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No, the Democrats have ABC by the balls. Can you say "we will revoke your license if you show this"? I thought you could.

Of course the AG could have a case if he had the guts to. Don't hold your breath. Has any of you forgotten the Clinton MO?

If the donks in the Senate could yank anyone's FCC broadcast license, why follow up the threat with an order by an attorney to *yank* the miniseries?

The only way the Democrats can even dream of pulling someone's license is if they get into power. Just getting control of the Senate won't do it, either. The appointments to the FCC aren't controlled by the Senate and I believe it is one of those agencies mandated to be split by party.

Does anyone seriously believe any politician would pull any broadcast license without a huge counter-suit all the way up to SCOTUS by the network involved? IMO, all the media watch groups could be subpoenaed to produce logs of any given network over at least ten years. These would prove that ABC, for example, usually came out in favor of the donks, although I do recall some analysis that showed them to be the most balanced of the alphanets.

I, too, want to see the lawyer's letter verified. If it is valid, then the "mole at ABC' theory has some legs, meaning ABC is fighting back.

Once the unedited DVDs hit the Internet and the street, we will see just what changes were made. I am tending to believe that the last two hours will so excoriate the Bush administration that the donks will only be praised for wanting to "spare the country" or some such rot.

No, the Democrats have ABC by the balls. Can you say "we will revoke your license if you show this"? I thought you could.

Last I checked, the FCC is part of the executive branch, controlled by Republicans. The House and Senate are controlled by Republicans as well. The only way the Dems can get any licenses pulled it with Republican help.

BTW, ABC, as a network, doesn't have a an FCC license, individual stations do, and ABC owns some, but far from all, of it's local stations. Only those licenses could be pulled.

Once again the Politicians reveal their ignorance of the topic they are pontificating and/or blustering about.