SINCLAIR FIDDLES WHILE FCC SLEEPS.....

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Sinclair Fiddles While the FCC Sleeps

By Timothy Karr
Mediachannel.org

NEW YORK, October 13, 2004 -- While Sinclair Broadcast Group is allowed to use the public airwaves for free, it shouldn't come at such a heavy cost to Americans.

Sinclair executives have threatened to abuse this most vital public trust by forcing upon Americans a piece of propaganda meant to serve the narrow business interests of Sinclair executives.

In repeated media appearances, Sinclair's vice president of corporate relations Mark Hyman has billed "Stolen Honor" as worthy of broadcast solely because of its "real news" value. But, Sinclair's track record on political contributions suggests that executives at the company have another agenda in mind.


It's now time that the public turns the tables on Sinclair. Along with the other groups here today, MediaChannel and Media for Democracy have issued a challenge that Sinclair uphold its obligation to the public interest by offering on all 62 of its stations an equal amount of pre-election, prime viewing airtime for the broadcast of a program that is controlled by those representing an opposing view to "Stolen Honor".

But there's more that we can, and will, do. If Sinclair doesn't act now to repair its shoddy intentions on behalf of the public, MediaChannel and Media for Democracy pledge to mobilize local activists against the 62 stations that operate under Sinclair's banner. We already have more than 21,000 activists on the ground in Sinclair markets. More citizens across the nation are responding with a willingness to take action if this station group moves ahead with "Stolen Honor".
Actions will include comprehensive monitoring of Sinclair stations, call in campaigns to station general managers and news directors, public forums and meetings to reach others and educate the community about Sinclair's public interest obligations, and, if necessary, a formal challenge to Sinclair license renewals, station by station, when they come due.

I am confident that with some hard work, American citizens will win back their airwaves one station at a time. MediaChannel.org and Media for Democracy promise to stay involved every step of the way to help Americans settle the issue of who will control our media and to what end.

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Yep, Sinclair is under the gun now. I almost hope they do air this mockumentary....it will certainly spell thier end.
And America will have it clearly explained to them what the truth of the matter is as represented in "Going Upriver - The Long War of John Kerry".

He's a hero to veterans. He helped end the war, saving countless American lives that would have been wasted. He worked with John McCain in a focussed non-partisann effort that turned over every possible rock there was looking for Vietnam POW's. For that he is respected by vets and Senater McCain.
This rag-tag pack of disgruntled rightwing shills has been distorting the truth for a long time. They gained a few points by distorting it earlier without to much opposition with the swiftboatvet ads...but America is wise to those lies now. Education has occurred.

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1. That's Colon Bowel's Appendix for you

a case of the Sorcerer's Apprentice, for real.