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Thread #87794 Message #1642173
Posted By: pdq
05-Jan-06 - 01:58 PM
Thread Name: BS: LA TIMES (coverage of lobbyist payments)
Subject: RE: BS: LA TIMES
Yes, Guest,G but stupidity, ignorance and bias go hand-in-hand. Here is more "LA Slimes" bias:
LA Times Last Minute Smears Will Lead to Supreme Court Striking Down Campaign Finance Reform 317y | October 7, 2003 | 317y
Under the McCain-Feingold bill, "issue ads" are banned within 60 days of a general election that are paid for by outside groups and identify a particular candidate.
But how are the last minute anti-Arnold smears published by the LA Times any different from such ads?
The McCain-Feingold contains a huge loophole allowing left-wing newspapers to incessantly attack candidates in the final days of a campaign while at the same time banning ordinary citizens from doing the same.
The LA Times flagrant abuse of this advantage clearly demonstrates how assinine and unconstitutional this law is.
The only other remedy would be to ban the publication of newspapers within 60 days of an election. Does anyone think the left wing media would ever agree to this?
The anti-Arnold smears highlight the current inequities in McCain-Feingold in a vivid manner. If giant media conglomorates can publish last minute "attack ads" on their fron page, ordinary citizens must have at least the right to respond.