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high density Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-19-04 10:30 PM
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14. This is complete bull
Read David Shuster's blog entry on the subject:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/

Facing a stock price that continues to plummet... and pressured by the withdrawl of more than 75 regular advertisers, The Sinclair Broadcast Group announced today that it will not air the partisan documentary "Stolen Honor" in its entirety. Pay close attention to the phrase "in its entirety" (more on that below.)

In a press release, Sinclair said 40 of its 62 stations would air a one-hour program Friday evening entitled "A POW Story: Politics, Pressure, and the Media." The program will raise allegations about John Kerry's anti-war activites in the early 1970's. The Sinclair press release says, "we are endeavoring, as we do with all of our news coverage, to present both sides of the issue covered in an equal and impartial manner."

Let's cut through the spin. First, this is the same plan that was discussed at a company meeting on Sunday attended by Sinclair correspondent Jon Lieberman. ...

More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086/
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