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Dixie Chicks: ‘Boycott Sinclair’

In what they call a "Sinclair Media Alert," the country group The Dixie Chicks has called for a boycott of Sinclair Broadcasting for using "their monopoly rights to the public airwaves ... to sway the election in favor of a candidate that staunchly allows media companies to get even bigger.”

The Chicks characterize radio giant Clear Channel as using "its power to promote a pro-Republican, pro-war agenda," and then proceed to compare Sinclair with Clear Channel. "Now we have a giant television company that is making Clear Channel's antics look like a day at the beach," the Chicks' Web site declares.

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The Chicks also provide some legal analysis for their fans, maintaining that Sinclair’s plans to air "Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal" on its 62 stations constitutes a "clear violation of the spirit of the law."

The Chicks punctuate their alert by saying, "during the past week there has been a massive backlash, and Sinclair is on the defensive. They are on the ropes and we need you to help us keep them there."

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