[Vision2020] Sinclair Broadcasting
Donovan Arnold
donovanarnold at hotmail.com
Sun Oct 17 18:26:25 PDT 2004
I'd like to know why John McCain is always used as a quote. Is it because he
is Republican and you all think we will pay more attention?--Pat Kraut
No, it is because he is a man of honor and integrity, something lacking in
most politicians, in case you didn't notice.
Donovan J Arnold
>From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
>To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sinclair Broadcasting
>Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:05:21 -0700
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> Oct 11, 2004
> Sinclair Broadcasting Group
>
> The Sinclair Broadcasting Group is a conservative broadcasting network
>that controls television airwaves in dozens of major television markets,
>including markets in battleground states such as Florida and Ohio.
>Recently, it has banned shows that are critical of the war on terror,
>ordered its stations not to air a tribute to our fallen U.S. soldiers, and
>now plans to air an anti-Kerry movie days before election day. The Sinclair
>Broadcasting Group has historically contributed thousands of dollars to
>Republican causes and its CEO also contributed the maximum to Bush-Cheney.
>
> "Sinclair—They're Big Supporters of the Bush Administration" [Chicago
>Sun Times, 5/3/04]
>
> Sinclair Broadcasting Group: Consistent Anti-Kerry, Pro-Bush Programming
>
> Sinclair Broadcasting Group Ordered Preemptions To Air Anti-Kerry
>Program Days Before Election. According to the Los Angeles Times, "The
>conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose television outlets
>reach nearly a quarter of the nation's homes with TV, is ordering its
>stations to preempt regular programming just days before the Nov. 2
>election to air a film that attacks Sen. John F. Kerry's activism against
>the Vietnam War, network and station executives familiar with the plan said
>Friday." [Los Angeles Times, 10/9/04]
>
> The Show Will Be Aired In Swing States Around The Country. Sinclair
>Broadcasting has ordered stations in swing states like Ohio and Florida to
>"air 'Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal,' sources said. The film, funded
>by Pennsylvania veterans and produced by a veteran and former Washington
>Times reporter, features former POWs accusing Kerry — a decorated Navy
>veteran turned war protester — of worsening their ordeal by prolonging
>the war. Sinclair will preempt regular prime-time programming from the
>networks to show the film, which may be classified as news programming,
>according to TV executives familiar with the plan." [Los Angeles Times,
>10/9/04]
>
> Previously, Sinclair Group Ordered Its ABC Stations Not To Air American
>Soldier Tribute. While millions of viewers across the country watched a
>moving ABC special honoring the 500 U.S. soldiers who had died in Iraq at
>the time, the Sinclair Group forced its ABC affiliates to not show the
>program. [CNN, 4/30/04]
>
> Senator John McCain Criticized Sinclair's Decision. "Your decision to
>deny your viewers an opportunity to be reminded of war's terrible costs, in
>all their heartbreaking detail, is a gross disservice to the public, and to
>the men and women of the United States Armed Forces," McCain, a Vietnam
>veteran, wrote in a letter to David Smith, president and CEO of Sinclair
>Broadcast Group. "It is, in short, sir, unpatriotic. I hope it meets with
>the public opprobrium it most certainly deserves." [CNN, 4/30/04]
>
> Previously, Sinclair Broadcasting Ran Misleading Medicare
>Advertisements. In May, the General Accounting Office (GAO) found that fake
>news segments produced to promote the administration's Medicare law
>violated federal laws against producing propaganda. The video news releases
>were distributed to local television sessions to be run as part of the
>stations' news programs. One of the broadcasters that ran these misleading
>and illegal advertisements was the Sinclair Broadcasting group, owned by
>David Sinclair, a major bush donor. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/20/04; GAO,
>Decision in Matter of Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services - Video News
>Release, 5/19/04]
>
> Previously, Sinclair-Owned Station Refused to Air DNC Ad. Sinclair
>Broadcasting decided not to air a DNC ad criticizing George Bush. "While
>three Madison TV stations are airing an ad this week from the Democratic
>National Committee criticizing President Bush for his Iraq war policies,
>one station — Fox 47 — is taking heat for deciding not to air the ad.
>The 30-second spot, which is now only being aired in the Madison market,
>includes a clip of Bush's State of the Union address regarding Iraq's
>acquisition of uranium from Africa. Executives of the Maryland-based
>Sinclair Broadcast Group, the parent company of Fox 47, did not return
>phone calls." [Madison Capital Times, 7/24/03]
>
> Previously, Sinclair Forced Stations to "Broadcast Spots Declaring
>Support for President Bush and Other Government Leaders." "Sinclair
>Broadcast Group directed its more than 60 stations, including WBFF-TV and
>WNUV-TV in Baltimore, to broadcast spots declaring support for the efforts
>of President Bush and other government leaders. The spots direct viewers to
>log on at www.supportournation.com or to call a 900 number to register
>their views. (Officials said the 50-cent fee for each call simply covered
>its costs.) At WBFF, anchors were drafted to tape the messages in support
>of the White House, stirring internal fears they were compromising their
>professional objectivity." [Baltimore Sun, 9/19/01]
>
> Residents "Tricked" Into Thinking They Are Watching Local News. Sinclair
>Broadcasting tapes a daily half hour session of conservative news at their
>corporate headquarters in Baltimore. Sinclair then transmits the
>conservative news segment to coincide with the half hour of local news
>aired by its affiliates, creating a one hour news segment. Mark Hyman, Vice
>President of Corporate Relations for Sinclair, appears on the air and gives
>a daily conservative commentary named "The Point." Hyman portrays animal
>activists as "wackos" and denounces the "leftist agenda." According to the
>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Critics say viewers are tricked into thinking
>they're watching an all-local newscast when, in fact, much of it is being
>piped in." [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11/24/03]
>
> "The Point" and Sinclair Executive Mark Hyman's Refrain: Attack John
>Kerry
>
> Hyman Claimed Kerry Joined Navy Because It Was The "Least Likely" To Go
>To Vietnam. In his daily commentary program "The Point," on 9/19/04,
>Sinclair VP Mark Hyman said that Kerry dodged the Army draft by enlisting
>in the Navy. "The reality is Kerry joined the Navy because it was the
>military branch least likely to involve assignment to Vietnam — in order
>to avoid being drafted into the Army." [The Point, 9/19/04]
>
> Hyman Accused Kerry of Falsifying Military Records. In his commentary on
>9/27/04, Hyman accused John Kerry of "Gun Decking". According to Hyman
>"'Gun decking' is the falsifying of official records and reports, usually
>to cover-up a wrong doing or to make one look better than he is." Hyman
>continued in his commentary to state that, "Extensive records review shows
>Kerry guilty of 'gun decking' his military career." [The Point, 9/27/04]
>
> Hyman Claimed Kerry Supported Communists. In his commentary on 9/22/04,
>Hyman argued that Kerry supported Communist regimes. "Kerry has a lifetime
>of experience in foreign policy. Unfortunately, it is a lifetime of
>supporting Communist forces opposed to the U.S. in Vietnam, in
>Nicaragua…." [The Point, 9/22/04]
>
> Sinclair Broadcasting Group, CEO and Other Executives are Longtime
>Republican Donors.
>
> Sinclair CEO Is A Maxed-Out Bush Donor. David Smith, CEO of Sinclair
>Broadcasting Group, gave the maximum to Bush-Cheney 2004, contributing the
>legal limit of $2,000. [FEC]
>
> Sinclair Vice President Donated $175,000 to RNC and Maxed Out To
>Bush-Cheney. Frederick Smith, Vice President of The Sinclair Broadcasting
>Group, has donated $175,000 to the Republican National Committee since 1999
>and contributed the legal limit to Bush-Cheney 2004 and 2000. [FEC]
>
> Other Sinclair Executives Maxed Out to Bush-Cheney 04. Julian D Smith,
>Vice President and Secretary of the Sinclair Broadcasting Group, and Robert
>Smith, an analyst with SBG, both maxed out the legal spending limit to
>Bush-Cheney 2004. [FEC]
>
> Sinclair VP Mark Hyman Donated To the Maryland Republican Party. Mark
>Hyman donated $2,061 to the Republican State Central Committee of Maryland
>in 2000. [FEC, tray.com]
>
> Sinclair Broadcasting Group Has Affiliates Around The Country. Below is
>a list of cities where Sinclair owns at least one major news affiliate:
>
> · WTTA - Tampa
> · KMWB - Minneapolis
> · WPGH & WCWB - Pittsburgh
> · KOVR - Sacramento
> · KDNL - St. Louis
> · WBFF & WNUV - Baltimore
> · WLFL & WRDC - Raleigh - Durham, NC
> · WZTV & WUXP - Nashville
> · WCGV & WVTV - Milwaukee
> · WSTR - Cincinnati
> · KSMO - Kansas City, MO
> · WTTE & WSYX - Columbus, OH
> · WFBC & WLOS - Asheville, NC
> · KABB & KRRT - San Antonio
> · WTTO & WABM & WDBB - Birmingham, AL
> · WTVZ - Norfolk, VA
> · WUTV - Buffalo, NY
> · KOCB & KOKH - Oklahoma City
> · WXLV & WUPN - Greensboro, NC
> · WKEF & WRGT - Dayton, OH
> · KVWB & KFBT - Las Vegas
> · WCHS & WVAH - Charleston, WV
> · WRLH - Richmond, VA
> · WEAR & WFGX - Mobile, AL
> · WSMH - Flint, MI
> · WDKY - Lexington, KY
> · KDSM - Des Moines
> · WSYT & WNYS - Syracuse
> · KBSI & WDKA - Paducah, KY
> · WUHF - Rochester, NY
> · WGME - Portland, ME
> · WMSN - Madison, WI
> · WEMT - Tri-Cities, TN
> · WGGB - Springfield, MA
> · WYZZ - Peoria, IL
> · WTWC - Tallahassee, FL
> · WMMP & WTAT - Charleston, SC
> · WICS & WICD — Springfield, IL
> · KGAN — Cedar Rapids, IA
>
> http://www.democrats.org/news/200410110001.html
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