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Where do you draw the line as to what's coverage of political issues and what's endorsement of a particular candidate? The answer is that you can't, and our campaign finance laws are a joke.
Every time Lou Dobbs comes on and talks about outsourcing of jobs to India, that's bad for George W. Bush. That's an "in-kind" transfer to Kerry. Or last week on ER, they featured a disabled Iraq War vet who came back and felt that he was "lied to" and disillusioned with War. That's obviously an anti-Bush statement. If you don't agree that they should ban that, then you are a hypocrit.
Every time Lou Dobbs comes on and talks about outsourcing of jobs to India, that's bad for George W. Bush. That's an "in-kind" transfer to Kerry. Or last week on ER, they featured a disabled Iraq War vet who came back and felt that he was "lied to" and disillusioned with War. That's obviously an anti-Bush statement. If you don't agree that they should ban that, then you are a hypocrit.
dems cant stand the taste of thier own medicine, eh?
And which airwave is "public"? as far as I know each is privately owned. You make it sound like we MUST drink tea, and we MUST drink Brittish tea, and we MUST pay thier tax on it.
un-bunch your panties and change the channel, problem solved.
I could sit here and come up with examples all day.
When I was working out at the gymn, the tube was tuned to the "View". The old hags on there were insinuating that Bush was wearing a wire during the debates because he's too dim to come up with his own responses. That was an in-kind transfer to Kerry.
Caught a bit of SNL. There was a skit on the second debate, the one which most Americans thought was a tie. If you saw it, you'd get the distinct impression that Bush was at a loss for words the whole night and Kerry cleaned his clock. That was an in-kind transfer to Kerry.
The only real story here is that Kerry is used to getting favorable treatment on the broadcast TV networks. He's scared sh|tless that large numbers of people might see this documentary and learn what is presumably the truth about him. So the DNC is pulling out all the stops, bringing in all their big lawyers from NY to litigate, litigate, litigate in the local courts, the federal courts, the FEC, the FCC, and every other acronymn you can think of to get this documentary off the air. What are they scared of? That people will learn the facts and make an educated decision on whom to vote for? And if the documentary is BS, then the American people will see through that. If they don't, then we obviously have bigger things to worry about them protecting the people from themselves.
When I was working out at the gymn, the tube was tuned to the "View". The old hags on there were insinuating that Bush was wearing a wire during the debates because he's too dim to come up with his own responses. That was an in-kind transfer to Kerry.
Caught a bit of SNL. There was a skit on the second debate, the one which most Americans thought was a tie. If you saw it, you'd get the distinct impression that Bush was at a loss for words the whole night and Kerry cleaned his clock. That was an in-kind transfer to Kerry.
The only real story here is that Kerry is used to getting favorable treatment on the broadcast TV networks. He's scared sh|tless that large numbers of people might see this documentary and learn what is presumably the truth about him. So the DNC is pulling out all the stops, bringing in all their big lawyers from NY to litigate, litigate, litigate in the local courts, the federal courts, the FEC, the FCC, and every other acronymn you can think of to get this documentary off the air. What are they scared of? That people will learn the facts and make an educated decision on whom to vote for? And if the documentary is BS, then the American people will see through that. If they don't, then we obviously have bigger things to worry about them protecting the people from themselves.
AntiEverything
Senior member
Absolutely not. If F911 was broadcast on every major network the night before the election, he'd applaud it as a victory for the truth.
Red Dawn
Elite Member
First of all I'm not a Democrat and secondly I would think it was BS if any other broadcast company went out of their way to try and sway voters like CBS did with their phony Docs showing Dub missing some of his Guard time.[/quote]
I didnt say you were a Dem, and how you feel about CBS's little fiasco doesnt change the validity of your statement on the OP's
[/quote]Hehehe..ok, if you say so :roll:
Pliablemoose
Lifer
:thumbsup:
CADsortaGUY
Lifer
You mean "Bullsh!t" like dan blather airing his BS on 60mins?
You mean like Air America BUYING radio stations to air liberal kookism 24/7....just in time for an election year? Nah....that's "OK".
Example after example after example. Yet suddenly this is "wrong".
Well, which is it people? Is it only wrong when you don't like it?
Conjur had one thing right - "hypocrites"
People can choose what they wish to watch/listen to. If you don't like it - turn it off/change the channel.
CsG
You mean like Air America BUYING radio stations to air liberal kookism 24/7....just in time for an election year? Nah....that's "OK".
Example after example after example. Yet suddenly this is "wrong".
Well, which is it people? Is it only wrong when you don't like it?
Conjur had one thing right - "hypocrites"
People can choose what they wish to watch/listen to. If you don't like it - turn it off/change the channel.
CsG
CycloWizard
Lifer
Stop feigning integrity. I don't think anyone here is buying it. Rip has more integrity because he would at least admit that he's biased.
So where are all the Dixie Chick defenders? These evil boycotters are creating an "environment of suppression"? I thought that was to never be tolerated?
Oh, I see...liberals are all for free speech, unless a conservative media outlet tries to use free speech, then the government and boycotts are a dandy tool for supression.
Just a little poking around found me a nice quote:
Oh, I see...liberals are all for free speech, unless a conservative media outlet tries to use free speech, then the government and boycotts are a dandy tool for supression.
Just a little poking around found me a nice quote:
DealMonkey
Lifer
Yes, I really don't like organized boycotts, and I wouldn't generally participate in one. I guess when you get people's panties in enough of a twist their gonna stomp around like a bunch of angry goons. In any event, I hardly would compare the seizing of a good chunk of our public airwaves for what amounts to an hour or two of anti-Kerry programming in an attempt to influence the elections days before November 2nd, the equivalent of the Dixie Chicks shouting out that they're embarassed to be from Texas.
Sinclair can go ahead and do it as long as its legal given the campaign finance laws, etc., however where is the much maligned "liberal media" with something similar? Are those bastions of liberal attitude, CNN planning something? Or is this simply a one-sided affair?
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