Dirty tactics in the presidential race

[Kitsune]

The Democratic National Committee plans to file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission that alleges that the documentary "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" is an illegal in-kind contribution to President Bush's campaign.

I haven't read up on this too much, but how is this any different than Fahrenheit 9/11?

[hot_pastrami]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

I haven't read up on this too much, but how is this any different than Fahrenheit 9/11?

It's different because Sinclair Broadcast group is forcing all of their affiliates to air "Stolen Honor" a few days before the election, pre-empting all other programming, even in swing states. The affiliates have no choice in the matter. And Sinclair is considering categorizing it as "news," to avoid laws which require them to give balanced treatment to the presidential candidates. Nice, eh?

Fahrenheit 911 may become available on Pay-Per-View before te election, but that's a different thing.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Kitsune

I haven't read up on this too much, but how is this any different than Fahrenheit 9/11?

a) Viewers pay to see F911, the Swift Boat Ad is being shown on network TV.
b) It is being shown within the restricted ad window - even ads for the F911 DVD no longer feature images of a presidental candidate.