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FEC Will Not Regulate Political Blogging

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the still-free-to-speak-your-mind-for-now dept.

eldavojohn writes "Despite complaints that political bloggers should be subject to campaign finance laws since they are donating huge amounts of money in the form of advertising and media services to candidates, the FEC will not regulate political blogging. From the FEC statement: 'While the complaint asserts that DailyKos advocates for the election of Democrats for federal office, the commission has repeatedly stated that an entity that would otherwise qualify for the media exemption does not lose its eligibility because it features news or commentary lacking objectivity or expressly advocates in its editorial the election or defeat of a federal candidate.'"

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  1. Doesn't matter anyway by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just look what they accomplished in '04. Nothing. Only people with already closed minds read kos.

  2. Re:How long until they change their minds? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    YoU wAnT To KnOw WhAt'S WrOnG wItH tHe SyStEm?!! I'lL tElL yOu WhAt'S wRoNg WiTh ThE sYsTem!!! THE MAN and his CORPORATE PIGS are trying to keep THE KIDS from BEING HEARD!!@

    That and all this illegal immigration. You can't swing a cat in this town anymores without braining a couple Mexicans.

  3. Re:What qualifies for a media exemption? by eln · · Score: 0, Troll

    I hope your mother gets diarrhea tonight. Seriously? Is that the best you could come up with? That has to be the weakest "your mother" joke I've ever heard. If you're going to post flamebait at least try and put a little pride in your work.
  4. FOX attacks bloggers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Some of you might not have seen this: FOX attacks bloggers. They make a very special mention of DailyKos...

    By the way, for those of you who still have not read about it: there is a General Strike called for tuesday, 9/11/07. Join and help change things like this.