ABC has made the unprecedented move of giving prime-time programing air time to President Barack Obama for a health care reform special to be aired next week. Perhaps it is not too surprising that Obama has landed himself some prime viewing time on ABC. After all, former ABC News correspondent Linda Douglass is now the Director of Communications for the Obama White House Office of Health Reform. Coincidence? One would be excused to suspect it.
Douglass gave up her ABC News career in May 2008 to take a post with the Obama campaign. She claimed to see no conflict at all between being a "journalist" and a partisan campaign operative. In fact, she was thrilled not to be "sitting on the sidelines" in the era of Obama.
I see this as a moment of transformational change in the country and I have spent my lifetime sitting on the sidelines watching people attempt to make change. I just decided that I can't sit on the sidelines anymore.
And now, amazingly, ABC nails down all sorts of exclusive interviews with Obama and is playing host to a single sided presentation of what will be Obama's healthcare advertisement.
For its part, ABC is claiming that the "special" had been in the works since the inauguration. Though it is a bit hard to understand how the idea of giving Obama free air time to push his take over of nearly 20% of the economy with his healthcare plans could have been envisioned and scheduled before any such policies were even undertaken. And in response to criticism, a letter was released by Senior Vice President of ABC News, Kerry Smith, denying that this special will be one sided coverage of the healthcare issue.
The president will also give an exclusive interview to Good Morning America and there will be two other ABC News broadcasts emanating from the White House next week.
No news if there will be a few comedy skits, a guest vocalist, or maybe a dance number in Obama's variety hour show.
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ABC has made the unprecedented move,,,,,
June 17, 2009 - 02:36 ET by connman...........gee how many times in the last five months have we heard the word "unprecedented" used to describe the initiatives and policies of President Obeyme? It's time to
BOYCOTT ALL THINGS DISNEY!
I like the "Obeyme"
June 17, 2009 - 12:41 ET by gmaniac1I like the "Obeyme" reference for Baby Boy, and that's about right in his warped way of thinking.
All hail our Dear Leader and the state run media machine.
When the people fear the government it's called tyranny, when the government fears the people it's called liberty!
why hire writers anyway?
June 17, 2009 - 03:39 ET by konoNBC already established itself Comrade Obongo's primary cheerleader squad, and now ABC seems to be positioning itself as his mouthpiece. Having their own news writers will be redundant, though -- just let the White House communications office provide the copy for the news.
Nice little propaganda team is taking shape from relics of the old media. Ominous precedents...
We have
June 17, 2009 - 04:35 ET by DragonsbreathABC: All Barack Channel
CBS: Constant Barack Station
NBC: Nationalized Barack Channel
MSNBC: Mucho Supersized Nationalized Barack Channel
What more would one expect?
“Less 1984 — More 1776"
Whoever controls the press
June 17, 2009 - 07:18 ET by kgWhoever controls the press also controls the information.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
Not for me
June 17, 2009 - 05:20 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsWhat do you want to bet that a little Bush bashing ("We can't continue the failed policies of the last 8 years.") will be part of the show? I aint watching, it'll be like a bad rerun but it will get 5 stars from the State Run Media pundits.
D
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Well peoples...
June 17, 2009 - 05:38 ET by Massage_Master07It's official. The "media" is now DEAD!!! We officially now have Pravda, Amerikan style. There are now NO checks and balances on government except for Fox News and just a couple of newpapers. Welcome to the new, "improved" and "enlightened" Amerika.
Freedom OF the Press has now become Freedom FROM the Press, just as Freedom OF religion is now being made Freedom FROM religion. Alas, the press in this country didn't die with a bang, but with an orgasmic whimper caused by their "messiah". LOL
Does Brian Williams know about this?
June 17, 2009 - 05:38 ET by Red JeepIs he being watched to make sure he doesn't hurt himself? How could ABC get this access after the Special Brian did with the Prez?
Here's the response ABC
June 17, 2009 - 05:52 ET by motherbeltHere's the response ABC gave to the Republican National Committee when they were questioned on the propriety of this. (via Michelle Malkin).
In the end, they had no good reason to offer as to why it was appropriate to do this from the White House.
ABC....kiss the last shred of your integrity good-bye!
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
ABC is being coy...
June 17, 2009 - 07:33 ET by c5thenIn reality this "Special" has been in the works for years. The Health Care Coup has been on the liberal agenda for more than a decade. All of this unconstitutional power grabbing has been thought about and planned for many many years. They only needed two things to happen: 1) Liberals to be given near or absolute power in Congress and the Administration, and 2) the propper crisis to use as cover to push through the socialist plans before anyone knows what is happening.
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
www.loyaltoliberty.com
jessieH I won't
June 17, 2009 - 10:44 ET by jessieHjessieH I won't be watching the "show", but I am going to record it. Not for viewing later, just as evidence of of how much Obam-bam is so much like Hitler. He is following along the same path.
There is one question I
June 18, 2009 - 09:31 ET by Dan The Man 2There is one question I have. Should I be learning the goose step instaed of the foxtrot?
I hope this gets trounced
June 17, 2009 - 11:14 ET by RR GOPI hope this gets trounced in the ratings.
Surely more Americans have wised up and aren't so dopey as to believe that The One will say anything of substance.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
RR.... I hope abc's
June 17, 2009 - 12:20 ET by bigtimerRR....
I hope abc's ratings are trounced or at least not much of a bounce too.
Linda Douglas and her husband were close friends with the Clintons too...I remember when it would be said a little here and there about the dinners they would have together etc.
As for her being his communication director, she needs to be fired, because I cannot stand to see his face 24/7...like right at this moment he's blathering on and on about taking over more and more via the Feds...this is the likes of which we've never seen.
I've seen where some leftists are tired of seeing him too.
The msm and their ties with the dem party are blatant about it now...something that used to be something to be verboten is now acceptable.
State Controlled Media indeed...
...and O whines about Fox...the only network he can't control, so far anyway.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
No news if there will be a
June 17, 2009 - 12:59 ET by bigtimerNo news if there will be a few comedy skits, a guest vocalist, or maybe a dance number in Obama's variety hour show.
WTH...that isn't so funny when you think about it...because that may be what the need to get ANYBODY to watch this Bull in the first place.
Glad you have this post here, I didn't know that about Tim Johnson, not that I ever listened to his blather anyway over the years, because I never cared for him long ago...I heard real early this morning my time Seton Motley lay it all out real well on FF about all the connections with abc and this plan of theirs with the O-team from the WH.
In my opinion...what simpletons...let alone the so-called Town Hall questions from the audience...as if anyone in their right mind believes these will not be hand-picked along with some plants we all find out about later and msm never mentions, with the exception of Fox and the radio shows.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart