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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

The Legal group Center for American Rights on Wednesday launched a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) demanding the release of Vice President Kamala Harris's full unedited interview on CBS News's "60 Minutes." Harris sat down with CBS News's Bill Whitaker for the interview earlier this month. Former President Donald Trump's campaign last week accused the news program of editing Harris's responses to make her appear more well-spoken. One such edit appeared to make one of the vice president's answers sound more succinct, according to the campaign.

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Center for American Rights is a Federalist Society front.

I'm shocked they would play dirty politics by filing a frivolous FCC Complaint.

And... "make her appear more well-spoken."

Wow... if true, this must be a High Crime or a Misdemeanor!

And news networks editing interviews? Why, that only started like 80 years ago.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-16 07:25 PM | Reply


Trump wants CBS license revoked; FCC chair explains that isn't going to happen
arstechnica.com

... Trump's "threats against free speech are serious," Jessica Rosenworcel says.

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today slammed Donald Trump for his repeated attacks on TV news networks. Trump, the former president and current presidential candidate, has been calling for licenses to be revoked from TV news organizations whose coverage he dislikes.

"While repeated attacks against broadcast stations by the former President may now be familiar, these threats against free speech are serious and should not be ignored," Rosenworcel said in a statement issued today. "As I've said before, the First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy. The FCC does not and will not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage."

The FCC press release said that Rosenworcel issued the statement "after repeated calls by former President Trump to revoke the licenses of broadcast stations for political reasons."

"TAKE AWAY THE CBS LICENSE," Trump wrote in a post today criticizing the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with his election opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump wrote in another post that "60 Minutes is a major part of the News Organization of CBS, which has just created the Greatest Fraud in Broadcast History. CBS should lose its license, and it should be bid out to the Highest Bidder, as should all other Broadcast Licenses, because they are just as corrupt as CBS"and maybe even WORSE!"
FCC doesn't license TV networks

Even if the FCC were inclined to take up Trump's call to revoke licenses, the agency doesn't actually license TV networks such as CBS. The FCC's licensing authority is over broadcast stations, many of which are affiliated with or owned by a big network. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-16 07:29 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

@#2 ... Even if the FCC were inclined to take up Trump's call to revoke licenses, the agency doesn't actually license TV networks such as CBS. The FCC's licensing authority is over broadcast stations, many of which are affiliated with or owned by a big network ...

Wait, what?!?!?!?

Fmr Pres Trump appears to be clueless about what the FCC actually does?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-16 07:31 PM | Reply

@#1 ... a frivolous FCC Complaint. ...

Yup.

The FCC does not have authority over the networks.

So, quite frivolous.


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-16 07:33 PM | Reply

... One such edit appeared to make one of the vice president's answers sound more succinct,....

Oh please, get a grip.

Just watch the Trump - Harris debate, and then come back with who sounded more succinct.

I mean really.

The MAGA efforts to denigrate VP Harris' abilities fall quite flat when looked at how she seems to have owned that fat arse during the debate.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-16 07:36 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Uh-oh, someone better contact the FCC:

"Fox News did not disclose that the female audience it selected for the event was packed with local Republican supporters"

www.cnn.com

#6 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-10-16 09:11 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

They so heavily edited her answer that it ended up being a completely different answer.

#7 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-10-17 07:18 PM | Reply

This ------- idiot gets more stupid by the hour.

Surprising, yes. Undeniable? No

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-10-17 10:10 PM | Reply

Posted by gracieamazed

Hate bait for the mentally challenged.

#9 | Posted by Angrydad at 2024-10-18 07:58 AM | Reply

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