as opposed of course to out and out libel by our 527 pals the swift boat veterans :) Waa waa waa I say :)
Dana On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:27:08 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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=36 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131945 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
