Sinclair VP: Networks Holocaust Deniers, car-bombs are contributions to JK

[Skinner]

From TPM and Kos:

This morning on CNN, Sinclair vice president Mark Hyman said that every car bomb in Iraq is an "in-kind contribution to John Kerry," and he compared network news to "Holocaust deniers."

The Anti-Defamation League has condemned Mr. Hyman's comments: http://www.adl.org/media_watch/newspapers/20041011-WashPost.htm

The CNN transcript:

However, the accusations coming from Terry McAuliffe and others, is it because they are some elements of this that may reflect poorly on John Kerry? That it's somehow an in-kind contribution of George Bush?

If you use that logic and reasoning, that means every car bomb in Iraq would be an in-kind contribution to John Kerry. Weak job performance ratings that came out last month would have been an in- kind contribution to John Kerry. And that's just nonsense.

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This is news. I can't change the fact that these people decided to come forward today. The networks had this opportunity over a month ago to speak with these people. They chose to suppress them. They chose to ignore them. They are acting like Holocaust deniers, pretending these men don't exist.

More...

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0410/12/ltm.04.html

[glitch]

1. Boy he's just barking mad - how's the stock doing now?

There should be an emergency meeting of the board on this guy.

[louis-t]

2. Meanwhile, swearing on a stack of Bibles

that Sinclair is not biased.

[Carla in Ca]

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all the firms have told their marketing director to tell sinclair that all of those firms are pulling their ads



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[Junkdrawer]

24. ROTFLOL...or a dittohead (amounts to the same thing)

BTW: Bush and Cheney both are dittoheads. :scared:

[Ksec]

3. Pretending they dont exist.

Now we are on the same level as people who killed six million Jews. Oh brother.

These guys are to be pitied. The country will be making jokes about these extremists in a few days.

[juliagoolia]

6. NO He said.. I hope not

HE DID NOT SAY IT DID NOT EXIST.

[Flubadubya]

4. Almost in the same breath...

he said there was no anti-Kerry bias at Sinclair.

Now doesn't that square up real nice with the rest of his "in-kind contribuition". :puke:

[juliagoolia]

5. This guy and brothers own a large portion

of the stock in this company so as investors pull out and the stock drops it hits them very personally and very directly. 'Curiously would like to know what stock looked like before Bush.

Hit them financially and you hit them personally.. Daddy started the company.

[geek tragedy]

14. And they conspired with Bush's oil buddies to land a government contract.

Former ENRON trading crooks involved--very unseemly indeed.

[Dark Jedi]

38. Sinclair Mofos

Yep. That's about the only way to hit these mofos. Since these scumbags only understand money, let's hit them where it counts!

[Kadie]

7. Mark Hyman is sick sick sick.

We get his commentary via their Sacramento channel. Sick man.

[Skinner]

8. BTW: The defamation league has condemned Mr. Hyman's comments

The Anti-Defamation League has condemned Mr. Hyman's comments: http://www.adl.org/media_watch/newspapers/20041011-WashPost.htm

[Borgnine]

9. We need to pop Hyman's cherry.

Wingers are insane.

[CindyDale]

12. LOL

Oh, gosh, he's out of his mind. This is who owns our media? No wonder everything is such a mess. LOL

Cindy

[RedEarth]

10. Hemmer."is there bias at Sinclair against JK"..Hyman."I certainly hope not

HEMMER: Mark, let me try and cut through this a little bit. Is there a bias at Sinclair against John Kerry?

HYMAN: Why would you say that? Because we're presenting a side...

HEMMER: I'm just asking it. Is there, or not?

HYMAN: I certainly hope not. There shouldn't be. There are going to be people who are going to want to get this story out. We want to get this story out.

you are you kidding you fuuuuuuking creep

[foo_bar]

11. they're going down in flames

and taking everyone with them. Just like the administration.

[Pig_Latin_Lover]

13. Not exactly in our plane of existence

If you use that logic and reasoning, that means every car bomb in Iraq would be an in-kind contribution to John Kerry. Weak job performance ratings that came out last month would have been an in- kind contribution to John Kerry. And that's just nonsense.

Weak job performance ratings are facts that come out irregardless of who is president, whether or not it is an election year, and are non-partisan.

Essentially, this VP did himself in by implying that critics were equating Sinclair's actions to the level of terrorist attacks. No one is doing that.

This is a deliberate action taken by a corporation to influence the election in our favor using public airwaves.

[fudge stripe cookays]

15. erm...Freudian slip there.

Definitely not in our favor.

This is a deliberate action taken by a corporation to influence the election in our favor using public airwaves.

[Pig_Latin_Lover]

17. Oops

In their favor. I am not the VP of Sinclair media! ;)

[progressivebydesign]

19. eat-gray esponse-ray!! n/t

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

16. I LOVE MARK HYMAN...

The guy's a total loon! Now anytime somebody want to tarnish Kerry's record, we can tar them with the same brush -- the nitwit has inadvertently helped innoculate Kerry against further Swift Boat smears.

[Junkdrawer]

25. And he's put the Fairness Doctrine back into mainstream discussion...

I miss the Fairness Doctrine. :(

[Unstuck In Time]

36. The Fred Phelps of right-wing media moguls

Sick, twisted and spewing bile.

[progressivebydesign]

18. Okay.. that fucker needs to be locked up!

He's a danger to himself and others. What a loon!

[asthmaticeog]

20. Wait, what?

They chose to suppress them. They chose to ignore them.

Is he suggesting that the media ignored SBVT? Man, I fucking WISH.

[Shadow30]

22. heh heh it just keeps getting worse for them....

....those dumb fuckers at sinclair really know how to make a bad situation worse.

[Uber Llama]

23. Let me get this straight...

It's disrespectful to the troops to air a list of names of those lost in Iraq, but to deny the swiftliars time would be denying the holocaust?

[Junkdrawer]

26. I'm telling you...listening to el Rushbo rots the ole gray matter..

Worse than booze..

[sisenor]

42. That's because they use the same logic as Bush:

For example: If there are no Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq, that means Saddam was even a greater threat

[mparker]

27. This guy is a loon

Its scary that a zealot like this can have so much power. Michael Powell better do everything in his power to get this blocked. This is borderline fascism.

[Mary0505]

28. Coming to get us

Freepers...Is that what you folks call them? Boy! They are really coming after us with vengeous aren't they?

[Andromeda]

48. There is nothing borderline about it.

This IS fascism.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

29. This guy's really gone off the deep end, huh?

A real gutter snipe if I ever saw one.

[FUCK_BUSH]

30. *** THEIR PHONE LINE IS DOWN ! CALL THEM ON THIS NUMBER **410-568-1504

THEIR MAIN PHONE NUMBER 410-568-1500 IS DOWN !

CALL THEM AT THIS NUMBER : 410-568-1504

I JUST CALLED THEM AND AFTER ONE RING A WOMEN PICKED UP THE PHONE. I TOLD HER WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THEIR SHAMEFUL ACTION AND ALSO I TOLD HER TO GIVE MY MASSAGE TO MELLMAN (Hyman) .

SO KEEP CALLING THEM AND CALL ALL YOUR LOCAL T.V STATIONS TILL NEXT SUNDAY.

ALSO IF YOU KNOW WHO SPENCER YOUR LOCAL T.V STATIONS, CALL THEM AND LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU WILL BOYCOTT THEM FOREVER.


KEEP FIGHTING PEOPLE, WE WILL WIN. FUCK BUSH AND ALL HIS SUPPORTERS.

[Kber]

31. Real insult

The real insult isn't just comparing the networks to holocaust denyers, but, by extension, Kerry's Vietnam behavior to that of Nazi murderers - think about it.

[FUCK_BUSH]

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[tsuki]

35. How do you do it?

You guys on this list are unbelievable. To find the list so quickly. Thanks...you made my day a whole lot better.

[pinto]

33. the true underbelly of the right.

I've been hesistant about getting caught in a "publicity squeeze" on this one, but this guy is off the wall and he makes the Republican party's MO obvious...

[Nederland]

34. That's not what he said

Read your own quote:

If you use that logic and reasoning, that means every car bomb in Iraq would be an in-kind contribution to John Kerry. Weak job performance ratings that came out last month would have been an in-kind contribution to John Kerry. And that's just nonsense.

He is NOT saying that every car bomb in Iraq is an in-kind contribution to John Kerry. In fact, he explicitly says that such a claim would be nonsense.

Christ, can't anybody around here read?

On edit, I have to agree that the Holocaust comments are out of line.

[Tsiyu]

37. These freaks live in their own little dark hell

And the Right wing response is typical. Said the Psycho Heritage Foundation's Mark Tapscott ( as quoted in a Yahoo story) " There are many things in life that are unfair."

True, and the last time Republicans didn't think something was "fair" they invaded Iraq, put the blood of 30,000 dead people on American hands and caused the deaths, maiming and betrayal of our military. Then these freaks wouldn't even allow their NAMES TO BE READ!


So, let me get this straight: Republicans can illegally invade a sovereign nation when they find something "unfair," but Democrats can't even COMPLAIN when something is unfair? Like I said, there is a special place in hell.....

[jetfan27278]

39. Fred Smith?

Does anyone know what position Fred Smith has with Sinclair?

If so... Feel free to give him a call... 410-568-1505.

When I called him to leave him, he was not in the office, so I left a message. If you do so, you will notice he's nice enough to give his cell phone number on his outgoing message. If you want to skip calling him at work, and try his cell, here it is... 443-677-6865!

[jetfan27278]

40. Vice President

Fred Smith is Vice President

Duncan Smith is the Secretary and Vice President. His number? 410-568-1508.

Do you see a pattern?

[newyawker99]

44. Hi jetfan27278!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[jetfan27278]

41. CFO

Dave Amy - 410-568-1511

Maybe you can remind him how much money he's going to lose through a boycott.

Be nice though!

[KharmaTrain]

45. David Smith!!!!

He's in control of the largest block of stock and is calling these shots. He's hiding behind Hyman and he should come forward since HE's the cause of all of this.

I'd almost become a stockholder just to call for an emergency meeting. Ooops, me bad...someone else might have already beat me to it.

[sisenor]

43. MARK HYMAN LOOKS LIKE HE WOULD BE FOUND IN PUBLIC RESTROOM

Where gay sex is exchanged anonymously. Can we find someone to identify him in such a place?

[JVS]

46. LOL

[FUCK_BUSH]

47. HERE IS ANOTHER WORKING NUMBER FOR THOSE ASS-HOLES. 410-568-1505 *******

THIS IS A DIRECT NUMBER FOR SMITH 410-568-1505 CALL THEM RIGHT NOW.

YOU ALSO CAN REACH HIM AT HIS CELL 443-677-6865 . SO GIVE HIM A CALL AND TELL HIM HOW BAD YOU WANT THEM TO STOP ATTACK AD AGAINST KERRY.