Please sign this petition to stop taxpayer-funded right-wing propaganda!

[Clarkie1]

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Dear (name):

We, the undersigned, demand that the Bush administration stop using our tax dollars to create fake news reports, and ask local broadcasters to clearly disclose all government propaganda.

A March 13 article in the New York Times identified 20 federal agencies that used tax money to produce hundreds of television news segments promoting Bush administration policies. These segments have been carried by local newscasts without disclosing their source. Manipulating our news system is a betrayal of the public trust.

At least three investigations by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found these segments to constitute "covert propaganda" in violation of federal law. Yet the White House recently instructed all executive branch agencies to ignore the GAO findings and continue to produce propaganda.

We call on Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen and enforce laws against "covert propaganda." We call on the National Association of Broadcasters and local television stations to condemn these misinformation campaigns and agree to clearly identify the origin of all government-funded reports throughout the entirety of their broadcasts.

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Sincerely,

(Your name)
(Your address)

Click here:
http://www.freepress.net/action/fakenews

Please post a message so I can get an idea of how many DUers sign this and to keep it visible...if you already have signed, please post that, too.

[Bellamia]

1. Here's the message

that I signed the petition as #41,943. Not all DUers I'm sure, but hopefully there will be lots of us.