Posted on 10/19/2004 11:19:38 AM PDT by Novel
Dixie Chicks: ‘Boycott Sinclair’
In what they call a "Sinclair Media Alert,” the country group The Dixie Chicks have called for a boycott of Sinclair Broadcasting for using "their monopoly rights to the public airwaves ... to sway the election in favor of a candidate that staunchly allows media companies to get even bigger.”
The Chicks characterize radio giant Clear Channel as using "its power to promote a pro-Republican, pro-war agenda,” and then proceed to compare Sinclair with Clear Channel. "Now we have a giant television company that is making Clear Channel's antics look like a day at the beach,” the Chicks' Website declares.
The Chicks also provide some legal analysis for their fans, maintaining that Sinclair’s plans to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal” on its 62 stations constitutes a "clear violation of the spirit of the law.”
The Chicks punctuate their alert saying, "during the past week there has been a massive backlash, and Sinclair is on the defensive. They are on the ropes and we need you to help us keep them there.”
Just do a search.
You missed my point.
OK
Do those ditzes think anyone cares for their political opinion?
Sinclair, I've heard of... but who are these Chicks With Dix-ie?
I have no problem with Sinclair's stations airing the special. I do think, however, that they should then offer an hour (or however long) to be made available to the anti-Bush folk, to see what they could come up with. You know, the old equal time thing...
Anybody think this is unreasonable?
If there's another thread, why don't you post the link instead of just saying it's so.
Someone did not get their post toasties today.
Thanks
Dixie Chickens for Kerry, are on the way out especially with the Nascar Families, and that is a lot of record sales.
OPs4 God Bless America!
The problem with the old equal time thing is that conservatives never seem to get theirs.
Please everyone, lets not give them any creedance, and they are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO IRREVERENT .
It would be so nice to see 10,000 people protest them, trashing their CDS, burn their CDS.
Better yet ? let have a national drive ( COUNTRY WIDE ) all across AMERICA TO PROTEST THE DIXIE CHICKS MUSIC, POLITICAL IDEAS, and THEIR BAND.
BAN THE DIXIE CHICKS , BAN THE DIXIE CHICKS ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
Like to see people all across this country ban their music and trash their CDs in public.
Oh, I'm fine. I just thought if you choose to chastise someone for a duplicate (perhaps you were wanting in the breakfast dept?) you should produce the original as a courtesy.
In my mind the Hate Bush Anti-Americans started with Natalie Maines and her comments over seas. So to me, this is very personal. I think she is rude and spoiled, and since she is from my area, I know people who went to school with her and they say she has always been spoiled and snotty. The bad thing is her family is a good and desent part of our community and they are strong Republicans. They do not agree with her statements.
Okay...so does that mean movie companies can't use their networks to release political hit pieces like Farehnheit 911 in an election year too?
I agree!!!!!!
They used to be a big act. Now they're a little act acting big.
Anybody think this is unreasonable?
I think the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, ABC, and CBS are unreasonable. I want equal time for the right for all of the left-wing propaganda those shills put forth before I consider equal time for "Stolen Honor".
This is why the Republicans get pushed around. They cede imaginary moral highground to these leftist dupes, and then when they have something to say, they try overly hard to appear fair. F*** fair. The other side has long made it apparent they prefer to fight dirty, so it is past time they got kicked in the b***s.
Don't you just love when liberals like to prohibit other points of view. Well we all know which party believes in censorship now. These dumb singers ought to stick to making music because nobody gives a hoot what they think about anything.
These folks can sure dish it out, but they can't take it. What was Fahrenheit 9/11 all about?
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