MNpublius Scoops the Nation
The Coleman Campaign appears to have made a million dollar mistake when not displaying the proper image and disclaimer information during a Coleman commercial. The information is required to be displayed atleast four seconds to recieve lowest unit charge for advertising. In this case, I’ve seen it reported that the violation could cost between one and two million dollars.
Still, Coleman may not have to pay the extra money.
As reported by CBS News
But there’s a catch. The law has never been seriously enforced – and the decision on the rate charge has often been left up to the discretion of individual stations. In 2006, then Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum made a similar mistake, but the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Election Commission declined to force stations to hike.
The original scoop? Local cat lover and political activist Aaron Landry.
What do you think? Should the Coleman Campaign be forced to pay up for the mistake?


