john kerry, george bush & janet's tit.
As you probably know by now, Bush TV -- better known as Sinclair Broadcast Group -- is planning to broadcast a documentary chastising Democratic Presidential Nominee John Kerry's anti-war protests after he returned home from Vietnam, preempting programming on all 62 of its affiliates.
"Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" is a 42-minute documentary about Kerry's war crimes accusations in Vietnam. According to WorldNetDaily, the documentary purports that Kerry's remarks in 1971 were used against U.S. soldiers held captive during the war.
Gonna party like it's 1971! The Sinclair Group is planning to air an anti-Kerry documentary about his anti-war stance after Vietnam.
Sinclair, you may or may not recall, refused to broadcast the 30 April 2004 edition of Nightline, when Koppel and producers broadcast the names and faces of all the U.S. soldiers -- some 500 -- who had been killed in the War on Terror.
The Sinclair Group accused Nightline of being "motivated by a political agenda designed to undermine the efforts of the United States in Iraq."
Looks like Sinclair is cracking back with a political agenda of its own and the FCC is none too pleased.
FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps issued a statement today criticizing Sinclair's plan, calling it "proof positive of media consolidation run amok when one owner can use the public airwaves to blanket the country with its political ideology – whether liberal or conservative."
Truth be told, I don't care one bit if they air this documentary about John Kerry. The Sinclair Group has already distinguished itself as being anything but an unbiased player. And it's not like this documentary is going to tell us something we don't already know about John Kerry's past. Of course, it's an attempt to demonize the man who's challenging The Accidental President on 2 November.
I find it most fascinating that, while Michael Moore released a documentary that tears down the Republican sacred cows and their bungled efforts in the War on Terror, the best the Bushies can do is dig 33 years ago to rip open the unhealed wounds of Vietnam. Well, at least, in Kerry's defense, we know where he was during the Vietnam Era. Ask that question of Bush to Karl Rove and you'll get pummeled with a "who farted" glare.
Copps' criticism of the Sinclair Group is correct in its assertion that media conglomerates are becoming more than just idle observers. There was a time when television was an eye on society. Not it's trying to act as a brain.
Ironically, it's the FCC's own fault for such an occurance. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 began the monopolization of broadcast media. Just look at the monster that has become of Clear Channel.
Back to the point of this anti-Kerry documentary: it's going to air. Like it or not, it's going to air. Sen. Kerry, while sugar-coating his anti-war position since the Democratic National Convention/Circle Jerk, he will have to get out in front of this matter on his own. He's been very adept at deflecting Bush's overt criticisms -- from the overplayed "he voted for it before he didn't" horse shit (which Kerry spoke to weeks ago) to the Snidely Whiplash-esque "he's a liberal sneer at the last debate. Of course, Bush is playing to his base with those charges; a base who's standards have been mortgaged by neocon rhetoric.
Senator Kerry and his supporters would be wise to get ready to defend the Sinclair coup. It's going to happen. In fact, the shitstorm has already begun.
Kinda makes you long for Janet Jackson's tit again, doesn't it?
"Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" is a 42-minute documentary about Kerry's war crimes accusations in Vietnam. According to WorldNetDaily, the documentary purports that Kerry's remarks in 1971 were used against U.S. soldiers held captive during the war.
Gonna party like it's 1971! The Sinclair Group is planning to air an anti-Kerry documentary about his anti-war stance after Vietnam.
Sinclair, you may or may not recall, refused to broadcast the 30 April 2004 edition of Nightline, when Koppel and producers broadcast the names and faces of all the U.S. soldiers -- some 500 -- who had been killed in the War on Terror.
The Sinclair Group accused Nightline of being "motivated by a political agenda designed to undermine the efforts of the United States in Iraq."
Looks like Sinclair is cracking back with a political agenda of its own and the FCC is none too pleased.
FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps issued a statement today criticizing Sinclair's plan, calling it "proof positive of media consolidation run amok when one owner can use the public airwaves to blanket the country with its political ideology – whether liberal or conservative."
Truth be told, I don't care one bit if they air this documentary about John Kerry. The Sinclair Group has already distinguished itself as being anything but an unbiased player. And it's not like this documentary is going to tell us something we don't already know about John Kerry's past. Of course, it's an attempt to demonize the man who's challenging The Accidental President on 2 November.
I find it most fascinating that, while Michael Moore released a documentary that tears down the Republican sacred cows and their bungled efforts in the War on Terror, the best the Bushies can do is dig 33 years ago to rip open the unhealed wounds of Vietnam. Well, at least, in Kerry's defense, we know where he was during the Vietnam Era. Ask that question of Bush to Karl Rove and you'll get pummeled with a "who farted" glare.
Copps' criticism of the Sinclair Group is correct in its assertion that media conglomerates are becoming more than just idle observers. There was a time when television was an eye on society. Not it's trying to act as a brain.
Ironically, it's the FCC's own fault for such an occurance. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 began the monopolization of broadcast media. Just look at the monster that has become of Clear Channel.
Back to the point of this anti-Kerry documentary: it's going to air. Like it or not, it's going to air. Sen. Kerry, while sugar-coating his anti-war position since the Democratic National Convention/Circle Jerk, he will have to get out in front of this matter on his own. He's been very adept at deflecting Bush's overt criticisms -- from the overplayed "he voted for it before he didn't" horse shit (which Kerry spoke to weeks ago) to the Snidely Whiplash-esque "he's a liberal sneer at the last debate. Of course, Bush is playing to his base with those charges; a base who's standards have been mortgaged by neocon rhetoric.
Senator Kerry and his supporters would be wise to get ready to defend the Sinclair coup. It's going to happen. In fact, the shitstorm has already begun.
Kinda makes you long for Janet Jackson's tit again, doesn't it?
