[xp38]

Don't worry...he'll be back

[VRWCmember]

If I had a media outlet, I would air Total Recall and then grant the equal time to any other candidates that chose to use the time to address the issues of artificial memory implants and mining of the colony on Mars, but limit their time to those two subjects.

[kcar]

How stupid are our election laws as compared to a box of rocks?

[John Jorsett]

Doesn't the actual law say "equal opportunity?" If somebody protested, I'd say just hand them a script and say, "ok, we've cast you as a corrupt politician, here's your lines."

[LurkedLongEnough]

Dems must be deathly afraid that their candidates would obey Arnold's chant in Total Recall: "Get your a$$ to Mars--Get your a$$ to Mars...."

[Cyber Liberty]

Just when I thought the 'Craps couldn't get any more idiotic.

Hey, C-cubed...how the heck you been? Saw you at "the other place".

[Uncle Hal]

I have heard everything now. The Dems have no shame.

[Prodigal Son]

It would be interesting to see what happened if all 240 candidates filed a request. If you split the day up 240 ways you'd get 6 minutes per candidate. Throw in the normal advertising that it takes to keep the stations running and you'd have "All Candidates, All the Time!" until the election on every channel in California.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

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

[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???

[tdadams]

This AP reporter apparently is completely oblivious to the fact that the FCC's "Fairness Doctrine" was repealed in 1987!