“Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of the largest chain of television stations in the nation, plans to air a documentary that accuses Sen. John Kerry of betraying American prisoners during the Vietnam War, a newspaper reported Monday.”

This made the news on Saturday, but I still haven’t seen the backlash. Has the ‘liberal media’ covered it up? The irony there needs no explanation. Have the other members of my party finally slipped into a pot and cheeto induced coma? Where the hell is everyone?

The Sinclair Broadcast Group. The very same klan that prohibited seven of its ABC-affiliated stations from airing a “Nightline” segment back in April that featured a reading of the names of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, as this type of honesty and reverence for those who have died in our countries name is apparently “Contrary to the public interest.”

It blew my mind that they could even THINK they might get away with something like this. Just think of how shocked I am now that they are! I can’t feel my extremities and the pins and needles in my temples are giving way to searing pain.

So, what kind of reach do these assholes have?
Let’s break it down this way:

- Sinclair is the largest owner of television stations in the world.
- Their roster includes every major network.
- They reach directly over 25% of the homes in the country, but synidication puts them into nearly half of US homes.
- A dozen of Sinclair’s stations are in the critical swing states of Ohio, Florida, Iowa and Wisconsin.

So far, only one ‘independent’ watchdog has even contacted Sinclair. Media Matters for America sent a letter to Sinclair stating that their evil ploy would be in violation of broadcast regulations requiring “equal time for political candidates, as well as the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law.”

One final note. According to CNN:
“Sinclair executives have given nearly $68,000 in political contributions, 97 percent of it going to Republicans, since the beginning of the year, according to the Los Angeles Times.”

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