They did not give the same treatment to other political organizations thus making it a soft money contribution should a press organiztion be above the law?
2007-09-15 08:18:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
No law was broken, since Moveon.org is not a candidate for federal office.
However, it certainly proves (as if anyone doubted), the "liberal media bias."
Goldenrae this story has been widely reported - the Times gave Moveon.org a full page ad for 1/3 of rates.
2007-09-15 08:23:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Our founding fathers put that issue in the Constitution. It's called freedom of the press and it shall not be infringed upon.
It goes along with freedom of speech and religion.
I don't lean to the left or the right. I'm just quoting what the Constitution of the United States says.
Fox News (owned by Rupert Murdoch) promotes the Republican agenda. Why is no one complaining about that?
Is the NYT the only major news outlet that should come under scrutiny because of what they say (or in this case, what they print)?
If you're going to point fingers at the NYT, then point fingers at Fox News as well.
Whatever happened to supporting our Constitution? Isn't that what is most important?
If we focus on that, won't we have better success at making sure our country stays intact?
Oh, by the way, I read the article and Moveon.org DIDN'T receive any discount for placing the ad. You should get your facts right before stating things.
2007-09-15 11:58:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well I don't believe they should be.
I mean, at this point, they have already done things that you or I would be prosecuted for treason over.
Seriously. Let's go back a few years, before the NY Times "broke" the stories of our programs to track terrorists banking and put wire taps on their phones.
Okay, you and I are American citizens, and we have information on these classified government programs that are aimed at tracking terrorists. Let's say you and I go to these terrorists and give them this information, effectively causing them to change their tactics to avoid detection.
The government finds out we did this, would we be charged with and tried for treason? Absolutely! And, we'd be convicted of it as well.
Why should the NY Times be above this?
Is "Freedom of the Press" a free pass to commit treason? I don't think it should be.
2007-09-15 08:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone knows the media has a liberal bias and like it or not, that's the nature of the beast: to question, to investigate, to doubt the word of authority. The father of media was Ben Franklin. Do you know more about the subject than Ben Franklin?
The one time in our history the media was NOT liberal and did NOT do their job, we ended up going into Iraq based on faulty intelligence and poor congressional and presidential leadership.
As far as your allegation goes, if you were to enforce such laws using the logic you have, then Fox News would have to be shut down permanently or begin promoting themselves as the GOP propaganda machine they are.
2007-09-15 08:30:28 · answer #4 · answered by BOOM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Is moveon.org running for something?
Campaign finance laws only apply to, you know, CAMPAIGNS.
EDIT: I understand why you don't like my answer; after all, it points out a MAJOR flaw in the premise of your question. But campaign finance laws were put into place to ensure that political candidates don't mismanage the money they're being given to run for public office.
None of that has anything to do with moveon.org.
I think their ad was ridiculous, by the way, but I'm sure you don't care about that. You think because I'm a liberal I worship at the altar of moveon.org. I don't. I rarely agree with anything they say. But your question is still silly.
2007-09-15 08:24:23 · answer #5 · answered by Bush Invented the Google 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
According to them, they give the same discount to all "advocacy" groups. How many different ways can "advocacy" be interpreted? A lot in my opinion. But, if they can back it up that they give this same discount to similar groups across the board, without bias, then they are free to do so I believe. But will anyone legally challenge this and demand proof? Doubtful.
2007-09-15 08:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Probably not. But that does not show where the Times are, papers can refuse ads and this one should have been one mixing political hate speech to a military leader.
2007-09-15 08:23:59 · answer #7 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We're going to find out. Violation of campaign finance laws are being investigated.
2007-09-15 08:24:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It definately appears that they did. But we all know that the NYT is a far left tabloid that unabashedly supports the Democrats and the leftist liberal agenda.
2007-09-15 08:27:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The New York Times is a private corporation, not a government entity, and as such can pretty much do what they want
2007-09-15 08:27:50 · answer #10 · answered by xg6 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋