On Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:39:28 -0700, Patrick Elliott wrote:

> On 6/1/2011 5:34 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:16:07 -0700, Patrick Elliott wrote:
>>
>>> BTW, the most stupidly dangerous thing about this isn't if its
>>> pandering to the right, because that is what is making money, its the
>>> fact that half the idiots that seem to be possible candidates for the
>>> next election, or keep trying to run, now "work" for Fox. You can't
>>> tell me that is good for impartiality, or accuracy...
>>
>> I suspect the FEC may need to get involved if someone like Palin or
>> Huckabee decides to run (Huck has decided not to, though), because
>> there are laws about equal time that FNC would run seriously afoul of
>> (IMHO) for giving someone like Palin a platform that wasn't available
>> to the opposition.  Fred Thompson had to quit Law&  Order when he
>> decided to run for office because of those very same laws.
>>
>> Jim
> Yes, but they only have to quit. Not that it wouldn't be a damn screwed
> up scandal if they claimed to quit, but actually got caught still
> getting a pay check, but.. some of these people are either way too
> clever for their our own good, or just stupid enough, to do that.

Tuesday night's episode of The Colbert Report actually talked about this 
a bit, it was quite good - check it out online. :)

Jim

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