| Darn Liberal Media | | Date Created: Oct 14, 2004, 01:39 PM |
 One of the biggest problems with this country is that the news media are in the pockets of the left wing.
Everyone knows how liberal Viacom-owned CBS is. The network Dan Rather claimed that George W. Bush got into the Texas National Guard because his Dad was a Congressman. Turns out the story was true, but the network Dan Rather relied on a source who had lied and on documents that were likely forged. But, the point is, what kind of a moron is Dan Rather to rely on faulty sources and forged documents?
In a related story, CBS News says it is withholding -- until after the election -- a story that claims the Bush administration was deceived by faulty sources and forged documents when it made claims that Iraq was trying to buy uranium from Niger. Actually, CBS is withholding the story because it is afraid of being accused again of being, er (pardon my French) liberal. But the point is, it's not the president's fault that he was deceived by faulty sources and forged documents. Dang Dan Rather.
Luckily, there are broadcasters who are not afraid of influencing the election telling the truth. Sinclair Broadcasting, the company that owns 62 television stations in the United States (making it the largest owner of television stations in the nation) is planning to run a "documentary" on John Kerry's evil ways. Apparently, Kerry (gasp) criticized the Vietnam War, one of the very few people to do so at that time. Evil John Kerry.
The democrats are complaining to the Federal Election Commission that this constitutes a political donation. Like Sinclair needs to make a donation to Bush -- the company has already donated money and otherwise supported the president -- as media types should in these perilous times of war. (And if you think it has anything to do with Sinclair wanting an administration that is friendly to media consolidation, well you must hate America.)
The FEC is not going to do anything before the election; neither will the FCC, as Michael Powell has already made clear. But that didn't stop Federal Communications Commissioner Michael J. Copps from making a stink, claiming that Sinclair Broadcasting's action is an "abuse of the public trust." Apparently, Copps still believes the fiction that television stations use the public's airwaves. Dang Liberal!
Earlier: Nightline flap was Sinclair's "coming out party"
Related: Common Cause campaign against Sinclair Broadcasting |
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