FEC lets Sinclair off the Hook, goes after Bloggers
The FEC has let Sinclair Broadcasting off the hook by ruling the media mogul (which currently reaches one quarter of all televisions in the United States) did not violate federal election law by running portions of the politically-biased documentary, “Stolen Honor”, critical of John Kerry’s Vietnam-era anti-war activities.
The DNC filed the FEC complaint on October 12, 2004, contending that showing the film would be an illegal in-kind contribution to President Bush’s campaign. Kerry’s campaign asked that each station carrying the program give a similar amount of time to Kerry supporters.
Most recently, the FEC has also taken up arms against bloggers, trying to regulate them as an asset to a political campaign, and trying to put a price on the exposure.
“One really good question that needs to be asked is, ‘How do you value this stuff?’ ” Weintraub, FEC commissioner said, referring to their investigation on the value of blogger exposure.
How can they come after a blogger that pays 5 bucks a month to throw up a site when the Republican Party practically owns FOX news?
Here is the strategy next election, just contribute money to the corrupt broadcasting companies to have them air fake documentaries about your opponent. Better yet, just have the President produce more fake news on the American tax payer’s bill thereby saving you the cost and expense.
That way, technically, you haven’t spent a dime.