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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: megimoo on June 16, 2009, 08:04:35 AM
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ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!
Highlights on the agenda:
ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.
The network plans a primetime special -- 'Prescription for America' -- originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.
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Late Monday night, Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay fired off a complaint to the head of ABCNEWS:
Dear Mr. Westin:
As the national debate on health care reform intensifies, I am deeply concerned and disappointed with ABC's astonishing decision to exclude opposing voices on this critical issue on June 24, 2009. Next Wednesday, ABC News will air a primetime health care reform “town hall†at the White House with President Barack Obama. In addition, according to an ABC News report, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS, NIGHTLINE and ABC’s web news “will all feature special programming on the president’s health care agenda.†This does not include the promotion, over the next 9 days, the president’s health care agenda will receive on ABC News programming.
Today, the Republican National Committee requested an opportunity to add our Party's views to those of the President's to ensure that all sides of the health care reform debate are presented. Our request was rejected. I believe that the President should have the ability to speak directly to the America people. However, I find it outrageous that ABC would prohibit our Party's opposing thoughts and ideas from this national debate, which affects millions of ABC viewers.
In the absence of opposition, I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda. If that is the case, this primetime infomercial should be paid for out of the DNC coffers. President Obama does not hold a monopoly on health care reform ideas or on free airtime. The President has stated time and time again that he wants a bipartisan debate. Therefore, the Republican Party should be included in this primetime event, or the DNC should pay for your airtime.
Respectfully,
Ken McKay
Republican National Committee
Chief of Staff
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ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
Tue Jun 16 2009 08:45:10 ET
On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical firestorm!
Highlights on the agenda:
ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.
The network plans a primetime special -- 'Prescription for America' -- originating from the East Room, exclude opposing voices on the debate.
MORE
Late Monday night, Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay fired off a complaint to the head of ABCNEWS:
Dear Mr. Westin:
As the national debate on health care reform intensifies, I am deeply concerned and disappointed with ABC's astonishing decision to exclude opposing voices on this critical issue on June 24, 2009. Next Wednesday, ABC News will air a primetime health care reform “town hall†at the White House with President Barack Obama. In addition, according to an ABC News report, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS, NIGHTLINE and ABC’s web news “will all feature special programming on the president’s health care agenda.†This does not include the promotion, over the next 9 days, the president’s health care agenda will receive on ABC News programming.
Today, the Republican National Committee requested an opportunity to add our Party's views to those of the President's to ensure that all sides of the health care reform debate are presented. Our request was rejected. I believe that the President should have the ability to speak directly to the America people. However, I find it outrageous that ABC would prohibit our Party's opposing thoughts and ideas from this national debate, which affects millions of ABC viewers.
In the absence of opposition, I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda. If that is the case, this primetime infomercial should be paid for out of the DNC coffers. President Obama does not hold a monopoly on health care reform ideas or on free airtime. The President has stated time and time again that he wants a bipartisan debate. Therefore, the Republican Party should be included in this primetime event, or the DNC should pay for your airtime.
Respectfully,
Ken McKay
Republican National Committee
Chief of Staff
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:o Un****ingbelievable! Gee I wonder if our side will get equal time? :whatever:http://www.drudgereport.com/flashaot.htm
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I hope this blows up in their faces. There had better a counterpoint SOMEWHERE. Hello??!?!? Anyone???!?! Bueller??
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I hope this blows up in their faces. There had better a counterpoint SOMEWHERE. Hello??!?!? Anyone???!?! Bueller??
Can you imagine the screaming from the moonbats had Bush done the same to sell the War in Iraq? :whatever:
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I guess this is what Rush means when he calls them the state run media.
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Can you imagine the screaming from the moonbats had Bush done the same to sell the War in Iraq? :whatever:
What do you mean if? The moonbats still claim that the conservative mainstream media pushed for "*'s war* without questioning it.
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What do you mean if? The moonbats still claim that the conservative mainstream media pushed for "*'s war* without questioning it.
He never had Fox News set up shop in The White House to sell it for him!
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Hopefully FOX can set up an alternate point of view on the same exact time Obama runs his socialist agenda.
If this doesn't prove conservatives point on media bias, I don't know what does. Journalism is done in this country.
I do believe this WILL blow up in their faces.
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How embarrassing for ABC.
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I don't recall watching anything on the ABC network for quite a while. Perhaps they're attempting to breathe life back into a failing "nyetwork"?? However, I think they're going about it in the wrong way.
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Government media complex.
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I don't recall watching anything on the ABC network for quite a while. Perhaps they're attempting to breathe life back into a failing "nyetwork"?? However, I think they're going about it in the wrong way.
I'm thinking that 0Bama and his thugs initiated this. The last time he wanted a nation wide audience in prime time, CBS/NBC/ABC all took the bait and were big ratings losers compared to Fox with their regular programming. Any bet that 0Bama and his gang didn't want to look bad by being refused by more networks turning him down this time? However, one network is likely to get higher ratings than having the moonbat viewers divided by three.
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What will be interesting is the when the ratings come out and obama and abc discover that Fox News kicked their a$$es to the curb.
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ABC - All Barack Channel
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All I can say is GO OBAMA GO...If he keeps going the way hes going there will be a big GOP landslide next election...Even a good portion of DUmmies are falling off the Obama wagon.
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ABC - All Barack Channel
Oh that's much better than me...all I got is African Bastard Channel
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and there will be no equal time right?
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and there will be no equal time right?
Nope! Read the letter the senator sent to ABC FGL!
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I hope there is something good on DirectTV that night.
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I hope there is something good on DirectTV that night.
I heard She's The Sheriff, Cop Rock, and The Gary Coleman Show will be on that night on channel 9-something. Sounds like ABC has some stiff competition ahead of them.
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ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.
Ya got a little something on your chin there, Charlie. Nice blue dress by the way.
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Ya got a little something on your chin there, Charlie. Nice blue dress by the way.
:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
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All I can say is GO OBAMA GO...If he keeps going the way hes going there will be a big GOP landslide next election...Even a good portion of DUmmies are falling off the Obama wagon.
I hope you're right, and the repubs are just playin' rope a dope. Unfortunately I don't have much respect for the dipshits who just keep sittin' on the sidelines without even a whimper of opposition. I think they're lotta twats, myself!
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At least when Obama did his half hour commercial, he paid for it. This is just flat out biased, and ABC doesn't care at all.