[opendtv] Re: News: Dems Walk A Dangerous Path With Anti-Kerry-Film Complaint

  • From: "Dewey Weaver" <dweaver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:50:50 -0400

It is my understanding that Sinclair has offered time to John Kerry to join the 
showing of the documentary. So far he has refused to accept that offer and some 
of us know why.



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Bob Turner" <bob.turner3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:58:54 -0400

>John -
>
>> The ONLY remedy to bad speech in the U.S. is more speech.  You are
>> advocating less speech.  That's plainly un-American.
>
>I completely agree with this viewpoint.  Unfortunately, when a television 
>station airs one "speech" while not offering equal access to the other party 
>(in this case), *and* the limited speech is on the public airwaves at a 
>rather important point in time, then the opportunity for equal rights is 
>abridged.  The "more speech" you evangelize is inadvertantly censored.  IF 
>the result affects the voting and the other side has been censored then this 
>is also "plainly un-American".
>
>Bob 
>
> 
> 
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