BoatBanter.com - View Single Post - OT--Dem sleaze tactics not working as planned.

On 09 Jan 2004 16:33:42 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

So then you would not consider a public website which can be viewed by
a majority of the citizens of the world, not a media source?

Dave

Put it in context, Dave.

I did. I consider the internet to be as visible (And in many cases
more so) than the traditional media of radio TV and print. Because
something erroneous or incideful was contained on the web is no reason
to treat it any differently than a similar piece in any other media.

The proposed commercial was one of many, many, entries into a contest. It
reflects the opinion of the person that prepared it and entered it. It was an
item that was included with all the other entries to the same contest- as it
should have been. It was an entry.

moveon.org should be responsible enough to verify the accuracy of
their sources. Promoting anything which is not true opens them up for
all sorts of liability suits.

Should moveon.org, or any organization, take it upon themselves to censor
contest entries that might be controversial?

They should if they become the vehicle by which blatant lies can be
promoted.

Does your local rag ever run a letter to the editor expressing a sentiment you
disagree with? How dare they?!

Op/Ed pieces are one thing. They are clearly marked as such. Placing
content on a web site without similar disclaimers is another.

Trust me, you really don't want to open the
"hateful web site" can of worms. There are some real doozies out there, and the
right would (and should) be very embarrassed by some of them.

And the first amendment protects them. But they aren't passing
themselves off as the truth either.

Dave