6 responses so far ↓

• 1 Bill // Feb 16, 2012 at 3:46 pm

  What is it about these folks that they don’t understand election laws or campaign finance? They must have learned a lot from Dirty Judy.

• 2 Fleur-de-gris // Feb 17, 2012 at 6:21 am

  just because i don’t know (and haven’t seen the spots), why? is he promoting himself, or is it an ad for his firm to generate business? is his candidacy mentioned?

  assuming he’s not justan actor, if someone’s job WAS tv spot actor, does that person have to stop doing his job when running for office? would the law effect tv anchors, reporters, etc? where does the law draw this line?

• 3 jake // Feb 17, 2012 at 7:55 am

  The FCC requires equal time for candidates.

  So if old dude wants to be on the teevee? His opponents are obligated to receive the same amount of airtime as he from each station running the ads.

• 4 Larry West // Feb 17, 2012 at 4:19 pm

  Since Roseanne Barr is an announced, registered with the FEC, candidate for the Green Party nomination for President, doesn’t that mean that stations have to stop showing her shows?

  Also, wouldn’t it be possible to show Ray Barker’s Kaufman, Stigger, and Hughes ads on cable if the homes in the first district are blacked out? Does Insight have the capability to target ads by location?

• 5 The Highlander // Feb 19, 2012 at 9:35 am

  Jake: Are you sure about your ‘equal time’ reference? I think the law allows this to occur. If Patty Swope wants to run for political office, she can ‘still’ run ads for her business. Unless I’m mistaken, I think the ‘equal time’ requirement is ‘gone.’

• 6 jake // Feb 19, 2012 at 10:42 am

  Yep. Have written about it a bunch over the years.

  Remember when WBKI had candidates on and it caused an FEC/FCC complaint orgy?

  It’s also why J. Marshall Hughes took his ads down when he was in that special election.

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