Risks Seen for TV Chain Showing Film About Kerry

NY Times ^ | October 18, 2004 | BILL CARTER

[neverdem]

Marty Katz for The New York Times; Red, White & Blue Productions
David D. Smith, top, chief executive of Sinclair Broadcasting. Sinclair is showing a film on John Kerry, above, and his 1970's antiwar activities.

[oolatec]

NYT trying to protect Kerry... of course...

[franklog]

So if you want you get the truth of honored POWs and other Vets out into a political debate, you're at risk. Putting on sleaze merchants like Kitty Kelley and Michael Moore to spread lies...that's just "news"?

What planet am I on?

[Holden Magroin]

The Dems are mindlessly falling into another trap. All their hand-wringing about Sinclair is just getting the documentary free publicity. Now, more people are going to want to watch it to see what all the fuss was about.

[saigon]

Nice response from the NYSlimes.

BAD BAD for Sinclair......oh btw go see Moore's film.

This article reeks of desperation.

[TFine80]

Amazing how scared they are of this....

[Dolphy]

"I've decided I don't want to advertise on them," said Adam Lee, the president of Lee Auto Malls, which owns 10 auto dealerships in Portland Me., and has ordered its advertising off the CBS affiliate, WGME.

Guess Dan Rather didn't much bother Adam Lee.

[Brimack34]

They forget about us. They ignore the little people who will fill in the gaps. Who will buy Sinclair stocks and buy ads left out by the left-wing.

[swilhelm73]

The far left doesn't care that Kerry called our troops rampaging Mongols, because they think are troops are the equivalent.

But Joe Unionvoter may not see things the same way...especially if our Vietnam Vets get to tell things as they really were...

[TeddyCon]

Yeah,and trying to send Sinclair a clantonesque message at the same time.

How very first amendment-ish of them.

[TFine80]

The only honest line in the story:

"If Mr. Kerry wins, he might try to lead the F.C.C. to consider regulations that could hurt Sinclair's position."

[TFine80]

Have you or anyone here seen the whole video? What is your impression?

[saigon]

They TRY to ignore us and then can't understand why we don't agree with them like the little lemmings we are suppose to be.

They hate it when you shake their fishbowl they live in.

[StJacques]

Holden Magroin wrote:

"The Dems are mindlessly falling into another trap. All their hand-wringing about Sinclair is just getting the documentary free publicity. . . .."

I have to agree. The attack mentality failed when used against the Swift Boat Veterans in August and now they seem ready to repeat the same mistake again. You might note that the Bush campaign did almost nothing when the "Fortunate Son" campaign was launched - and of course they were helped out by the incompetence of CBS News - which should serve as a lesson to the Kerry campaign.

Let 'em wail!

[swilhelm73]

Haven't seen it myself, but I've heard it is quite powerful...

[yoe]

The Kerry campaign has called the film a politically motivated attack that is unfair and inaccurate.........Oh reeealy? But Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 isn't? Dan Rather/CBS and ABC's Nightline & Koppel with the Viet cong speaking for John? And Johnfonda Kerry speaks the truth? Give me a break!

Free speech is just for 'ol Hanoi John and the socialists; conservatives need not apply.

Every one should be heard and not theatened by the MSM or other democratic operatives...BRING IT ON SINCLAIR FOLKS - LET THE NATION SEE THE OTHER SIDE OF JOHNFONDA KERRY!

[bayourod]

Sounds like a thinly veiled threat by the NY Times.

[maine-iac7]

We should start a massive email campaign to everyone we know and we and them send emails to all these liberal businesses and not deal with them.
This is the upside method of the liberals. They're screaming unfair - and here they are trying to control what will and will not be shown to the public.
Where were the objections when that Ted Kopel pack of propaganda showed the other night. Where were they when the Frontline piece of c--- that made Kerry look like he fought and won the Vietnam, war all by himself while Bush played away - and where are all the businesses that Bush is trying to save? Or some millionaires that could back Sinclair up? There must be some republican millionaires? After all , we're the "rich" party, right? If theyu get away with this - we WILL have a controlled media under Kerry and the Socialists. they actually believe they have a right to say what will and what wont be seen by the public. Where is someone to launch a massive counter punch? Not just for Sinclair - but for all of us - for freedom of speech, freedom of he press.

[GeronL]

3 stations in Oklahoma City, will they ALL run it??? at the samr time?? saturation coverage??

[flaglady47]

Hey, all Freepers, if you've got the money, go out and buy Sinclair stocks. Let's give these guys some help here. Would love it if the price of their stocks went up. Would send a message to the libs.