WHY IS BUSH GETTING FREE AIR TIME FOR A CAMPAIGN SPEECH?

[Nancy Waterman]

I am so sick of this. I hoep Kerry is demanding equal time. He should do one on the environment and tie in the issues of how it impacts the economy and national security by relating to the oil dependency. Then he should bring in these new Chinese hydrogen cars that will shut us out of the market if we don't get moving.

[Virginian]

1. My thoughts exactly.

He is on both CNN and MSGOP.
When I saw him on the air, I thought it was something newsworthy so I turned up the volume only to hear him telling lies about John Kerry. Too bad we can't require the candidates to tell the truth or face truth in advertising fines.

[Nancy Waterman]

2. Good idea

Too bad we can't require the candidates to tell the truth or face truth in advertising fines.

That sounds like a law that the new Kerry adminsitration should push through.

[peppersnick]

3. They are also gonna show Kerry soon

I'm not sure how much but they ought to give him equal time. Who knows considering the right-wing bias in the news!!!

[KittyWampus]

4. No Crowd Shots... Couldn't Even Fill The Venue. The Media Might Be

whoring for Junior BUT IT IS NOT WORKING!

[donkeyotay]

5. It's so they don't have to cover Gore's speech

Gore's speech was first-rate, kick-ass. So, since it was filled with facts on the pretzeldent's miserable record, you have to catch it on C-SPAN.

Major networks remain fact-free GOP whores.

[Lerkfish]

6. OMG! another "mulligan"??? this cube rat missed it, luckily.

[Eurobabe]

11. pretzeldent HAHAHA!!!! that's a good one!

[Jim Sagle]

7. Because he's a Republican.

[i_c_a_White_Ghost]

8. It's called sleeping with the enemy

Time Warner, Rupert Neo-con Murdoch, General Electric..Umm who side you think they're on?

[IChing]

9. Gore was on c-span

Giving one of the greatest speeches I've seen
on america's stake getting rid of bush
just a historical speech, it was on as the same time.

[politicat]

10. File Complaints with the FEC.

Here are the rules for filing an Elections commission rule violation:

Any person may file a complaint if he or she believes a violation of the Federal Election Campaign Laws or Commission regulations has occurred or is about to occur. The complaint must be made in writing, and sent to the Office of General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, 999 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20463. The original must be submitted along with three copies, if possible. Facsimile transmissions are not acceptable.

A complaint must comply with certain requirements. It must:
Provide the full name and address of the person filing the complaint (called the complainant); and
Be signed, sworn to and notarized. This means that the notary public's certificate must say "...signed and sworn to before me..."

Furthermore, in order for a complaint to be considered complete and proper, it should:
Clearly recite the facts that show specific violations under the Commission's jurisdiction (citations to the law and regulations are not necessary);
Clearly identify each person, committee or group that is alleged to have committed a violation (called the respondent);
Include any documentation supporting the allegations, if available; and
Differentiate between statements based on the complainant's (the person who files the complaint) personal knowledge and those based on information and belief. Statements not based on personal knowledge should identify the source of the information.

Here's the site: http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/complain.shtml

You all saw it. I did not. Therefore, you need to write up the complaint, take it to the bank and get it notarized and mail it.

Pcat

[Zorra]

12. Because national TV media is a RW propaganda machine. n/t

[ladybugg33]

14. Thank you!!! I turn him off as soon as his face appears.

This is blatant free campaign ads. You know, if America chooses Bush it says more about Americans than it says about Bush. The rest of the world will have a right to hate all of us.

[fugop]

13. Luckily...

... Luckily, I don't think there's any huge numbers of folks watching these speeches during the day. What matters (I would think) is the kind of coverage the speeches get in the news tonight. Cross our fingers that it's equal coverage there!

[robbedvoter]

15. It's good to be king!