stuff like this cracks me up...

Appellate Court Rules Media Can Legally Lie.

my favorite part of the article:

"The attorneys for Fox, owned by media baron Rupert Murdock, argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on the public airwaves.

In its six-page written decision, the Court of Appeals held that the Federal Communications Commission position against news distortion is only a "policy," not a promulgated law, rule, or regulation."

i guess we all knew this already, but, it does seem a bit obnoxious.

what does promulgated mean, anyway? sheesh...