FEC Won't Regulate Political Blogging

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) - DailyKos, an influential political Web site that serves as a virtual bulletin board for liberals, qualifies as a media entity exempt from federal campaign finance regulations, the Federal Election Commission said Tuesday.

The FEC said the Web site, operated by blogger Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, cannot be regulated as a political committee and can freely post blog entries that support candidates.

Conservative blogger John C.A. Bambenek had argued in a complaint last month that the site should comply with campaign finance laws because such entries amounted to ``a gift of free advertising and candidate media services.''

The FEC disagreed.

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Mods: it's from yesterday, but I didn't find it in LBN. I think it's important. I ask you to cut some slack.

[havocmom]

1. Thanks for posting. I missed this and it IS important.

:thumbsup:
If those with lots of cash to flash are just exercising their 'free speech' rights over the public airways with all the time they can buy, then the blogs are the poor-man's flip side of that coin.

edited for clarity, and to ask the mods to cut it slack re time frame.

[bemildred]

2. Good job!

:applause::bounce:

[kimmylavin]

3. "Conservative blogger"

So he holds himself to the same standards he wants to impose on liberals, right?
Jeez...

[Hawkeye-X]

4. Yeah.. wonder who he blogs for? FreiRepublik?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

5. I'm sure the irony hasn't escaped the FEC. -nt