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RummyTheDummy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 03:49 PM
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Where's the equal time?
MSNBC and CNN has been carrying this ridiculous economic summit with Arnold and his roving band of idiots. Where's the equal time? Do the networks intend on giving Bustamante equal time?
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displacedvermoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 03:52 PM
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1. No
n/t
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 03:54 PM
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2. Fairness was something the Old Democratic-Republic strove for
We don't live there anymore.

Empires aren't famous for their "striving to be fair". They are famous for their burtality and their One-Party Control and often, for their citizenry with their head up the asses of the Imperial Family.

Sound familiar?
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StopThief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 04:16 PM
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3. Only "broadcast networks". . .
must provide equal time to candidates. Does not apply to cable channels.
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DieboldMustDie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-20-03 04:19 PM
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4. The FCC repealed the Fairness Doctrine back in the 1980s...
Congress voted to overturn their decision, but Raygun vetoed the bill.
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