[lit-ideas] Re: Possible ban on Fahrenheit 911 ads
- From: "Andreas Ramos" <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:28:23 -0700
that's all i have. maybe you can search for it at Google?
yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com
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From: "Ceridwen Harris" <cmharris@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:09 PM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Possible ban on Fahrenheit 911 ads
> Hi Andreas - this is an interesting story - can you give met he citation
> for the story (and a url if it's available online).
>
> as I want to enter it into another discussion group
>
> Best
>
> Ceri
>
> At 03:23 PM 24/06/2004, you wrote:
> >Fahrenheit 9/11 ban?
> >Ads for Moores movie could be stopped on July 30
> >By Alexander Bolton
> >
> >Michael Moore may be prevented from advertising his controversial new
> >movie, Fahrenheit 9/11, on television or radio after July 30 if the
> >Federal Election Commission (FEC) today accepts the legal advice of
> >its general counsel.
> >
> >At the same time, a Republican-allied 527 soft-money group is
> >preparing to file a complaint against Moores film with the FEC for
> >violating campaign-finance law.
> >
> >In a draft advisory opinion placed on the FECs agenda for todays
> >meeting, the agencys general counsel states that political documentary
> >filmmakers may not air television or radio ads referring to federal
> >candidates within 30 days of a primary election or 60 days of a
> >general election.
> >
> >The opinion is generated under the new McCain-Feingold
> >campaign-finance law, which prohibits corporate-funded ads that
> >identify a federal candidate before a primary or general election.
> >
> >[...]
> >
> >The FEC ruling may also affect promotion of a slew of other upcoming
> >political documentaries and films, such as Uncovered: The Whole Truth
> >About the Iraq War, which opens in August, The Corporation, about
> >democratic institutions being subsumed by the corporate agenda, or
> >Silver City, a recently finished film by John Sayles that criticizes
> >the Bush administration.
> >
> >Another film, The Hunting of the President, which investigates whether
> >Bill Clinton was the victim of a vast conspiracy, could be subject to
> >regulations if it mentions Bush or members of Congress in its ads.
> >
> >Since the FEC considers the Republican presidential convention
> >scheduled to begin Aug. 30 a national political primary in which Bush
> >is a candidate, Moore and other politically oriented filmmakers could
> >not air any ad mentioning Bush after July 30.
> >
> >That could make advertising for the film after July difficult since it
> >is all about the Bush administration and what Moore regards as its
> >mishandling of the war on terrorism and the decision to invade Iraq.
> >
> >[...]
> >
> >
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