The Sinclair Broadcasting Group, a conservative broadcasting company that runs television stations in dozens of major television markets nationwide, has ordered its stations to preempt other programming and air an anti-Kerry program days before Election Day.
The so-called "documentary," called "Stolen Honor," was written, produced, and funded by extreme right-wing activists. Sinclair is using its reach to broadcast a blatantly political -- and false -- message while disguising it as "news."
I'm not worried.
This is more likely to help John Kerry than hurt him. The number of people who still harbor resentment against those of us who protested the Vietnam war has been dwindling and now is confined to only a hard core of apologists for a clearly misguided and divisive war. In addition, this documentary has been available for quite a while on DVD and probably has already been seen by those who want to see it. Kerry supporters will not tune in to watch it, and they will not be swayed into the Bush camp by these lies.
On the other hand, I've been talking to a lot of people and they are ENERGIZED! Web sites are springing up, articles are being written, blogs are on fire with anti-Bush and anti-Sinclair venom. Ordinary people are calling me, jumping out of their skins over this, asking what they can do. The answer is simple. Make George Bush a one-term President and sweep him out of office along with his extreme right-wing religious fundamentalist and neo-conservative clique of scary people.
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