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2016 Postmortem

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts) Wed Aug 10, 2016, 11:00 AM Aug 2016

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Equal time rules for elections? WTF?

I see T rump on the TV all the time. Last night on FOX for a half an hour. Aren't there equal time rules?

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Equal time rules for elections? WTF? (Original Post) ghostsinthemachine Aug 2016 OP

Nope, the "Fairness Doctrine" is long gone The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2016 #1

...and never applied to cable TV statiOns. brooklynite Aug 2016 #2

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,615 posts)

1. Nope, the "Fairness Doctrine" is long gone

Reply to ghostsinthemachine (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2016, 11:01 AM

Aug 2016

and wouldn't apply to cable TV anyhow.

brooklynite

(94,379 posts)

2. ...and never applied to cable TV statiOns.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 10, 2016, 11:06 AM

Aug 2016

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