Former Republican FCC Chairman Al Sikes and other representatives of the group demanding that the FCC revoke the license of Fox-owned WTXF Philadelphia visited FCC officials in Washington yesterday to press their case. The Media and Democracy Project (MAD) argues that the Murdoch family that controls the station and Fox News is unfit to hold broadcast licenses because of the news network’s role in promoting Trump’s false claim that he lost the presidency in 2020 because of a rigged election. The contingent (l-r): David Goodfriend, adviser to MAD; Bill Kristol, former editor of conservative, Murdoch-owned The Weekly Standard; Art Belendiuk; counsel to MAD; Milo Vassallo, executive director, MAD; Preston Padden, former Fox executive and Murdoch lobbyist; Bill Reyner, former counsel to Murdoch/Fox; and Sikes.
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BJohnson says:
October 21, 2023 at 3:39 pm
Just remember, when you sic the government on your political opponents you’re never the good guy.
And if you think that the phrase “the rule of law” really has any meaning, may I remind you of its companion, “precedent.” What shields the Murdoch’s First Amendment rights also shields you. Don’t be in such a gleeful hurry to tear it down because it gives you a political “feelz.”