[Anti-Bubba182]

This was mentioned on O'Reilly tonight. It is a good point that the discount amounts to soft money.

[upchuck]

If the difference is considered soft money, is Rootie also in trouble? Seems I read someplace that he ran a full page ad and the NYT gave his campaign the same rate as movebowel.org.

[Always Right]

I know radio stations have to fix their rates in elections years, so it makes sense this violates some rule. Not sure I agree with all these rules, but I know the FEC would come after conservatives if the shoe were reversed.

[DoughtyOne]

It’s my understanding that if the IRS finds out someone sold you propety under the reasonable market value, you can be taxed on the difference as income.

Seems to me this is the same thing, whether a political argument is made or not.

I wonder if the IRS has caught wind of this?

[proxy_user]

This will go nowhere, for a very simple reason.

Attacking a military man does not constitute a political campaign. They are not advocating or opposing any candidate for political office.

The NYTimes is perfect free to offer a large discount for ads urging armed revolutionary struggle against capitalism and imperialism, but may not offer such discounts on a preferential basis to leftist candidates running for office.

[umgud]

I’m glad the ACU filed this, but I really suspect that the consequences, assuming we win this, are probably not very major.

[traviskicks]

I wish the ACU would suit against McCain-Feingold instead... blech.

[Tzimisce]

It’s a bunch of lefties.

Nice try, but I don’t see this sticking in our unbiased, non partisan activist left wing court system...

[George W. Bush]

Maybe if we were closer to elections and they were attacking GOP candidates.

No, I don't think this lawsuit has any legs at all. The problem is that it isn't political enough and we're nowhere close to an election that it might possibly affect.

Nope. Waste of time and legal fees. If ACU loses, will they have to pay MoveOn some inflated legal fees and damages? In most states, I think so. And will the NYT defend its right to set its rates as it pleases? You know they will.

[Anti-Bubba182]

On O’Reilly again.