo.png)         December 10 2015      [  ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Dec-2015/100d.png)    ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/10092-insider-network-ceo-revels-in-the-amazing-profits-from-prez-candidates-throwing-crap-at-each-other)

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> AN INSIDE LOOK AT WHY BIG MEDIA LOVES THE DONALD--Even as large swaths of the population [call for media outlets](http://commondreams.org/news/2015/12/10/hundreds-us-groups-join-forces-stand-against-dangerous-tide-hatred-violence) to do their part in stemming the "dangerous tide of hatred, violence, and suspicion" taking hold in the United States, corporate media—which stands to benefit nicely from the $5 billion 2016 presidential election—is egging on that same divisive rhetoric.
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> "Go Donald! Keep getting out there!" CBS Corporation chief executive Les Moonves [reportedly](https://theintercept.com/2015/12/10/cbs-chief-cheers-trump-go-donald-keep-getting-out-there/) said during an investor presentation Monday.
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> Trumpeting the advertising dollars already flowing CBS's way as a result of the crowded 2016 GOP presidential primary, Moonves said: "We love having all 16 Republicans candidates throwing crap at each other — it's great. The more they spend, the better it is for us."
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> "And, you know, this is fun, watching this, let them spend money on us, and we love having them in there," he declared. "We're looking forward to a very exciting political year in '16."
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> Writing for *The Intercept*, Lee Fang notes that "\[t\]he call took place right around the same time Trump announced his intention to bar Muslim immigrants from entering the United States, suggesting the CBS chief didn’t know about that yet."
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> However, Fang continues, "Moonves' remarks came after months of similar rhetoric from Trump, including claims that the Mexican government is sending rapists into the U.S. and statements supporting a registration system for Muslim Americans."
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> As [*Common Dreams*](http://commondreams.org/news/2015/06/04/want-news-big-money-politics-dont-look-major-media-networks) and [others](http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/05/22/media-executives-are-salivating-over-big-money-flooding-2016-election-cycle) have reported, media companies are positioned to benefit from the unlimited campaign spending corrupting the U.S. political system. As Moonves [said](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-03-10/political-tv-ads-on-cbs-will-increase-profit-by-180-million-moonves-says) in 2012, "Super PACs may be bad for America, but they’re very good for CBS."
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> (Deirdre Fulton writes for [Common Dreams](http://commondreams.org) … where this piece was first posted.)
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