Here's the Sinclair spokesman who defended the anti-Kerry film as "news":

[Brotherjohn]

Mark Hyman, host of the regular editorial feature on Sinclair stations, The Point.

He's also a vice president of corporate relations for Sinclair. He's quoted today as saying the criticisms of their airing of the anti-Kerry ad/film are "absolutely absurd." (http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-11-sinclair_x.htm)

He says "It's the news. It is what it is. We're reporting the news." He equates it with reporting a car-bombing in Iraq.

Well, here's some of what he considers "news", from The Point archives:
(http://www.newscentral.tv/thepoint/editorial.shtml)
Kerry and the Killing (9/13/04)
Kerry and the Purple Heart (9/14/04)
Kerry and the Winter Soldier Investigation (9/15/04)
Kerry and the Three Weeks of Protest (9/16/04)
Kerry and the Navy (9/19/04)
Kerry and the Oath (9/20/04)
Kerry and the Medals (9/21/04)
Kerry and the Communists (9/22/04)
Kerry and the Numbers (9/23/04)

Bit of an obsession, hmmnnn?

Their archives don't pull up the articles for me, but you can search and find cached versions of some of them. They're full of quotes like:

"Killing a wounded man while he retreated from battle is not an action that most servicemen would brag about. But then again, most servicemen would not return home and attack the very country they were supposed to fight for. And that’s the Point."

"Kerry has a lifetime of experience in foreign policy. Unfortunately, it is a lifetime of supporting Communist forces opposed to the U.S. ... John Kerry may make a good president. Just not for the U.S. And that's The Point."

Well, I guess that's just "the news", isn't it?

[rumguy]

1. Yep these people are pure, unadulterated corporate fascists

[NVMojo]

2. these jerks are getting defensive

http://www.stopsinclair.org/index.php

sign and pass on before Oct. 15th! Thanks!

[Atman]

3. If it's like a car bombing in Iraq

give it 15 seconds on the evening news and move on.

This isn't going to work and will likely backfire on Bush.

[rumguy]

4. Here's his picture

Here's a newshour story about Sinclair. Most of their news is centralized out of Maryland.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/july-dec03/newscentral_12-11.html

[disneyboy]

6. Evil Men are HOT looking

Do u notice how almost ALL evil men are hot? This guy looks very metro. Paul Pressler was Pres. of Disneyland ffrom '94-'02 and was a DAMNE FINE MAN. But look what he did. Ran the park into the ground and presided over 3 deaths. Only now is it comming up from the abyss for its 50th. So Hot men can be scary!

[mitchum]

8. Hot? He looks like he has a touch of Downes Syndrome

[jgardner]

5. Hyman. heh heh n/t

[wishlist]

7. He did an earlier editorial defending "Humiliation" as good (Abu Ghraib)

Before the onslaught of horribly insulting and slandering anti-Kerry diatribes, Mark Hyman did an outrageous one titled "Humiliation can be Good" defending both the treatment of Abu Ghraib prisoners and defending humiliation of food stamp recipients. This man is the lowest form of unethical immoral slime.

[mitchum]

9. Screw picketing Sinclair headquarters. How about protests at this...

motherfucker's home? Bring the chickens home to roost.