OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read please!!!!!!

[julialnyc]

I am so mad about this.  One of our local stations is owned by Sinclair.  I'm not sure what to do.

THE NATION
Conservative TV Group to Air Anti-Kerry Film
Sinclair, with reach into many of the nation's homes, will preempt prime-time shows. Experts call the move highly unusual.

By Elizabeth Jensen, Times Staff Writer

NEW YORK -- The conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose television outlets reach nearly a quarter of the nation's homes with TV, is ordering its stations to preempt regular programming just days before the Nov. 2 election to air a film that attacks Sen. John F. Kerry's activism against the Vietnam War, network and station executives familiar with the plan said Friday.

Sinclair's programming plan, communicated to executives in recent days and coming in the thick of a close and intense presidential race, is highly unusual even in a political season that has been marked by media controversies.

Sinclair has told its stations -- many of them in political swing states such as Ohio and Florida -- to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal," sources said. The film, funded by Pennsylvania veterans and produced by a veteran and former Washington Times reporter, features former POWs accusing Kerry -- a decorated Navy veteran turned war protester -- of worsening their ordeal by prolonging the war. Sinclair will preempt regular prime-time programming from the networks to show the film, which may be classified as news programming, according to TV executives familiar with the plan.

Executives at Sinclair did not return calls seeking comment, but the Kerry campaign accused the company of pressuring its stations to influence the political process.

[Julien Sorel]

1. Please include a link to story.

Thanks!

[julialnyc]

2. here

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-na-sinc...-home-headlines

[Roland99]

12. Here's the Fixed Link

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-sinclair9oct09,1,3472617.story

[BUSHOUT]

26. Got to be registered. Any free links? n/t

[Roland99]

27. Go here

http://www.bugmenot.com

[jerryster]

56. Register

Takes about 3 minutes and it's free

[patrice]

3. Real Americans don't like having their Families' lives WASTED.

John Kerry is a real hero for standing up to the pressure on this topic. It would be absolutely horrible for us to turn a blind eye to the horrors and sad painful confusions experienced by OUR Veterans.

[Fluffdaddy]

4. Can they fucking do this ? ............Sorry but this sucks

Is wrong. If CBS did this the Righwing would go ballasted yelling madia bias

[julialnyc]

13. Right????

Rather had a piece of paper wrong, but there going to runa whole program of smear!

[annabanana]

5. some info for activists here:

JAM THEIR F**KING PHONE LINES!

Corporate Headquarters
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
10706 Beaver Dam Road
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030
410-568-1500 (Main Telephone)
410-568-1533 (Main Fax)

Investor Relations Contact
Lucy A. Rutishauser
VP Corporate Finance and
Corporate Treasurer
[e-mail]

Sales Questions
Darren Shapiro
VP Sales
410-568-1500

-or-

Jeff Sleete
VP Marketing
410-568-1500

Directions to Corporate Headquarters


Approaching from the East (Philadelphia):


Take I-95 to I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) West toward Towson.
Take I-83 North / Exit 24 toward Cockeysville, MD / York, PA.
Exit at Warren Road / Exit 18.
Make first left onto Beaver Dam Road.
Sinclair building is about 300 feet on left.
Approaching from the West (BWI Airport):

Take I-95 North towards I-695 / Baltimore
Take I-695 North (West) towards Pikesville / Towson.
Follow I-695 North around to I-83 North / Exit 24 (do not take first I-83 exit South towards Baltimore)
Exit at Warren Road / Exit 18.
Make first left onto Beaver Dam Road.
Sinclair building is about 300 feet on left.
Approaching from Downtown Baltimore:

Take I-83 (Jones Falls Expressway) North to I-695 East towards Towson.
Stay in right lane and take next exit, I-83 North / Exit 24 toward Cockeysville, MD / York, PA..
Exit at Warren Road / Exit 18.
Make first left onto Beaver Dam Road.
Sinclair building is about 300 feet on left.
Approaching from the North (Pennsylvania):

Take I-83 South to Shawan Road / Exit 20A toward Cockeysville
Stay in right lane and merge onto McCormick Road
McCormick Road becomes Beaver Dam Road
Pass Cockeysville Road on the left;
Sinclair building is about 300 feet on the right

http://www.sbgi.net/contact/contact.shtml

[julialnyc]

24. anyone in Maryland???

protest outside their office

[rumguy]

6. would this break election laws?

these would essentially be negative ads against Kerry...

done entirely for purposes of swaying the election....

oh and Sinclair can kiss my ass. if Kerry gets in I hope he shuts these fuckers down.

[tedoll78]

7. We need to act on this - NOW.

We need to find-out which large companies advertise on Sinclair's airwaves and then email them, call them, snail mail them..

[bleowheels]

8. Just called main number. Line is busy!

:mad:

[Fluffdaddy]

16. Sent a E-mail Now, I'm also sending a snail mail letter.

Will call if I can.

[julialnyc]

9. Is there a way

To have a petition that would say we will boycott anyone that advertises their producrs during this show?


Actually can we get people to cancel their service with sinclaire???

[LiberalFighter]

41. It should be for all tv stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting

Not just the ABC affiliates.

The key is everyone should contact the stations in their local area connected with Sinclair Broadcasting and tell them that you will not be patronize their station or advertisers. Don't forget to contact the local advertisers too.

[DrBB]

10. Cranking up the noise on this CAN be effective

Plenty of lead time here, and we've seen 'em shrink and wither in the spotlight before. So far this is on a couple of major blog sites, and I think it reaches the threshold of something that's not going to just be swallowed without comment.

All that needs to be done is for it to be framed as "a controversial programming decision" and that will either kill it or render it innefectual.

[blm]

11. AntiKerry propaganda from a Moonie enabler. Typical. Moonies LOVE Bush.

And Bush loves Moonies. They are his real base. They just usurped the Christian fundamentalist movement, completely coopting their leaders into Moon's agenda.

[merh]

14. Send complaints to the FEC! Bombard them with

letters complaining about this!

[HFishbine]

15. Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, NC -- Take Action

Contact your local Sinclair affiliate WXLV here:

http://www.abc45.com/greensboro_nc/station/contact_departments.shtml

(Be sure to select a department on the form, I suggest "programming.")

[julialnyc]

17. and if any brings up FH911

I already have people saying MM is going to put FH911 on TV.

Here's how to respond. If FH911 makes it to TV it's going to be on Pay Per View.........very different than free TV where advertisers flip the bill for an hour anti-Kerry ad that someone could stumble upon by accident.

[Fluffdaddy]

18. And post here....................Money talks

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mb?s=sbgi

[julialnyc]

19. A++++++++++++

[blondeatlast]

20. Sinclair affiliates here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1021712

[Fluffdaddy]

21. Sinclair Broadcast run stations

http://www.sbgi.net/business/news.shtml

[npincus]

22. would a left-leaning media giant air Fahrenheit 9/11 at the same time?

[ZombieNixon]

30. What left-leaning media giant?

If only there were one, but "media giants" by definition cannot be "left-leaning."

[demgrrrll]

68. Sundance may not be a media giant but if they agreed to air F 911

at the same time it would help. I don't think the ink is dry on the Michael Moore's pay per view deal. Maybe Spielberg would agree to give the major networks some kind of a blockbuster to run to draw away from Sinclair. What would everyone like to see that isn't in release right now? What is the most irresistible thing that they could air opposite Sinclair's Moonie garbage.

[Fiendish Thingy]

23. find out who their advertisers are (local and national) and post here

Start boycotting their products until program is canceled

[iamjoy]

48. May Not Have Advertisers

If wealthy Republicans are paying for it, that may eliminate the need for other sponsors.

Nope, the only real hope is for the FCC (Federal Communication Commision) or FEC (Federal Election Commission) to intervene. Of course, there is no chance the FCC will intervene, I mean, it isn't like they're going to show a breast or something. But maybe the FEC, we can hope.

Yeah, it'd be like a major broadcasting group pre-empting normal programming to show 9/11. Not right.

[gcomeau]

25. PROLONGING the war??????

What bizarro-world parallel universe are these people lving in? Oh wait... nevermind... they're just liars.

Kerry was doing everything he could to END the war and get them home, and everyone who knows anything about it knows that.

-Grant

[chaska]

28. I wouldn't want to work for that company should bush win.

This is way over the line. They are asking for it, bigtime.

[julialnyc]

29. I think writing the FEC is a good idea

they pulled this crap with nightline and they didn't care about the threats. I think we need to write to everyone who "deals" with them as much as we write them.

[KharmaTrain]

31. Picket Lines Anyone???

Wouldn't it be nice while they're putting this show on inside, local DUers were putting on their own show outside the studios. Peaceful, but let 'em know they can't this is more abuse of their public broadcast licenses than you can take.

The Freepers made a lot of headlines in 2000 when they picketed Gore's house...didn't take many and they sure got a lot of ink. While the Sinclair stations will only have their security cameras trained on you, their competitors will bring the GOOD ones.

Complaining to the FEC will do nothing nor will the FCC...this one requires us taking this issue up directly with the voters.

Whose up for some good old free speech expression at their nearby Sinclair station?

[julialnyc]

32. contact

Sinclair TV Group has decided to pre-empt shows on their network before election day to show an anti-Kerry smear film. Do not let them get away with it. Please forward the LA Times News Story to friends and the following contact information for the FCC to complain about the neo-fascists who wish to invade a quarter of American homes with this political hate speech.
How to Contact the FCC

To Contact the Commissioners via E-mail
Chairman Michael K. Powell: [e-mail]
Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy: [e-mail]
Commissioner Michael J. Copps: [e-mail]
Commissioner Kevin J. Martin: [e-mail]
Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein: [e-mail]

To Obtain Information via E-mail

General information, inquiries & complaints: [e-mail]
Freedom of Information Act requests: [e-mail]
Comments on FCC Internet services: [e-mail]
Elections & political candidate matters: [e-mail]

To Obtain Information via Telephone

1-888-225-5322 (1-888-CALL FCC) Voice: toll-free
1-888-835-5322 (1-888-TELL FCC) TTY: toll-free
[phone] TTY: toll
[phone] FAX
[phone] FAX on Demand
[phone] Elections & political candidate matters
FCC Phone Directory

United States Postal Service First-Class Mail, Express Mail & Priority Mail

Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554

Hand-Delivered or Messenger-Delivered Documents

For more complete information on filings, please see our Filing Location Public Notice, our Rulemaking Process page, and the Office of the Secretary web site.

Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary:

Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
Office of the Secretary
c/o Natek, Inc.
236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Suite 110
Washington, DC 20002
(8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
Other Messenger-Delivered Documents,
Including Documents Sent by Overnight Mail
(other than United States Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail):

Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
Office of the Secretary
9300 East Hampton Drive
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
(8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
Internet Address

http://www.fcc.gov

Freedom of Information Act Requests

The Freedom of Information Act, commonly known as the FOIA, was enacted by Congress in 1966 to give the American public greater access to the Federal Government's records. You do not have to file a FOIA request to obtain information which is routinely available for public inspection, including records from docketed cases, broadcast applications and related files, petitions for rulemakings, various legal and technical publications, legislative history compilations, etc. Much of this information is already available on the FCC website, but if you would still like to file a FOIA request, follow the instructions on our FOIA web page.

FCC's Duplicating Contractor

Copies of Commission documents in paper format and alternative media, including large print/type; digital disk; and audio tape.

Best Copy and Printing, Inc.
Portals II
445 12th St. S.W.
Room CY-B402
Washington DC 20554

www.bcpiweb.com
1-800-378-3160

[LibertyorDeath]

39. Thank you for this

[progressivebydesign]

33. I'm keeping this kicked as much as possible..

..for those that drank themselves into a stupor during the debate last night! :toast:

Actually, I'm kicking it to get more of our activist types on this project. My goal? Contact advertisers and stations, AND get suitable counterprogramming on other stations. We can do this!!!

[julialnyc]

34. Sinclaire

WHO OWNS WHAT
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Headquarters
10706 Beaver Dam Road
Cockeysville, Maryland 21030
Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
www.sbgi.net

Television
WTTA - Tampa
KMWB - Minneapolis
WPGH & WCWB - Pittsburgh
KOVR - Sacramento
KDNL - St. Louis
WBFF & WNUV - Baltimore
WTTV & WTTK - Indianapolis
WLFL & WRDC - Raleigh - Durham, NC
WZTV & WUXP - Nashville
WCGV & WVTV - Milwaukee
WSTR - Cincinnati
KSMO - Kansas City, MO
WTTE & WSYX - Columbus, OH
WFBC & WLOS - Asheville, NC
KABB & KRRT - San Antonio
WTTO & WABM & WDBB - Birmingham, AL
WTVZ - Norfolk, VA
WUTV - Buffalo, NY
KOCB & KOKH - Oklahoma City
WXLV & WUPN - Greensboro, NC
WKEF & WRGT - Dayton, OH
KVWB & KFBT - Las Vegas
WCHS & WVAH - Charleston, WV
WRLH - Richmond, VA
WEAR & WFGX - Mobile, AL
WSMH - Flint, MI
WDKY - Lexington, KY
KDSM - Des Moines
WSYT & WNYS - Syracuse
KBSI & WDKA - Paducah, KY
WUHF - Rochester, NY
WGME - Portland, ME
WMSN - Madison, WI
WEMT - Tri-Cities, TN
WGGB - Springfield, MA
WYZZ - Peoria, IL
WTWC - Tallahassee, FL
WMMP & WTAT - Charleston, SC
WICS & WICD — Springfield, IL
KGAN — Cedar Rapids, IA

[TankLV]

59. Las Vegas stations are the WB and some other minor stations.

Only slackers and other do-nothings watch those stations.

Not even in the big 5 here.

Barffy the Vampire is a typical program.

The people who watch these stations don't vote anyway.

No big loss here.

I am SOOOOOOO scared!

HA!

Even noticed the Buffalo stations are the former UHF and newer channels, too. Same thing, I believe.

[clevergirl]

35. Kerry must immunize this.

Kerry must take this on -- by speaking out BEFORE the film is shown and calling it out as the desperate propaganda it is. The message is that George Bush's cohorts can't support Bush's reckless record, so they're personally attacking a decorated veteran.

People's unease with Bush and our strong conviction is stronger than Moonie propaganda. Trying to take it off the air gives them strength -- we should not sink to their level of suppressing free speech.

[julialnyc]

36. notice anything???

http://www.sbgi.net/business/television.shtml

sheesh!! Notice anything interesting??

[goclark]

38. Is that their website?

[LibertyorDeath]

40. Fuckers we have to spread this far & wide inundate their advertisers

with negative feedback on this.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

78. Looks like a media empire designed to cover swing states, plus

CA and NY...

[julialnyc]

37. FEC

Contact the FEC too. Info below. Also, here's some info on Sinclair:

SINCLAIR EXECUTIVES MAJOR BUSH CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS: Sinclair executives have contributed more than $16,500 to President Bush since 2000. This year, Sinclair CEO David Smith gave President Bush the maximum $2000 contribution. Before soft money contributions became illegal, Sinclair Broadcasting gave more than $130,000 to the president's political allies but no money to his opponents.

AND MORE: http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8O VF&b=63020

And here's the FEC contact list:

Main Telephone Numbers:
Toll-free: 800-424-9530
Local: 202-694-1100
TDD: 202-219-3336

Mailing Address:
Federal Election Commission
999 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20463

(Alphabetical listing of offices with links to office descriptions)

Administration
Sylvia Butler, Administrative Officer
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1240)
202-694-1240

Administrative Review
Shawn Woodhead Werth, Reviewing Officer
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1660)
202-694-1660
202-219-0613 (fax)




Alternative Dispute Resolution
Allan D. Silberman, Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1670)
202-694-1670
202-219-0613 (fax) E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Audit Division
Joseph Stoltz, Assistant Staff Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1200)
202-694-1200
202-219-3483 (fax) E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Commission Secretary
Mary Dove, Secretary of the Commission
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1040)
202-694-1040 E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Congressional Affairs Office
Tina VanBrakle, Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1006)
202-694-1006 E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Deputy Staff Director for Audit & Review
Robert Costa, Deputy Staff Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext 1200)
202-694-1200




Deputy Staff Director for Management
John O'Brien, Acting Deputy Staff Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1215)
202-694-1215




Electronic Filing Office
Ken Lally, IT Specialist
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 4)
202-694-1642 E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Equal Employment Opportunity
Patricia Brown, EEO Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 6, then ext. 1228)
202-694-1228 E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Finance Office
Brian Duffy, Accounting Officer
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1230)
202-694-1230




General Counsel
Lawrence Norton, General Counsel
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1650)
202-694-1650




Information Division
Greg Scott, Assistant Staff Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 6)
202-694-1100
202-219-3336 TDD E-Mail:
Submit your campaign finance law questions to [e-mail], and a specialist will research your questions and respond within ten business days.




Information Technology
Alec Palmer, Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then 1250)
202-694-1250 E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Inspector General
Lynne McFarland, Inspector General
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1015)
202-694-1015
202-501-8134 (fax) Mail:
999 E Street, NW Room 940
Washington, DC 20463
E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Law Library
Leta Holley, Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1600)
202-694-1600 E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Personnel and Labor Relations
Scotty McBride, Acting Personnel Director
(Job Listings: http://www.fec.gov/jobs.shtml)
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1080)
202-694-1080 Mail:
999 E Street, NW Room 236
Washington, DC 20463 E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Planning and Management
John O'Brien, Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1216)
202-694-1216




Press Office
Bob Biersack, Acting Press Officer
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 1)
202-694-1220 E-Mail:
[e-mail]




Public Records Office
Patricia Young, Assistant Staff Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 2)
202-694-1120 E-Mail:
[e-mail]

Reports Analysis Division
John Gibson, Assistant Staff Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 5)
202-694-1130

Staff Director
James Pehrkon, Staff Director
Telephone:
800-424-9530 (press 0, then ext. 1007)
202-694-1007 E-Mail:
[e-mail]

[julialnyc]

42. bump

[goodboy]

43. What can I do about this? What can one man do? nt

[MADem]

44. CALL YOUR SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN

Let them know that you don't appreciate this, and that if THEY get on the wrong side of SINCLAIR, they could get "the treatment" too. This argument serves best if you are repped by a GOP bastard.

Those are OUR AIRWAVES. NOT SINCLAIR's. Federal Election Law is being violated. GET ON THE PHONE, write POSTCARDS, get pissed.

This is important--that crazy farker OWNS some of the swing states. Time to GET BUSY!

[julialnyc]

45. sinclaire

WRDC in Raleigh-Durham (Sinclair Group) - UPN Station

UPN 28
3012 Highwoods Blvd. Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27604

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

WTVZ in Norfolk, VA - WB Station

WTVZ-WB33
900 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23510

757-622-3333 (phone)
757-623-1541 (fax)

For programming or program
scheduling questions:
[e-mail]

For information about advertising
on-air or on the website:
[e-mail]

WLFL
Owned And Operated 22 57 WB www.wb22tv.com
WRDC
Owned And Operated 28 27 UPN www.upn28tv.com

WRLH - Richmond Virginia - FOX Station:

Address:
WRLH - FOX35
1925 Westmoreland Street
Richmond, VA 23230

Phone Number:
[phone]
Fax Number:
[phone]

Advertisers on the Website include:

Arby's
GamerzEdge
Miller Lite
ITT Technical College

WTTA (WB 3 -

http://www.wtta38.com/tampa_fl/station/contact_depart ments.shtml


STATION ADDRESS:
WB 38 WTTA Tampa Bay
7622 Bald Cypress Place
Tampa, FL 33614
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

---

KMWBV (WB 23) -
http://www.kmwb23.com/minneapolis_mn/station/contact_ departments.shtml

STATION ADDRESS:
KMWB
1640 Como Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

---
KOVR 13
http://www.kovr13.com

EMAIL: [e-mail]
2713 KOVR DR
West Sacramento
CA 95605
[phone]

----

KDNL 30 ABC in St Louis
1215 Cole St
[phone]
--
FOX53
http://www.wpgh53.com/pittsburgh_pa/station/contact_d epartments.shtml

FOX53 - WPGH
750 Ivory Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
412-931-5300
News FAX: [phone]
News Line: 412-939-NEWS (6397)
--
WCWB
http://www.wcwb2.com

[phone]
750 Ivory Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
--

WRDC in Raleigh-Durham (Sinclair Group) - UPN Station

UPN 28
3012 Highwoods Blvd. Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27604

Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
--
FOX45 - WBFF - BALTIMORE
http://www.foxbaltimore.com/baltimore_md/station/cont act_departments.sh


tml
WBFF FOX-45 / WNUV WB-54
2000 W. 41st Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
FOX45 Phone: [phone]
WB54 Phone: [phone]

--
WLFL - WB22
http://www.wlfl22.com/raleigh_nc/station/contact_depa rtments.shtml

3012 Highwoods Blvd. Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

---
UPN28 -
http://www.upn28tv.com/feedback/feedback.htm

3012 Highwoods Blvd. Suite 101
Raleigh, NC 27604
PHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

---
UPN30
[e-mail]
631 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37228
[phone]

[julialnyc]

46. bump

all contact info in this thread

[chefgirl]

47. Link

Link to all Sinclair owned and operated stations across the U.S., and their websites.


http://www.sbgi.net/business/markets/all.shtml#74

-chef-

:edited for clarity:

[julialnyc]

49. Great!!

[tomfodw]

50. As I just wrote in another thread on this, George Soros should buy up...

all the shares he can. Wouldn't that be a shock to these scum. Of course, they probably have poisoned pills and other provisions to block an unfriendly takeover. And golden parachutes for themselves. Fuckpigs.

[Robert Oak]

51. I've written Sinclair as well as the DNC to start a campaign on this

Please keep this pinned or number one so I can make sure to do my part.

Just really is the most horrendous outrage to date.

[julialnyc]

52. this is sick

hopefully we have enough time

[i like pizza]

54. make this thread sticky

.

[DaveofCali]

53. And they bothered CBS for being "biased to the left"

Don't you guys love the hypocrisy?

[julialnyc]

55. they want rather to resign

over a mistake and will put this on which has its bias intentions outright!

[psychopomp]

57. KICK

[Deja Q]

58. Well, we can come up with a rebuttal film, just like

they did with "Farenhype 911".

Don't get mad, let's get even. :-)

[IkeWarnedUs]

81. Here's a rebuttal film

This movie, "Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire," picks up where Fahrenheit 911 left off.

It starts with background on some of the key players, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, etc. Then it talks about the evolution of the neo-con agenda of global domination through unilateral force from the "Wolfowitz Doctrine" that was dismissed in the early 90's through the Project for the New American Century today.

That's right! Finally! A movie that takes a sane, in depth look at PNAC!

They show the quotes from the September 2000 report, "Rebuilding America's Defenses; Strategy, Forces and Resources For a New Century", including the one about needing a "new Pearl Harbor" to speed things up.

Then they go on to show how this administration has used 9/11 to push their agenda, starting with the Patriot Act, Afghanistan and Iraq.

They talk about how "Shock and Awe" was directed at the world and not just the Iraqi army. Look at how powerful we are. Be afraid, be very afraid.

They talk about how this dream of empire is bankrupting our country. About how despite acting macho, the architects of this plan have no actual war experience.

They close by talking about what we can expect if the neo-cons are not stopped. It encourages fighting terror and fear with public debate and truth.

The DVD has two versions - the full movie which runs about an hour and an abridged version that runs about a half hour. It also includes extended 30 minute interviews and an examination of the Economics of Empire.

"Hijacking Catastrophe" is from The Media Education Foundation (www.mediaed.org ) and includes interviews with Lt. Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski, Scott Ritter, Daniel Elsberg, Norman Mailer, Noam Chomsky, Medea Benjamin and more as well as clips of news coverage of events.

It is in some theaters (list at the website) but not many and not for very long.

Buy the DVD or VHS - watch it - pass it around.

This is the movie we have been waiting for!

Don't take my word for it. The movie website has substantial film clips. Check it out for yourself.

DVD or VHS for $19.95

http://www.hijackingcatastrophe.org /

[julialnyc]

60. ohio

Here is the info forr local affiliate in the key Dayton, OH market -. Go to http://www.wkef22.com/dayton_oh/ and you'll see one major advertiser is Iams (owned by P&G). Give them your opinion at

http://www.iamsco.com/en_US/jhtmls/iamsco/consumer_ca re/sw_ic_ConsumerCare_page.jhtml?li=en_US&bc=C&pti=IC& _requestid=4920033

http://www.pg.com/getintouch/index.jhtml

STATION ADDRESS:
ABC22/FOX45
45 Broadcast Plaza
Dayton, Ohio 45408
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

[starroute]

61. Any chance of getting a McCain reaction to this?

Frankly, I never know which side of the line McCain is going to come down on these days. But he did condemn both the original Swfitboat ad and the Sinclair blackout on Nightline when they read the names of fallen soldiers.

"U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) issued the following letter today to Mr. David Smith, President and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, in response to the preemption of this evening's Nightline program:
I write to strongly protest your decision to instruct Sinclair's ABC affiliates to preempt this evening's Nightline program. I find deeply offensive Sinclair's objection to Nightline's intention to broadcast the names and photographs of Americans who gave their lives in service to our country in Iraq."

http://wearenotsheep.com/archives/2004/04/30/mccain-calls-sinclairs-nightline-boycott-unpatriotic

Is there any way McCain could be asked to comment on what Sinclair is doing now and any likelihood it would be helpful if he did?

[starroute]

64. Useful resources on Sinclair

AlterNet: The Death of Local News
http://www.alternet.org/story/15718

TV Barn's Mark Jeffries calls Sinclair the "Clear Channel of local news," a reference to the San Antonio, Texas, media giant that has grown from 40 to more than 1,200 stations today thanks to the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which relaxed radio ownership rules. But the parallels extend beyond their growth strategies. Jeffries describes Sinclair as having a "fiercely right-wing approach that makes Fox News Channel look like a model of objectivity," while Clear Channel is best known for sponsoring pro-war "Rallies for America" during the Iraq conflict. And like Clear Channel's CEO L. Lowry Mays -- a major Republican donor and onetime business associate of George W. Bush -- the Sinclair family, board, and executives ply the GOP with big money. Since 1997, they have donated well over $200,000 to Republican candidates.


Disinfopedia overview of the Nightlight incident
http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Media_control:_Sinclair_Broadcast_Group

Many links, including one to a story (which is no longer available online) about Sen. Mark Dayton of Minnesota writing to the FEC about the dangers of media consolidation posed by Sinclair. Perhaps Dayton might be another person to contact about the latest outrage.


Take Back the Media
http://www.takebackthemedia.com/boycottsinclair.html

Many phone numbers, etc. for Sinclair and its executives.


On edit:
The Counterpoint -- an anti-Sinclair blog
http://thecounterpoint.blogspot.com/

Probably not directly relevant to the issue at hand, but a lot of details on Sinclair's anti-Kerry, Bush-pandering, and generally racist and xenophobic editorial positions.

[starroute]

67. Sinclair, VisionAir, and homeland security -- WTF?

Sinclair Broadcasting owns a share of several other corporations, most of them with an obvious connection to broadcasting or advertising. But it also owns a chunk of VisionAir, Inc., "a respected leader in public safety software," with ties to the military, homeland security, and law enforcement.

http://www.sbgi.net/business/ventures.shtml


The software has been found so effective in fact that one or more of the products have been selected by
· the U. S. Marine Corps for fire department, military police, and emergency management use at every Marine Corps base and Marine Corps Air Station in the world;
· the Pentagon’s Information Technology Management Division for use in one of the Pentagon’s operations centers; and
· for use by fire service command staff at six major U.S. military bases in Iraq

http://www.visionair.com/newsletter.asp


VisionAIR(R), a leading provider of public safety and criminal justice software, welcomes General Barry R. McCaffrey to the VisionAIR Board of Directors. General McCaffrey is a renowned expert on terrorism and homeland defense, who led the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division in the 1991 Gulf War, and a former Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. At retirement from active duty, he was the most highly decorated and youngest four-star general in the U.S. Army.

General McCaffrey remarked, "I believe strongly in the leadership team, mission, and strategy of VisionAIR. Their commitment to industry standards and client satisfaction are right on target with industry needs." VisionAIR's progressive approach to combating terrorism and crime in an increasingly precarious world attracted General McCaffrey to VisionAIR when he agreed to be the Keynote Speaker at the VisionAIR Annual Users' Conference in October of 2003.

http://schema-root.org/region/americas/north_america/usa/government/executive/cabinet/defense/personnel/general/barry_mccaffrey/



On edit: I wonder if this cound have something to do with it?

http://www.mediageek.org/archives/002264.html

Sinclair Vice-President and on-air commentator Mark Hyman is a captain with an intelligence role in the U.S. Naval Reserves, who apparently sees no conflict of interest between his role as "journalist" and being on the payroll of Naval Intelligence. Hyman delights in his crusade to lambaste anyone who questions the war in Iraq, such as calling congresspeople who voted against a recent resolution of support for the war "just unpatriotic politicians who hate our military."

[starroute]

69. More on Mark Hyman's background in intelligence

This is from what appears to be his official bio:

http://www.newscentral.tv/station/bios/mhyman.shtml

He served briefly in the Army before attending college on an Army ROTC scholarship. He was later accepted to the U. S. Naval Academy from which he graduated in 1981. He served as a naval officer on ships assigned to the East and West coasts and he served in the U.S. Navy’s European headquarters in London. He has conducted worldwide travel with extensive time spent in the Middle East. He left active duty in 1989 and became employed as a civilian in the Office of Naval Intelligence, which included assignments with the U.S. On-Site Inspection Agency as a disarmament treaty weapons inspector in former Warsaw Pact countries. A Captain in the Naval Reserve, he has served in leadership positions in CIA’s National Warning Staff, the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office and he is currently a Commanding Officer in the Naval Reserve’s Space and Network Warfare Program.


Hyman seems to be at the heart of Sinclair's role as propaganda organ. It's his wingnut on-air editorials that the "Counterpoint" blog I referenced above is dedicated to refuting. I'm starting to suspect, shall we say, a direct intelligence role in what is going on here.

[julialnyc]

72. scary

[starroute]

79. McCaffrey is also on the Board of Trustees of Mitretek

I honestly don't know if I have a hold of something highly relevant here, of if I'm just following the Tinfoil Trail off into the swamps of confusion. But Sinclair and Mark Hymen appear to have certain connections that are, to say the least, highly disquieting.

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Mitretek_Systems

In its somewhat convoluted "History", Mitretek links its origin to The MITRE Corporation. MITRE was itself spun off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) MIT Lincoln Laboratory which began in the 1950s as the Lincoln Project at MIT. The Lincoln Laboratory was created to develop ground radar air defense systems for the United States. The MITRE Corporation was established as the "system engineer and overseer for the development of this highly complex system."

With the desire to focus more attention on its DOD/FAA FFRDC components, MITRE elected to divide its defense and non-defense operations, and thus Mitretek Systems was formed as an independent organization unrelated to The MITRE Corporation in January, 1996. Mitretek works in information and telecommunications technologies in support of government activities and also performs leading-edge work in the health care and environmental areas.

The separation of the "non-defense" Mitretek Systems from the "defense" MITRE Corporation as "independent and unrelated organizations" is emphasized twice within the organization's "History". Close examination of the highly detailed Mitretek web site will find the organization's operation anything but simple and basic.


There has been an entire homeland security industry growing up pretty much in the shadows, and even here on DU people are largely unaware of it. A certain amount of information was brought out a year ago in a thread devoted to the connections within the IT industry of the Black Box Voting companies:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=217888

The private military contractors, like CACI International, which was the employer of the civilian interrogators at Abu Ghraib, are part of the same complex. See my post from last spring at:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1512673#1512921

I realize this thread isn't the best place to bring all this up, and I don't mean to be a threadjacker. But this stuff is deadly important, we all need to know about it, and the fact that it has a connection to Sinclair Broadcasting makes me more uncomfortable than I can easily say.

[julialnyc]

62. reminders

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/4/29/171249/664
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/01/abc.nightline/

[julialnyc]

63. sinclaire

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Media_control:_Sinclair_Broadcast_Group

[Scoopie]

65. Julia, thye're organizing a boycott

of the advertisers and a protest over at the Clark blog.

I know you're over there, so maybe you can post some of the info. I'm on dial-up and have to check some other things before I got back (takes forever).

I'm sure others here would want to join.

[julialnyc]

66. i'll check

[julialnyc]

70. i started a thread there.

http://julianyc.forclark.com/story/2004/10/9/15837/2778#9

people should start as many threads in as many places they can think of

[julialnyc]

71. bump

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

73. Michael Moore should give a free license for any and all stations

to air F9/11, if and only if they air it in this exact time slot.

[julialnyc]

74. I don;t think he can

he doesn't own the film

[julialnyc]

75. bump

[Clinton Crusader]

76. isnt this the same place who refused to air that NIghtline..

with the dead solders' names being read aloud?

This is outrageous!
:kick:

[LDS Jock]

77. yes it is.. and they made the followiing statement

"While the Sinclair Broadcast Group honors the memory of the brave members of the military who have sacrificed their lives in the service of our country, we do not believe such political statements should be disguised as news content. As a result, we have decided to preempt the broadcast of Nightline this Friday on each of our stations which air ABC programming."

I guess they've changed their mind.

[gauguin57]

80. And tell president David Smith that you hope he wants his prostitution

arrest to be FREAKING FRONT PAGE NEWS if they continue with this plan..

Sinclair Broadcasting's David Smith Busted In Prostitution Sting

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2004/05/287287.shtml

Sinclair Broadcasting's David Smith Busted In Prostitution Sting

THIS IS THE GUY WHO BANNED THE 'NIGHTLINE' BROADCAST OF K.I.A. SOLDIERS IN 8 CITIES LAST NIGHT, AND WROTE A LETTER DEFENDING HIS DECISION TO SEN. JOHN MCCAIN.

David Deniston Smith, president and chief executive officer of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., was charged with committing an unnatural and perverted sex act in a company-owned Mercedes. He was arrested in an undercover sting a Read and St. Paul streets, a downtown corner frequented by prostitutes.

Police said Mary DiPaulo, 31, ran across the street to a 1992 Mercedes, registered to Sinclair, and got in on the passenger side. Police followed the car onto the Jones Falls Expressway, where they said they witnessed the two engage in oral sex while Smith drove north.

there are many reference sub-links in these collected sources, see original link: http://atrios.blogspot.com/2004_04_25_atrios_archive.ht...

He is still the prexy and CEO of Sinclair.

http://www.sbgi.net/about/executives.shtml