We forced every station to air right wing propaganda, but itâs not who we areâŚ
Just a suggestion Sinclair exes. if Borisâ commentaries do not reflect your companyâs views then donât make them âmust runâ pieces, and then you could also air an opposing view. Wouldnât life be more sane if you used some common sense?
Hey we only provide the megaphone, we donât control what the idiot behind it saysâŚwink winkâŚ
I wonder if the House can exert any pressure on the FCC in cases like this?
WHY if this was marked a MUST RUN piece to the affiliates are they now claiming it does not reflect company views.
Sinclair should explain this anomaly
We need Congress to legislate the Fairness Doctrine, which was eliminated under Reagan. And the Fairness Doctrine should apply to all broadcast media, including cable, and Facebook, etc. There just might be bipartisan support for this, given the polarization that threatens our democracy.
Can you just imagine the hyperbolic conniptions that would occur if a liberal media executive made an entire network air something comparable from the left? (Itâs a fictional situation because there is nothing on the left that is comparable to this kind of dishonesty from the right -not eve close)
See : 1984, dystopian novel by English author George Orwell
Doublethink
Doublespeak
Sinclair Broadcast Group, aka âErsatz Journalism Incorporated.â
We also offer our stations reporting from the Beltway and beyond that are not partisan or bias in any way.
I wonder why Sinclair canât hire people who can write English.
But using common sense would mean abandoning all their conservatard, freakazoid, Gilded-Age-billionaire âvalues.â
They know exactly what theyâre doing, and donât care that everybody knows they are motherfucking liars.
Itâs a reflection of the Trumpianspeak that we live in.
Were there any repercussions for journalists who refused to air this? Last time this happened I remember the journalists saying they would be fired and have to pay a fine to Sinclair and wouldnât be able to work in journalism for x years. Is this still true because that seems like that would indicate they aggressively agree with these views.
Stupid question but if they donât represent the company why canât Boris say this himself in a pre-taped segment? Seems dishonest to make reporters read a commentary that isnât their own.
The whole thing is dishonest from the lie about the tear gas, to making it look like it was the reporters opinions, to lying that this isnât their view. How is this real life?
Bullshit. Itâs EXACTLY who you are. GFY
The good news - the backlash must have been incredible for the right-wing owners to backpedal over this commentary.
Theyâre right-wingers, but right-wingers that love to make money - and the public response must have put a good scare into them. They immediately went into âthis isnât usâ mode - bypassing the usual âwe value differing opinionsâ or âwe thought he had some thought-provoking pointsâ defenses.
They must have realized that there is life outside the Trumpsphere.
Speaking about TrumpspeakâŚ
Well, thatâs funny. Because good olâ Borisâs commentary was on your âmust runâ list for your stations. Lying liars are going to lie I guess.
