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Anker-Klanker · Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:02 pm Post subject:

Just placed on Drudge:

Boundless · Seaman Apprentice Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 93

> Kerry spokesman said he had breaking news
> that the FCC has come down against it airing?

No.

One rogue comissioner, who just happens [surprise]
to be a Democrat, has released a statement that
amounts to a personal opinion.

This guy needs to resign. If this were merely a
dissenting minority opinion on some actual FCC
decision, that would be one thing, but this
unofficial-spun-as-official statement is clear
abuse of his position.

davman · Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:09 pm Post subject: Just sent out by the DNC

The DNC just sent this out. They are frightened!

The Sinclair Broadcasting Group, a conservative broadcasting company that runs television stations in dozens of major television markets nationwide, has ordered its stations to preempt other programming and air an anti-Kerry program days before Election Day.

The so-called "documentary," called "Stolen Honor," was written, produced, and funded by extreme right-wing activists. Sinclair is using its reach to broadcast a blatantly political -- and false -- message while disguising it as "news."

And this isn't the first time the Sinclair corporate office has compromised the journalistic integrity of its stations. It ordered ABC affiliates not to air a nonpartisan tribute to our fallen U.S. soldiers, fearing the consequences for George W. Bush. It has refused to run a DNC ad that challenged Bush for citing faulty intelligence about Iraq. And Sinclair and its executives have contributed thousands of dollars to Republican causes -- and the CEO has given the maximum donation to Bush-Cheney 04.

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Sinclair Broadcasting is using its television stations to disguise right-wing smears against John Kerry as news. The Democratic Party has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission to protest this illegal corporate contribution to the Bush campaign.

But we need your help to stop this right-wing attack on John Kerry. An overwhelming outcry from the public may be the only way to stop Sinclair from forcing these smears onto the airwaves. There are two ways that we need to take action immediately:

1. Call Sinclair's affiliates. [ http://www.democrats.org/sinclair/index.html#states ] for Sinclair stations. Call them to let them know what you think about their decision to air untrue smears about John Kerry just before Election Day.
2. Sign our petition. [ http://www.democrats.org/action/200410120001.html ] demanding that Sinclair take their negative smears off the air.
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davman

This is the message that is currently up on The Sinclair we site:

We welcome your comments regarding the upcoming special news event featuring the topic of Americans held as prisoners of war in Vietnam. The program has not been videotaped and the exact format of this unscripted event has not been finalized. Characterizations regarding the content are premature and are based on ill-informed sources.

Massachusetts Senator John Kerry has been invited to participate. You can urge him to appear by calling his Washington, D.C. campaign headquarters at
(202) 712-3000.

if you would like to make further comments on this matter, you may do so at:
comments@sbgi.net

Anker-Klanker · Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:25 pm Post subject:

I don't have a Sinclair station within my broadcast area. I want one. I am a deprived citizen! I wonder how I can make that "deprived" argument into a Democratic cause. Wink

arlene welker · Seaman Recruit Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 44

I don't have one in my area either but am calling the one in my state of SC. I will have someone near Charleston tape it for me. This is WAR people.

I just E-M Sinclair and told them I want them to run the Movie.

Thank you to all those who supply us with this info so we can act. Thanks for the time you put in.....we appreciate you.

jimlarsen · Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject:

The DNC says

arlene welker · Seaman Recruit Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 44

Good Point.

Thanks!

Navy_Navy_Navy · Admin Joined: 07 May 2004 Posts: 5777

Emails can also be printed to good effect, whereas a tally sheet for phone messages, "yea" or "nay" might not be as effective.

Just the fact that they have asked for emails would have me emailing instead of calling.
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MissPatriot · Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:17 pm Post subject:

Just sent my email in support of Sinclair's broadcasting of Stolen Honor.

To Whom It May Concern,

As a very concerned citizen I wanted to drop you a note in support of your airing of Stolen Honor.

I also wanted to let you know that the DNC has sent a mass email to
Kerry supporters to deluge you with emails and phone calls to contest this airing.

I can't state strongly enough how I feel about our Vietnam Veterans, POW's and their sacrifice for us. It is high time their voices are heard. It is high time to set the record straight concerning John Kerry's torturous words and actions when he was a member of the VVAW. The main stream media has ignored his traitorious actions saying it doesn't matter what he did 30 years ago while at the same time condemning President Bush's service with the Texas Air National Guard (even using forged documents). That is the opitome of hypocricy.

The American people have a right to hear all sides of the story. Not just what the DNC and John Kerry want us to know.

Thank you for your service to the American People by airing Stolen Honor.

Mrs. **** ********
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Poposwife_Retiredarmywife · Ensign Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 68

THANK you Left Wing Liberals!

Had you not made such a HUGE deal about not allowing myself and my fellow countrymen/women seeing this film....Had you NOT posted that list of channels to boycott....

I wouldn't have been able to call in today and talk to a wonderfully warm lady who I got to say "THANK YOU for being a sinclair station, and having the courage to show this peice!" Then have it forwarded to the uppers there Very Happy

I wouldn't have been able to find that I get this station locally through my dish, and that I can see it October 21st, at 9 pm. (Which happens to be my birthday...nice present isn't it?) Wink

By the way, at least to this local station I think there has been numerous call ins with support. They have NO intention of pulling it off the programming.

Looks like someone peed in their own cheerios with this attempt to censor!

I love it,
Lorelei

Son of a VET · Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:36 pm Post subject:

They are running scared! I love it! Fear of the TRUTH! This is the best free advertisement you can get. Thanks dems. Very Happy

They would have been better to have just shut up, now more people will watch to see what it is about. You gotta love it Exclamation

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Anker-Klanker · Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject:

I don't think they have a proverbial snow ball's chance of stopping this thing. So I do wonder why they thought it would be beneficial to them to make such a ridiculous commotion.

I wish I could really get my thoughts in order to express what I'm thinking, but I kind of wish they would push this a little harder. Hard enough so that the true hypocracy in their position comes out for everyone to see. Obviously they've never had a problem with all the Kerry-biased infomercials already shown on TV, and in just about every venue, to include Rathergate, Up the River, the fluff piece on CNN and NBC, Burke's appearance on C-Span (just last night?), etc. (It would make for an interesting exercise to compile a list of all these. And I'm not including Farenhite 9/11 because so far as I know, you've had to pay to see that.)

But notice, it's only when something negative about Kerry is to be aired that they complain. Which tells me, and should be made plain and clear to everyone, and shouted from the highest mountain tops, that "acceptable" truth for the liberals has to pass the litmus test as being pro-Kerry. That little thought should make for some interesting confrontations (er, discussions) with my liberal acquaintances.

one more captins mast · LCDR Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 438 Location: Texas

They get awards in high school for bs stuff they put in the high school

paper, then they get a "grant or someting go college" and get in

"journlisam" ?school, to learnd to "do as the Prof's say and do.

They get rewared for "saying it better but the SAME" and then a

job with a "newspaper, tv, where its more of the same, and this

inbreeding goes on, and has for 75 years, no wonder they are so

SICK.

THEIR COUNTRY, THEIR THOUGHTS, THEIR CANDIDATES, THEIR

IDEAS, THEIR LIFE STILE, THEIR VALUES, THEIR WORLD VIEW,

THEIR'S TO INFINITY AND BEYOND.
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