Originally Posted by shakran

no I'm not. I'm saying if the arguments for the Sinclair documentary violating campaign finance laws were valid (which they're not - let me make it abundantly clear - those arguments are full of shit) then it would be violating them due to the focus on Kerry, not Bush, therefore Bush would get free advertising. Again, that's not the case because the documentary is not violating campaign finance laws.

I'm just reporting the language of the law here. I'm not agreeing with it, nor am I defending Sinclair for tossing journalistic responsibility out the window.

I don't support the Sinclair documentary, but unfortunately, it's not illegal.

Frankly I'd like to see the fairness doctrine reinstated. Some of y'all might not remember that since it died under Reagan, but it required stations to present ALL sides of a story equally. If it were still here, Sinclair could never get away with airing this doc without airing the Kerry viewpoint as well.