Posted on 10/14/2006 9:18:11 AM PDT by Ol' Sparky
Political ads always have undocumented claims. It's called the first amendment.
Confidential to MAF, consider that a positive message - provide the documentation and you have Fox over a barrel. That is not an unreasonable position for a network to take: show us the proof. Of course, it means that there should be a lot of chirping crickets when it comes to the RAT ads; we'll see if the standard is equally applied. It is not a standard to be feared.
Since when did all the trash in ads have documented claims about President Bush in the 2004 election????? Political ads always have undocumented claims. Why is this now being refused???
I guess they need to change their slogan to 'Fair and Balanced, to the left' now.
The First Amendment lets anyone make undocumented claims, true. It DOES NOT, however, force the owner of the megaphone you desire to use to indulge any libel, not does it shield the speaker from the consequences of his or her speech. The latter is something most of the screaming left (e.g. the Chicksies) fail to understand. As long as the proof standard is applied without bias, it is nothing to fear. If the speaker doesn't like it, let him or her buy their own megaphone.
Hey, Fox already has a lock on the Conservative/ Libertarian audience…the only prospects they have for any growth is to start peeling off the Libs…obviously not without cost to their base…but when you consider a viewer's options, Fox seems confident you'll be back like a bad rash.
Exactly!
But .. I wonder who's going to check their other ads that have false claims against repubs .. I don't see those ads being pulled.
How about if we remind FOX of that each time they run an ad which has "false" claims - "unproven" claims about a repub ..??
I love zinging them .. they think they're the be all, end all of news .. and I've seen them lean more and more to the left .. like hiring Martin Frost - who sent his aide into Tom DeLay's office TO STEAL TOM'S REDISTRICTING MAP - and that's not a false claim - THE GUY WAS CAUGHT ON VIDEO DOING THE DIRTY ACT. Still Fox hires somebody like that ..?? Amazing!
I also wonder if FOX is just trying to bury the Clinton issue altogether. The funny part is .. it makes them look like they're leaning left when they might not mean to.
Sounds like Hitlery has some FBI files on Rupert........
Why would anyone tune in, just to get "LeftOvers"!
Left, Rateings, Droppings, DNC propoganda, ChiCom P3WNED!
Fox News is fast becoming Faux News!
President Bush spoke to every major network during the 9/11 anniversary - more than once on some, except ... . Did you see their ratings lately?
He only cares about being invited to fancy parties, and to be liked by the party in charge.
The Clinton's are bulletproof as usual. From Hillary with scripted questions and situations to the almighty Bill running fast and loose with the truth and his "used car salesman" routine. I have never seen two grifters so protected by the media and both sides of the aisle when they needed to be confronted instead.
How about this for an ad:
My grandmother (rest her soul) said, "Never trust a man who cheats on his wife and never trust a wife who tolerates a cheating man."
Fricking FOX. Time for FR to launch its own 24-hour conservative news and variety channel.
In other words, trust no one.
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