Sinclair Retreats from Anti-Kerry Film!!!!

[ReverendDeuce]

Sort of... they pulled the faux doco, but they are just making a new "news piece" about it to replace it... looks like the boycotts shall continue! Nonetheless... it's a step... I guess...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2026&e=2&u=/latimests/sinclairretreatsonkerryfilm

"Facing advertiser defections, a viewer boycott and a plummeting stock price, as well as strong opposition from Democrats, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. scrapped its plan to air a film that attacks the 1970s-era antiwar activities of Sen. John F. Kerry (news, bio, voting record), and will instead run a special produced by its news division incorporating parts of the movie."

I blogged it on my site... (plug, plug)

http://www.swsnews.com/

Shazam!

[sysoprock]

1. Apparently their "patriotism" ends where their pocketbook begins.

n/t

[LoZoccolo]

2. Still not good enough.

So they show you the "worst" parts and have a bunch of talking heads "confirming" what's in the movie, so?

[zbdent]

3. Some "retreat" - they're going to take out the parts that aren't

extremely bad propaganda and replacing those parts with extremist "news" commentary . . .

[David__77]

4. This is not a retreat.

We mustn't let up. Sinclair must be relentlessly punished. Their fascist advocacy is still there. They still are running a right-wing show aimed against Kerry.

[951]

5. They havent retreated in the least bit

[jdots]

6. Thank everyone the sound bites will be vile

The shmuck will become his own worst enemy , there will be backlash about the freedom to lie and deceive which is a big part of the republican's self serving interpretation of the constitution.
thanks for your blogg site it made my day

[stray cat]

7. Nothing has changed. Its just a new package

and more dangerous than ever before. They are going to try to look like the good guys standing up for free speech.