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Title: Trump's Rivals Can Ask for 12 Minutes of Their Own NBC Airtime
Source:
Fortune
URL Source: http://fortune.com/2015/11/09/trump-nbc-snl/
Published: Nov 10, 2015
Author: Jonathan Chew
Post Date: 2015-11-10 13:11:28 by Hondo68
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Keywords: Communications Act, Equal Time Rule
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Comments: 33
After Donald Trump’s much-hyped appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, other Republican presidential candidates can now ask NBC for their own time in the TV spotlight. That’s because Trump’s appearance on the NBC show has triggered a seven-day window where rivals can request equal airtime on the channel. Trump’s total time onscreen, which came in at around 12 minutes, was first filed to the Federal Communications Commission by NBC’s New York affiliate, WNBC TV. First reported by Variety, this rule under Section 315 of the Communications Act is commonly known as the “Equal Time Rule” and was drafted into the Act so radio and TV stations would be unable to influence elections by refusing airtime to candidates of their choosing. Anyone interested in equal time has to show they are viable, bona fide candidates running in the race. NBC is not required to put them in the same program, but candidates like Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush may consider trying to host a future episode—Trump’s SNL showing scored the highest ratings for the program since 2012. Poster Comment: A 12 minute rebuttal to Donald Trump and his NWO backers at SNL. Paul, Cruz, Carson, and Gary Johnson could combine their time into a special.... 
Aidy Bryant and Donald Trump during his monologue on "Saturday Night Live" They have a week to ask.
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#5. To: hondo68 (#0)
I think NBC's lawyers will maintain that Trump was there as a longstanding NBC celebrity, not as a politician. You notice they actually avoided most anything that was political, even though there were plenty of good jokes to write at the expense of other campaigns. No way that NBC's lawyers didn't take this into account in advance. No way that NBC intends to be forced to give away 12 minutes to each of the other 14-15 candidates in the race. Therefore, NBC and their lawyers are confident that they can persuade the FCC that Trump was on the show as a celebrity (and previous 2004 host) and there was nothing political about it.
They do not have to let them host SNL. They could give 12 mins 5 Sec of coverage of one of their campaign events. There may be a question of how many actually qualify and where. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/73.1940 (a) A legally qualified candidate for public office is any person who: (2) Is qualified under the applicable local, State or Federal law to hold the office for which he or she is a candidate; and (3) Has met the qualifications set forth in either paragraph (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section. (b) A person seeking election to any public office including that of President or Vice President of the United States, or nomination for any public office except that of President or Vice President, by means of a primary, general or special election, shall be considered a legally qualified candidate if, in addition to meeting the criteria set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, that person: (2) Has publicly committed himself or herself to seeking election by the write-in method and is eligible under applicable law to be voted for by sticker, by writing in his or her name on the ballot or by other method, and makes a substantial showing that he or she is a bona fide candidate for nomination or office. (c) A person seeking election to the office of President or Vice President of the United States shall, for the purposes of the Communications Act and the rules in 47 CFR chapter I, be considered legally qualified candidates only in those States or territories (or the District of Columbia) in which they have met the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section: Except, that any such person who has met the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section in at least 10 States (or 9 and the District of Columbia) shall be considered a legally qualified candidate for election in all States, territories, and the District of Columbia for the purposes of this Act. (d) A person seeking nomination to any public office, except that of President or Vice President of the United States, by means of a convention, caucus or similar procedure, shall be considered a legally qualified candidate if, in addition to meeting the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, that person makes a substantial showing that he or she is a bona fide candidate for such nomination: Except, that no person shall be considered a legally qualified candidate for nomination by the means set forth in this paragraph prior to 90 days before the beginning of the convention, caucus or similar procedure in which he or she seeks nomination. (e) A person seeking nomination for the office of President or Vice President of the United States shall, for the purposes of the Communications Act and the rules thereunder, be considered a legally qualified candidate only in those States or territories (or the District of Columbia) in which, in addition to meeting the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this section: (2) He or she has made a substantial showing of a bona fide candidacy for such nomination in that State, territory or the District of Columbia; except, that any such person meeting the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this section in at least 10 States (or 9 and the District of Columbia) shall be considered a legally qualified candidate for nomination in all States, territories and the District of Columbia for purposes of this Act. (f) The term “substantial showing” of a bona fide candidacy as used in paragraphs (b), (d) and (e) of this section means evidence that the person claiming to be a candidate has engaged to a substantial degree in activities commonly associated with political campaigning. Such activities normally would include making campaign speeches, distributing campaign literature, issuing press releases, maintaining a campaign committee, and establishing campaign headquarters (even though the headquarters in some instances might be the residence of the candidate or his or her campaign manager). Not all of the listed activities are necessarily required in each case to demonstrate a substantial showing, and there may be activities not listed herein which would contribute to such a showing. [57 FR 27708, June 22, 1992]
(f) ..... Such activities normally would include making campaign speeches, distributing campaign literature, issuing press releases, maintaining a campaign committee, and establishing campaign headquarters (even though the headquarters in some instances might be the residence of the candidate or his or her campaign manager). Not all of the listed activities are necessarily required in each case to demonstrate a substantial showing, and there may be activities not listed herein which would contribute to such a showing. Doesn't Hillary fit those requirements? Bernie is both an Independent and a Democrat, so he gets 24 minutes to preach communism? Lots of loopholes in (f), but not enough to make Cruz, Rubio, and Jindal eligible. Radio Havana might welcome them, though. The Democrats have taken a break from running illegal aliens, but the Republicans stubbornly cling to their reconquistas, and Catholic Hindu anchor babies.
That isn't fair to Jindal. His parents were already here legally, his mother as a physicist and his father as an engineer (as I recall it).
That isn't fair to Jindal Keep pretending that Obongo is president, and Biden is VP. The reason Biden isn't running for president? He's already served two terms as President! Regarding Bobby Jindal’s parents, they were not U.S. citizens when their son was born. “They were both permanent legal residents at the time of his birth,” Plotkin told WND. “They became citizens after his birth.” Plotkin says Jindal’s mother became a U.S. citizen Sept. 21, 1976, and his father was naturalized 10 years later on Dec. 4, 1986. It’s a similar situation for Rubio, as his press secretary Alex Burgos said the senator’s parents “were permanent legal residents of the U.S.” at the time Marco was born in 1971. Then four years after Marco was born, “Mario and Oriales Rubio became naturalized U.S. citizens on Nov. 5, 1975,” Burgos told WND. Read more at www.wnd.com/2011/05/297485/#RH4yp13XUB7E2o46.99
#18. To: hondo68 (#15)
They were legal. Resident aliens. IOW, green card holders. It is the routine path to becoming a naturalized citizen.
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestAnyone interested in equal time has to show they are viable, bona fide candidates running in the race. NBC is not required to put them in the same program, but candidates like Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush may consider trying to host a future episode—Trump’s SNL showing scored the highest ratings for the program since 2012.
#10. To: TooConservative, hondo68 (#5)
No way that NBC intends to be forced to give away 12 minutes to each of the other 14-15 candidates in the race.
47 CFR 73.1940 - Legally qualified candidates for public office.
(1) Has publicly announced his or her intention to run for nomination or office;
(1) Has qualified for a place on the ballot; or
(1) He or she, or proposed delegates on his or her behalf, have qualified for the primary or Presidential preference ballot in that State, territory or the District of Columbia; or
#11. To: nolu chan, equal time, Hillary, Bernie X 2 (#10)
(e) A person seeking nomination for the office of President or Vice President of the United States
#13. To: hondo68 (#11)
and Catholic Hindu anchor babies
#15. To: TooConservative, usurper Obama, President Biden (#13)
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Catholic Hindu anchor babies
Replies to Comment # 15. “They were both permanent legal residents at the time of his birth,” Plotkin told WND. “They became citizens after his birth.”
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