Schwarzenegger films would trigger FCC equal time rule

Associated Press (via San Jose Mercury News) ^ | 12 August 2003 | Gary Gentile

[gridlock]

I'm thinkin' Pay-Per-View-Bonanza!!!

[CounterCounterCulture]

I will admit I'd love to hear Gary Coleman intoning "crush your enemies, see them flying before you, and hear the lamentation of their women..."

This thread's going to get really weird (secretly hoping)

Let's do more role playing

Ahhhnold as Arnold Drummond
Larry Flynt as "whatchootalkin'bout" Willis
Bill Simon as Mr. Drummond
Arianna Huffington as the Kimberly Drummond (RIP)
Angelyne as Mrs. Garrett
Mary Carey as Mrs. Garrett's rack
Bustamante can be Tootie

(running out of characters fast)

[xp38]

Best line in this recall election so far was from some freeper posting Arnie as the Terminator. Governor...your mansion...give it to me.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

When Hillary runs for President, would screening of "The Blob" trigger equal time provisions for other candidates?

[DannyTN]

I would ... limit their time to those two subjects.(memory implants and mining of the colony on Mars).

That would be no obstacle to most politicians. They are schooled at twisting the issues.

"I favor memory implants and here's why. My opponent forgets that he was against x and for y and he forgets your misery. Where as I, who does not need a memory implant to remember the people's stand on the issue will represent you."

"My oponent's experience consists of acting. Portraying mining colonies on Mars does not make him worthy of being governorship. Had he done any data mining, he would realize that the people are for x and against y and he would either change his viewpoints or he would terminate his campaign."

[TheDon]

Just watched the original Terminator with Arnold, Gov. Ventura, and the other Governor candidate, don't know his name. Does this mean we now have to watch Different Strokes? And I don't want to know about any of the other candidates movies, say Marey, or whatever her name is!

[Tamzee]

The provision makes exceptions for appearances on news programs, interview programs such as "Meet the Press...

So, the stations don't have to make equal time for candidates going on news or interview programs and talking about their political campaign... BUT, stations have to make equal time if they show a candidate playing pretend roles in a movie made several years ago, no relation to politics?

How backwards is that???

[jjbrouwer]

Yes, but we still have his music.

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[tdadams]

This AP reporter apparently is completely oblivious to the fact that the FCC's "Fairness Doctrine" was repealed in 1987!