Posted on 11/04/2024 12:50:48 AM PST by NetAddicted
NBC aired a 90-second Trump ad during NASCAR on Sunday in response to complaints about Kamala Harris’ last-minute appearance on Saturday Night Live, which appeared to violate the FCC’s Equal Time Rule.
Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, sparking claims it violated “Equal Time” rules that dictate a licensed broadcaster using public airwaves must give equal air time to a qualified candidate ahead of an election.
“This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC’s Equal Time rule. The purpose of the rule is to avoid exactly this type of biased and partisan conduct – a licensed broadcaster using the public airwaves to exert its influence for one candidate on the eve of an election. Unless the broadcaster offered Equal Time to other qualifying campaigns,” said Trump-appointed FCC commissioner Brendan Carr on Saturday night.
“In the 2016 cycle, President Obama’s FCC Chair made clear that the agency would enforce the Equal Time rule when candidate Trump went on SNL. NBC stations publicly filed Equal Opportunity notices to ensure that all other qualifying candidates could obtain Equal Time if they sought it...
According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), NBC broadcasted a NASCAR playoff race on Sunday in which viewers “noticed toward the end of the broadcast (technically right after the race ended but while coverage was still ongoing) that Trump appeared in an unusual ad, speaking directly to the camera while wearing a Red ‘Make America Great Again” baseball cap, and claiming that electing Harris would cause a ‘depression’ and that viewers should ‘go and vote.'”
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What about Tim Kaine? They went out of their way to feature Kaine and boost his name recognition. What is NBC going to do for Hung Cao, Kaine’s Republican opponent?
Well, I’ve searched for Trump’s NASCAR ad which aired
last night, but I haven’t found it yet. Shucks!
THANK YOU! Now I have to check out SWAMPTHEVOTE.com.
better than nothing- and NBC was exposed for bias - again. maybe the ad will get some low-pro’s to the polls.
Does anyone watch SNL?
good for Trump and NBC that they worked out a deal and avoided going to court
FTA-——According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC’s NASCAR playoff race on Sunday ran the Trump ad toward the end of the broadcast (technically right after the race ended but while coverage was still ongoing).
How MUCH time was given to KH?
More than 90 seconds?
Kamala was given about two and a half minutes of obsequious coverage -
And it doesn't care it got caught.
More people watched NASCAR than SNL. That was a win for the Donald.
I”ll never understand the
undecided voter.
You’re either for or against.
Akin to the decision of
eithrr green beans ot peas
for dinner.
I suppose the equal time rule is ok but the fact that NBC and the other msm are almost 100% biased in their coverage and content makes the rule rather pointless.
Equal time, airing an ad to majority Trump voters?
Millions of words have been written by pundits about alleged “undecided voters”.
They were all nonsense—monkeys at keyboards.
I’m not sure that helped Tim Caine much -
Peas.
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