03:00 PM
Politico Just say NO

This is NOT right:

The Sinclair Broadcast Group has ordered its 62 stations to air [the film, entitled Stolen Honor, focuses on Mr. Kerry's 1971 testimony to Congress criticizing the Vietnam War] next week, less than two weeks before election day - November 2.

Broadcast stations should not be attempting to circumvent laws by calling a film a "news event" so they can play partisan politics. It doesn't matter if it's anti-Kerry or pro-Kerry or anti-Bush or pro-Bush or Democrat or Republican, it's not right.

Tell the Sinclair Broadcasting Group what you think of this, email them or call, write or fax them, their phone/fax numbers and addresses are on their contact page. You can also see if they own a station in your area and contact the local station thru the info given there.

You say what abuot Michael Moore's plans to put Fahrenheit 9/11 on TV just before the election? I say it's not the same thing at all - it's labeled as a film, not news and he's trying to get it on Pay-Per-View which means viewers have to want to watch it and pay for it, no different than renting the DVD which is currently available at your local movie rental store. But airing a biased political film as a news show on broadcast (free to the viewer) channels to circumvent the laws designed to prevent this very kind of thing isn't right at all. If Sinclair does air this film, then they should also have to air an opposing viewpoint for the same amount of air time.

Everyone has a right to their political opinion but they don't have a right to force it on everyone else.