Reply #76: Here's my response sent to my Sincalir affiliates

[MonkeyJoe]

Sent the following to WSYX-6(ABC) and WTTE-28(Fox), the Sinclair Broadcast Group stations in my area:

A decision to follow Sinclair's reported mandate that your stations show "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" during prime time the day before the election would result in me never again watching your networks. To screen this piece of blatantly politically-motivated film on the eve of the election would violate your mandate for impartiality, so I could no longer ever trust your news or any of your content. I will be sad if I have to take this action, but I cannot be a number that you will cite as someone to advertise to. I will very much miss being able to watch Ohio State football, Monday Night Football, the bowl games, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, and Nightline. This is not to mention the MANY shows I also enjoy on WTTE. But if you are to be so hypocritical as to refuse to air Ted Koppel's touching tribute to the victims of 9/11 because it is politically motivated and turn around and take this ovbiously political move yourself, I can no longer deal with your broadcast group ever again. I plan on being in Columbus for the rest of my life, so my only hope is that one of three things happens -

1. You decide not to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" (my preferred option)

2. You lose your FCC license for blatant politcking.

3. Other ABC or Fox affiliates come up in the area and I can watch them instead.

I am not alone in my strong feelings against these actions and I would strongly advise you not to take them.

Thank you,
Joe McNally