FCC won't prevent airing of anti-Kerry film, chairman says

[Roland99]

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/288/politics/FCC_won_t_prevent_airing_of_anP.shtml

WASHINGTON (AP) The Federal Communications Commission won't intervene to stop a broadcast company's plans to air a critical documentary about John Kerry's anti-Vietnam War activities on dozens of TV stations, the agency's chairman said Thursday.

''Don't look to us to block the airing of a program,'' Michael Powell told reporters. ''I don't know of any precedent in which the commission could do that.''

Eighteen senators, all Democrats, wrote to Powell this week and asked him to investigate Sinclair Broadcast Group's plan to run the program, ''Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal,'' two weeks before the Nov. 2 election.

Powell said there are no federal rules that would allow the agency to prevent the program. ''I think that would be an absolute disservice to the First Amendment and I think it would be unconstitutional if we attempted to do so,'' he said.



Anyone surprised??

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Then a lawsuit barring Sinclair from broadcasting must be done

if FCC refuses to do SHIT, then they're scumbuckets.

Hawkeye-X

[MaraJade]

10. This is nothing but free advertising for the Rebubs. . .

The DNC should sue to force the Repub Party to pay for all of the
air time associated with this stuff. The Repubs should also be forced to endorse it (since most of it is lies, let it stick to them as it rightly should).

[soothsayer]

2. What about the FEC?

aren't they theo ones who should cry foul?

[951]

9. CAN ANYONE LOOK INTO THE FEC ANGLE?

[Fenris]

3. Gee, I wonder why Michael POWELL wouldn't stop it...

[PittLib]

4. When Kerry is president ...

I hope this suck ass gets outsourced.

[Owlet]

5. I'm shocked! shocked!

[merh]

6. You have got to be kidding me, the son of Colon Bowell won't

prevent Sinclair's efforts! No, tell me you just jest. (sarcasm)
I surmise that a well timed federal lawsuit seeking an injunction will be filed.

[Dr Fate]

7. So all is fair then.

n/t

[Dinger]

8. Then Maybe They Should Do A NEWS Expose On bu$h's Rape & Murder of...

Margie Schoedinger!

http://www.ledgeofliberty.com/2004/06/who_killed_marg.html

[montana500]

11. lets see....

this asswipe thinks the word "shit" and a 2 second flashed breast is horrible, but the U.S. media outlets turning into PRAVDA is ok?

lol.

[Dinger]

14. Fort Bend Star . . .

http://www.fortbendstar.com/Archives/2002_4q/121102/n_Woman%20files%20lawsuit%20against%20President.htm

[high density]

12. That's OK

SBGI's financials suck anyway and they're just going to get sharply worse after this fatal maneuver.

[endnote]

13. BIG SURPRISE HERE....