A Bossman Editorial

Just after the election, I was trying to figure out what tone to take on my blog. After such a thorough drubbing, us liberals were left with a bitter taste in our mouths and vitriol on our tongues waiting to be spewed at red staters, conservative pundits, family groups, etc.

In fact, much of the post-election editorial from the left was focused on wailing, chest-beating, hair-rending, apocalyptic takes on the coming four years or petty carping about who was at fault for the loss to one of the least accomplished first-termers in history.

At the time, I arrived at the idea of offering just the opposite: What positives we could take from what seemed to be a complete and utter defeat. The first that came to mind was the campaign to pressure Sinclair Broadcasting into taking "Stolen Honor" off of their schedule. Through a well-organized email campaign, liberals had managed to affect a change in Sinclair's programming. Though many were still not happy with the program that did air, it seemed that the left had scored a minor victory. And beyond that, it was a victory that could be used as a template for later actions. After all, if anyone has the White House's ear and if anyone can be punished directly by the people, it is corporate interests whom we support with our dollars, cents and virtual credit-card money.

Alas, I was tired and not adequately inspired after the election, and that post never came to fruition. But today -- lo and behold -- there is a group that is resuming the fight against Sinclair. A group led by Media Matters for America (and including MoveOn, Working Assets and others) is again urging liberals to send emails and letters to Sinclair advertisers protesting the company's one-sided take on news and politics. In particular, they object to a segement called The Point (you might notice the lack of 'Counterpoint'). Please check out their site and send an email or letter if you can. In the coming four years, our most effective tool to counter the dangerous ideas of this administration will be to put pressure on their friends.