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After Donald Trump’s riveting appearance on Saturday Night Live, fellow presidential hopeful John Kasich is feeling a little left out. He had his team send a missive to the NBC folks, demanding coverage under the equal-time rule in broadcast journalism.

Because Trump’s SNL outing wasn’t specifically exempt under the rule, Kasich insists he’s entitled to an equal opportunity for coverage on NBC’s network and affiliates. Trump appeared on the program for 12 minutes and five seconds.

We’re guessing that all Kasich really wants is a chance to do the Drake “Hotline Bling” sketch.

(Lindsay Graham and George Pataki have also requested equal time from NBC.)

John Kasich Requests Equal Opportunity


This article appears in Nov 11-17, 2015.

Eric Sandy is an award-winning Cleveland-based journalist. For a while, he was the managing editor of Scene. He now contributes jam band features every now and then.

3 replies on “John Kasich Requests ‘Equal Opportunity’ Coverage from NBC Following Donald Trump’s SNL Slot”

  2. May 11 2013 when NY State shows WELCOME TO NY & NO HANDHELD DEVICES WITH DRIVERS OF VEHICLES< Buses, Trucks, SUV, Vans, cars, motorcycles. So Kasich does -0-. Still in 2015 he stands with phones OK in cars. So you will lose Govenor seat with that attitude. But the handheld device users love him!

  3. I’m staring a super PAC for the sole purpose of sending Kasich a one ton drum of KY lube. That dude has a cardioid case of non-stop butthurt

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