Posted on 10/12/2004 10:29:52 AM PDT by LeftCoastNeoCon
Edited on 10/12/2004 11:02:58 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
FCC COMMISSIONER STATEMENT ON SINCLAIR AIRING OF ANTI-KERRY SHOW
Tue Oct 12 2004 13:39:02 ET
FCC COMMISSIONER COPPS CRITICIZES SINCLAIR CORPORATE DECISION TO PREEMPT LOCAL STATIONS FOR POLITICAL BROADCAST
Commissioner Michael J. Copps reacted to reports that Sinclair Broadcast Group will preempt more than 60 local stations across the country to air an overtly political program in the days prior to the Presidential election.
Copps stated: "This is an abuse of the public trust. And it is proof positive of media consolidation run amok when one owner can use the public airwaves to blanket the country with its political ideology -- whether liberal or conservative.Some will undoubtedly question if this is appropriate stewardship of the public airwaves. This is the same corporation that refused to air Nightline's reading of our war dead in Iraq. It is the same corporation that short-shrifts local communities and local jobs by distance-casting news and weather from hundreds of miles away.It is a sad fact that the explicit public interest protections we once had to ensure balance continue to be weakened by the Federal Communications Commission while it allows media conglomerates to get even bigger. Sinclair, and the FCC, are taking us down a dangerous road."
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I didnt see what they said listed.....did you read/hear what it was??
thanks
I don't see anything. :-(
I envision this as the beautiful bow that unwraps the whole October suprise in the next couple weeks :-)
GO GET 'EM BOYS!
The Democrats go crying to the FCC because of three reasons 1.) the 62 SBG stations are in battleground states, 2.) They don't want people to know the truth about John Kerry and 3.) See reasons 1 and 2.
Drudge is such a tease! Give it to us already! (He still hasn't posted it!)
And it is.....?
FCC and FEC violations also listed here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1240255/posts?page=43#43
All Drudge has up is the headline ... no link provided. The www.fcc.gov site has nothing, not even in their daily digest. The homepage info is from 10/7 and earlier. You know, you'd think the agency responsible for communication would be a little more adept at using the Internet as a medium. Maybe if a few people wore their jammie's to work ...
The Kerry people just said "they'd better hope we aren't elected" according to Rush. This statement was made in regard to the film that Sinclair broadcast wants to air.
So Kerry tried to get the Swift Boat vets book aired. And now they are threatening Sinclair.
This is what we have to look forward to folks.
The RATS are not happy about it, so it must be good.
"They better hope we don't win."
Message from the Kerry camp to Sinclair.
I just heard the little weasel who looks like Michael J. Fox say that on Linda Vester's show. It sounded exactly like a threat.
Chad Clanton just threatened them on Fox a few minutes ago. "They had better hope we don't win."
Read about how the Kerry people said "They'd better hope we don't win."
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1242801/posts
Linda Vester just did a great piece on this. Sinclair has offered Kerry or someone from his campaign the opportunity to respond to the documentary, but it seems they are declining the offer. Truth is, they don't have a response! So their only option is to try and keep this off the air.
Three cheers for Sinclair for having the courage to air this!
Am watching tha FCC site for any release
http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/2004/dd041012.html
The Sinclair announcement of the airing is clearly a publicity stunt, and beautifully done.
I just hope the left keeps mishandling it ("They better hope we don't get elected..."), and most of all, I hope Sinclair actually airs the film.
They are bragging about on their websites and blogs
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