Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of the largest chain of television stations in the nation, plans to air a documentary that accuses Sen. John Kerry of betraying American prisoners during the Vietnam War, a newspaper reported Monday.

The reported plan prompted the Democratic National Committee to file a complaint against Sinclair with the Federal Election Commission.

Sinclair has ordered all 62 of its stations to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" without commercials in prime-time next week, the Washington Post reported, just two weeks before the Nov. 2 election.

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"We have received thousands of e-mails, people outraged by the very idea a company like Sinclair would direct stations to air a partisan film," said Wes Boyd, founder of political watchdog MoveOn.org.

"If they do air a partisan film, we'll challenge the FCC and the licenses of the local stations that broadcast the film because local stations have a responsibility to the community to air real news, not partisan messages," said Boyd.

Did the Democrats complain about Farenheit 9/11? or about the timing of
its DVD release (and associated advertising)?
Did the Democrats complain about Dan Rather's use of "60 Minutes" to
spread forged propaganda?
Did the Democrats complain about widespread bias shown by tthe vast
majority of media outlets?

But now, when a single media chain announces plans to broadcast a movie
that questions them, they cry "foul".

The DNC lost its right to complain about media bias a long time ago. And
they certainly must have contempt for the average voter if they feel that
the audience makes up its mind based on movies... on the other hand, given
their behavior, I'd say that the DNC -does- have just such a contempt, and
-does- use movies and media manipulation to sway those stupid,
knuckle-dragging vote-puppets.