Small potatoes compared to: we have received threats of retribution from a member of Senator John Kerry's campaign and have seen attempts by leading members of Congress to influence the Federal Communications Commission to stop Sinclair from broadcasting this news special.
--- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you don't think that a boycott involves market > forces? > > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:34:39 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Market forces? > > > > David Smith, president and CEO of Sinclair, noted: > > "The experience of preparing to air this news > special > > has been trying for many of those involved. The > > company and many of its executives have endured > > personal attacks of the vilest nature, as well as > > calls on our advertisers and our viewers to > boycott > > our stations and on our shareholders to sell their > > stock. In addition, and more shockingly, we have > > received threats of retribution from a member of > > Senator John Kerry's campaign and have seen > attempts > > by leading members of Congress to influence the > > Federal Communications Commission to stop Sinclair > > from broadcasting this news special. Moreover, > these > > coordinated attacks have occurred without regard > to > > the facts since they predated the broadcast of our > > news special." > > > http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/10/19/164108.shtml > > > > --- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > hehe. TV free of partisan BS. You funny man, > you. > > > Have you watched Fox > > > News lately? On the other hand, I happen to > agree > > > that the First > > > Amendment is the most important thing here. I > heard > > > that shareholders > > > protested plans to show the film, saying it > might > > > affect profits, and > > > if I am remembering this correctly that would > seem > > > to be a classic > > > case of market forces doing what they should. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:19:54 -0500, Gruss Gott > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Howie wrote: > > > > > Sinclair stations will not air the John > Kerry > > > documentary > > > > > > > > This was a stupid idea in the first place - > > > preempting broadcast television?? > > > > > > > > When the US invaded Iraq, what was one the > first > > > things it hit? The > > > > movie theatres? Nope, television and radio. > This > > > is why we have NPR > > > > and PBS in the first place. In my opinion > > > broadcast TV has to remain > > > > free of partisan BS. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=34 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131940 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
