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JohnnyRingo

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2. Have they heard of "The Five" on Fox.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 08:37 AM
13 hrs ago

It's a negative image of The View where there are four republicans and one democrat.

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There are no equal time rules Roy Rolling 18 hrs ago #1
You are wrong. While the FCC's Fairness Doctrine rulewas repealed, the statutory "Equal Opportunities" rule was not. onenote 9 hrs ago #5
Have they heard of "The Five" on Fox. JohnnyRingo 13 hrs ago #2
In their minds 4 to 1 is equal PatSeg 12 hrs ago #3
Maybe the View can mention them in the lawsuit as evidence of balance across Baitball Blogger 10 hrs ago #4
As noted above, the Fairness Doctrine and the Equal Opportunities aka Equal Time rule are separate. onenote 9 hrs ago #7
Evidently, the equal opportunities statutory law you referred to oldmanlynn 9 hrs ago #8
As someone who has practiced Communications Law for 45 years, I can assure you that licensees pay attention to it. onenote 9 hrs ago #9
The Equal Opportunities rule only applies to broadcast. onenote 9 hrs ago #6
They are using the fact the The View is an on-air broadcast mdbl 8 hrs ago #11
That makes sense. JohnnyRingo 6 hrs ago #12
Entertainment shows are included, but not when they do a bona fide interview. Until now. onenote 5 hrs ago #15
Equal coverage for Democrats on the evening news, FOX included. Well? twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #10
As noted above, the equal opportunities aka equal time rule only applies to broadcast onenote 5 hrs ago #14
I was fantisizing. There is no emoji. twodogsbarking 4 hrs ago #16
Foxnews??? Smackdown2019 5 hrs ago #13
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