Abc turns programming over to obama

[Philobeado]

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!
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.


DRUDGE REPORT: ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA 2009®

 

[Oddball]

Playing keep up with NBC, perhaps??

 

[Xenophon]

I'll be watching the ball game.

 

[Navy1960]

Leaders of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) believed that strict control over mass media and the arts was essential for governing the country. "Socialist realism"--an aesthetic formula calling for the portrayal of Soviet society in a positive light to inspire its constant improvement along the lines of Marxist-Leninist ideology--was implemented under Joseph V. Stalin. The regime required the media, literature, and the arts to adhere to this formula. A vast bureaucracy, which included party and government censorship organs and official political, military, economic, and social unions and associations, together with self-censorship by writers and artists, ensured a thorough and systematic review of all information reaching the public. Under the leadership of general secretary of the CPSU Mikhail S. Gorbachev, however, Soviet mass media and the arts in the late 1980s were experiencing a loosening of the controls governing the dissemination of information. Nevertheless, the principle of party and government control over newspapers, journals, radio, television, and literature, which helped to ensure the regime's stability, remained firmly intact.
Soviet Union - Chapter 9. Mass Media and the Arts

I'm not going to add to this too much but to say, that if ABC plans to do this, then perhaps ABC should fall under the tax codes as a PAC rather than a for profit media outlet and be subject to all the FEC regulations and tax codes as they are applied to a PAC rather than a broadcasting company if they plan on using this as an Obama Infomercial. Then perhaps Obama and ABC would be subject paying for the use of taxpayer airtime to broadcast this.


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[Terry]

Isn't it against the law to have a state run Media outlet? WHere is the FCC oh forget that, appointed by Obama.

It will be a TV blackout in this house for that night.

 

[Navy1960]

Well Terry after all ABC is the the "American Broadcasting Network" perhaps there are a few in Washington and at ABC that are taking the translation a little too literally.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Someone should file a complaint with their Republican Congressman or Senator. My Senators are Both Democrats and my Representative is a RHINO. So wouldn't do me any good.

 

[Oddball]

 

[Terry]

What a bunch of BS this entire WH staff are. They all look like a bunch of newbies shooting from the hip and getting it all wrong.

 

[WillowTree]

ABC News should be required to register as a federal lobbyist.

On June 24, Drudge reports, the network will broadcast from inside the White House to air a propaganda special for Obamacare.

Opposing voices will reportedly be excluded. ABC News says “thoughtful” and “diverse” points of view will be allowed. In other words: Shills of all colors!

ABC: The All Barack Channel.

Rush calls ‘em our state-run media.

I call it government-controlled stenography.

Sharpen your pencils, boys and girls, and look spiffy when Dear Leader comes to greet you.








Michelle Malkin » ABC: The All Barack Channel

 

[KMAN]

What do you wanna bet that they don't say one bad thing about Obama while in the White House... Not that they have ever said a bad thing about him anyway.... but I can see the headlines now...

"ABC Kisses Obama's Ass More Than Normal So They Don't Get Kicked Out of the White House"

or

"ABC Asks Obama a Tough Question and is Booted Out of the House... NBC Moves In"

 

[Metternich]

Not like this is unexpected, but I would hope more from ABC.

 

[Political Junky]

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!
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.


DRUDGE REPORT: ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA 2009®

Drudge has become a hero of the right. Where else could a gay man who worked in the CBS gift shop become the "go to guy" of Right Wing America?

 

[Harry Dresden]

Not like this is unexpected, but I would hope more from ABC.

well dont tune in....there are plenty of other reality shows out there to watch....

 

[Navy1960]

I suppose one could even say the same thing about a Harvard rejected sportscaster that is now looked upon as the "go to guy" for the left.

 

[pete]

 

[Metternich]

Don't worry - I'm not a fan of brain washing, no matter how they spin it.

 

[NO!bama08]

Well, i've blocked MSNBC on my TV for being nothing more than a liberal tool. I guess ABC is next.

 

[AllieBaba]

The blood just drained from my head and is pooling around my ankles.
I wonder, will this put an end to the ingenuous claim that the media is not biased?

NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE
Tue Jun 16 2009 0810 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.

The Director of Communications at the White House Office of Health Reform is Linda Douglass, who worked as a reporter for ABC News from 1998-2006.

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.
DRUDGE REPORT: ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA 2009®

 

[driveby]

Full steam ahead on the heathcare propaganda, or lies whichever you prefer to call it......