It's news when we say it's news
I've been following this Sinclair Broadcasting--"Stolen Honor" story was some bemusement. The political ramifications of a broadcasting conglomerate forcing such partisan fare down its stations' throats is serious stuff. And lots of bloggers have weighed in. But what interests me most is that the reason Sinclair gives for showing the documentary is that it is newsworthy (registration required).
My question is this: If Sinclair is so interested in making sure viewers of its stations get newsworthy material, why is it that the local Sinclair-run ABC affiliate, WXLV, has such a weak-to-non-existent local newscast?
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I find this Sinclair story to be very troubling, their flaunting the fact that they intend to violate Federal election laws and I've joined in the nationwide effort to boycott all their advertisers should they go through with it.
As for the Bush supporters who are laughing, they simply need to remember that if Sinclair pulls this off then the Democrats will have yet another weapon to use in the next election.
It certainly looks as if Rove and his cronies will stop at nothing to keep Bush in office, another example: the Nevada Voter Registration Fraud.
Posted on October 13, 2004 7:19 PM