Sinclair station in Florida urges people to call Kerry

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http://www.wtwc40.com/index2.html

Sinclair Response: To Stolen Honor

We welcome your comments regarding the upcoming special event featuring the topic of Americans held as prisoners of war in Vietnam. The program has not been videotaped and the exact format of this unscripted event has not been finalized. Characterizations regardings the content are premature and based on ill-informed sources. Massachusetts Senator John Kerry has been invited to participate. You can urge him to appear by calling his Washington, D.C. campaign headquarters at [phone].You may call this station's parent company headquarters at [phone] if you would like to make further comments on this matter. Thank you.

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1. Oh yeah

Now they're trying to retaliate by flooding Kerry with calls? They brought this crap on themselves!

[ibegurpard]

2. this is the standard Sinclair company line

It is a LIE because this is NOT a news event... it is a "documentary" that has already been produced and is available for purchase and viewing over the internet.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. I've read elsewhere

that the film is in the can, that it's been around a while. I heard of Lou Dobbs that Kerry was asked if he wanted to air a rebuttal, but they didn't mention anything about equal time, or if Kerry's message would be edited in any way.

Personally, I think Kerry's folks should air something about Bush and what he did/didn't do in his youth.

[funky_bug]

11. Not just in the can... on Amazon.com

Check it out:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0004GI250/qid%3D1097624165/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/002-6433396-6257662

In the works, my ASS!

[xultar]

4. WTF...Let's they must wanna ass whoopin...effin effin effers....n/t

[juliagoolia]

9. Problem is their phones have not stopped ringing

So they are having a tough time doing business

[clydefrand]

5. I say John Kerry should not participate in this charade

Does anyone really think they would actually portray what he says accurately when the media doesn't do it on a daily basis?

[jean]

6. these fools should keep pressing the issue and whatever October

surprises are in store for bush/cheney will come down on them like a ton of bricks.

Let's all nail Sinclair but keep our eyes on the ball - keep working and contributing!

[troubleinwinter]

7. This is crap.

The "special event" they refer to is a discussion after the showing of the propaganda film. Eeeew. They get lower and lower.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

8. Trying to jam Kerry campaign lines...that's what they're doing

OK..it's time to make lots and lots of calls to Sinclair

[henslee]

10. Fine. And Bush can answer Q & A after a Bush's Brain screening.

Sinclair management is on another planet.

[zbdent]

12. Any of you graveyard shift workers near payphones

You know, you should look up who works at your local Sinclair stations and,

oops, I better not say, or I'll get spanked.

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13. Has this statement been on any other Sinclair station sites?

Or just Tallahassee?

[AnIndependentTexan]

14. Before everyone gets mad

The reason why they didn't go on is they felt that if they were going to do this then they should give Kerry 90 minutes of free time. What you all can do is try to get the director of Going UpRiver to show his documentary as well.