Stretching the concept of what is and is not news

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Hmmm, the FCC makes some pretty wierd decisions sometimes.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/09/09/fcc.stern.ap/index.html

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That does seem wierd. I'd think an entertainment program would not have to give equal time, rather than a news program.

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Hmmm, New York-based Infinity Broadcasting Operations Inc. (aka Viacom/CBS), wants Stern to put actor Arnold Schwarzenegger on the air without having to offer time to the scores of other candidates running for governor in California.

So tell me again how there's a left-wing media bias?

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Q, in this case I think it's purely a commercial decision. Arny is big box office, even for a political interview. Equal time for McClintock and Bustamante would be death to ratings. Let alone the other 130 also-rans.

If it wasn't Arnold I doubt he'd be interviewing any of them.

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Perhaps.

Then again, if the media really was controlled by the "liberal left", then why would they jump through hoops to give him any time at all?

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Q, in this case I think it's purely a commercial decision. Arny is big box office, even for a political interview. Equal time for McClintock and Bustamante would be death to ratings. Let alone the other 130 also-rans.

If it wasn't Arnold I doubt he'd be interviewing any of them.

I'm surprized he didn't go after the porn actress. That seems to be more his style.

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Well, all Republicans aren't "conservative" in the sense that McClintock is a hard core conservative. I think Arnie'll get a good amount of cross-over voters from Democrats.

Arnie is good box, and I think most media is revenue-driven, Stern surely is, and that's it.