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But a recent FCC ruling sets a different precedent that would almost certainly include Late Night: Talk shows — in this case Anderson Cooper's daytime chatfest, Anderson — qualify as bona fide newscasts. Furthermore, in a precedent set by Entertainment Tonight, the FCC noted that its role "is not to decide, by some qualitative analysis, whether one kind of news story is more bona fide than another."
Anderson Cooper's Talk Show Is a News Program, FCC Rules
The government regulators have determined the talk show qualifies as news and is thus exempt from obligations to giving political candidates equal air time.
Originally posted by neo96
Technically speaking Obama is still the sitting president
He doesn't become incumbent/candidate Obama until the DNC nomination.
Originally posted by jibeho
No one said Obama violated the law. I asked the rhetorical question. The question remains... Was his appearance a violation of Campaign Law.
I don't think that anyone has said that Romney is not welcomed to appear on the Jimmy Fallon Show. So in reality unless someone at the top told Romney that he can't appear means that this isn't a violation of the law.
You people are really grasping at straws. The reality of Obama being reelected is finally setting in, isn't it?
Originally posted by MiddleClassWarrior
reply to post by SG-17
Jibeho is just echoing the rhetoric from Fox News today. They made a huge huge deal about this. Wasn't Romney on Leno a few weeks ago? Wasn't he on Letterman not that long ago as well?
I'm sure Fox News was outraged!!! Jibeho was probably on the case investigating for sure!
And by what I've watched. CNN and Fox aren't pro GOP? c'mon, take a look at loud mouth, self opinionated, must agree with him Bill O'Reilly. What a punce. I watch it now and then just in the hope that someone puts him in his place.
Originally posted by timetothink
when is someone going to arrest or impeach this loser?
Originally posted by sealing
Originally posted by timetothink
when is someone going to arrest or impeach this loser?
Proof positive that y'all will find absolutely anything to hack OBAMA.
and Yeah, certainly the first thing that comes to mind when I think
of the President is "Loser".
Please.