ABC News has made it official and dropped any pretense of objectivity.
ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
Tue Jun 16 2009 08:45:10 ETOn 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
You can read ABC’s lame response at Drudge.
NBC will probably make an objection demanding equal time. After all, they have been the official Obama voice on tv
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ABC’s response is aggravating. Instead of properly responding to the letter, they give a canned, “We are awesome — allow us to explain why” response. I can’t read it without getting this a creepy, crawly feel inside, because I know it’s pure B.S.
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They can’t even PRETEND they’re not really America’s Barack Channel??
Sad day for “journalism”.
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It’s official: Pravda is jealous
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Our Freedom is bleeding. When the media controls who asks the questions and what questions they ask, what’s the point of an open forum? It’s all staged at that point. The news should be just that — News — not so-called ‘Reality’ Television.
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ABC owned by disney corporation is a disgrace, ABC is ready sacrifice the health and welfare of americans in a sicking attempt to raise their ratings and put more money into the pockets of people like charlie gibson and diane sawyer. what ever happened to the company that walt disney built.
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