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If they have not agreed to pull this programming prior to the start of the RNC’s Summer Meeting on August 14, I will seek a binding vote stating that the RNC will neither partner with these networks in 2016 primary debates nor sanction primary debates they sponsor.”
[h=1]RNC issues ultimatum to NBC and CNN: If you want to air GOP debates in 2016, cancel your Hillary movies[/h]
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RNC issues ultimatum to NBC and CNN: If you want to air GOP debates in 2016, cancel your Hillary movies « Hot Air
So we're all about people's freedom of speech....unless they use it to make a movie about Hilary Clinton. We're all about freedom of the press.....unless they use it to air said movie.
I thought it was Liberals who only liked speech they liked....oh well....
BTW, as a side note to Mr. Priebus - You get more out of having your debates on the air than they do.
The media also has a ethical duty to keep fair elections by not overly playing a certain candidate.
They have a First Amendment right to say what they want to.
[h=1]RNC issues ultimatum to NBC and CNN: If you want to air GOP debates in 2016, cancel your Hillary movies[/h]
(That's the full title, not enough room in title line of thread)
RNC issues ultimatum to NBC and CNN: If you want to air GOP debates in 2016, cancel your Hillary movies « Hot Air
So we're all about people's freedom of speech....unless they use it to make a movie about Hilary Clinton. We're all about freedom of the press.....unless they use it to air said movie.
I thought it was Liberals who only liked speech they liked....oh well....
BTW, as a side note to Mr. Priebus - You get more out of having your debates on the air than they do.
[h=1]So we're all about people's freedom of speech....unless they use it to make a movie about Hilary Clinton. We're all about freedom of the press.....unless they use it to air said movie. I thought it was Liberals who only liked speech they liked....oh well....
[h=1]BTW, as a side note to Mr. Priebus - You get more out of having your debates on the air than they do.
They have a First Amendment right to say what they want to.
They have a First Amendment right to say what they want to.
The equal-time rule specifies that U.S. radio and television broadcast stations must provide an equivalent opportunity to any opposing political candidates who request it. This means, for example, that if a station gives one free minute to a candidate on the prime time, it must do the same for another candidate. The rule was created because the FCC thought the stations could easily manipulate the outcome of the elections
They have a First Amendment right to say what they want to.
[h=1]So we're all about people's freedom of speech
not according to campaign rules a network is required by law to give equal time to both parties. so if NBC and CNN are going to do a mini series about Clinton they then are required to do the same for who ever the Republican candidate will be
Equal-time rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
not according to campaign rules a network is required by law to give equal time to both parties. so if NBC and CNN are going to do a mini series about Clinton they then are required to do the same for who ever the Republican candidate will be
Equal-time rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The CNN program is a documentary and is exempt as per your Wiki link.not according to campaign rules a network is required by law to give equal time to both parties. so if NBC and CNN are going to do a mini series about Clinton they then are required to do the same for who ever the Republican candidate will be
Equal-time rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wouldn't it be better for Democrats to not have as many people watch the GOP debates?
Doesn't seem like a very effective threat.
But the shoe is on the other foot - the RNC won't let them broadcast the GOP debates so they can't follow the equal-time rule.
the RNC isnt a radio or a television broadcast station are they
the RNC isnt a radio or a television broadcast station are they
Not if they air the miniseries before she announces a bid for president. Still seems a little unethical though.
The CNN program is a documentary and is exempt as per your Wiki link.
depends if you think a network is more concerned about politics or a pay check.
The CNN program is a documentary and is exempt as per your Wiki link.
I would suggest that producing (and/or funding) a made-for-television movie (documentary or otherwise) about a very likely candidate for POTUS on the other side of the political spectrum would make me think twice about associating with an individual or organization, too. Not really. At least not iwth the Republican Party, as has been shown the last two election cycles. The party members will select whomever the party tells them to. Those of us who are NOT Party members will choose to vote for or ignore that candidate based on their record. Therefore, the Republican Primary cycle is really superfluous in most ways. Just as the Republicans have a First Amendment (association) right not to do business or associate with those entities which they do not believe will treat them fairly.
But if they pull their debates from the networks, it's hard to give them equal time if they don't take it.
It seems dumb to me. "We won't let you give our candidates free air time!" Who gains more from the debates being aired?
Well, which is it? The money or the power? Sure, if they don't show the debates, they'll lose such advertising as there is during those debate shows. OTOH, they'll help keep the GOP candidates lesser known and thus have more Dem voters just by default. A choice must be made.
Not really. At least not iwth the Republican Party, as has been shown the last two election cycles. The party members will select whomever the party tells them to. Those of us who are NOT Party members will choose to vote for or ignore that candidate based on their record. Therefore, the Republican Primary cycle is really superfluous in most ways.
Just as the Republicans have a First Amendment (association) right not to do business or associate with those entities which they do not believe will treat them fairly.
a documentary is an unbiased presentation of facts not a campaign commercial, and if CNN or NBC does anything that involves democrats that is what it will be. fiction
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