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ABC turns programming over to obama

Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by poncho, Jun 18, 2009.

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  1. poncho

    poncho Well-Known Member

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    ABC becomes the first state run news agency under the Obama administration.

    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.

    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:

    Full Article...
     
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    One of the first acts of a dictator is to control the media. Chavez controls all the TV in Columbia except one; Obama and the leftists control all the TV News channels in this country except Fox.
     
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    Fox news is the whipping child of the liberals. And, they sometimes can be right leaning. However, Fox News' supposed bias pells in comparision to this. ABC is going to be Obama's pet propaganda machine for an evening. They want even accept paid oppostion advertising.
     
    #3 sag38, Jun 18, 2009
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    Closed per request of OP.

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