A Reply from a CBS Affliate VP of Broadcast Stations on Reagan Mini-Series

10/27/2003 | Babsig

[ClancyJ]

Well, Dan Rather you know.

I agree - don't watch the show.

[thinktwice]

Considering the way "Assistant" Pennington passed your message down to "John" to answer, I'd say that you received a lock-step, party line -- typical leftist -- placebo.

President Reagan is a much loved and highly respected human being that is -- at the same time -- deeply hated by leftists of every deviant scent and flavor imaginable.

So my prediction regarding the CBS Reagan miniseries is that CBS will hang itself with its own rope.

My suggestion is to watch it -- to at least know and remember those that sponsored it.

[ClancyJ]

Guess CBS is becoming the liberal counter to the conservative talk shows.

So, if they decide to play politics with their programming, I will have to play politics with my viewing choices.

[never4get]

Does anyone have a list of the sponsors? To be successful you must go after the sponsors and not the maggots who put this piece of trash on.

[Yaelle]

I only watch two TV shows a week! And now I will have to boycott CSI???? Say it aint so!!!

[Constitution Day]

ping

[BobbyK]

They are just trying to gin up interest & it's worked so far.

I'd say they are pleased with the ginned up publicity.

[Aegedius]

To: Sumner Redstone & Les Moonves

Gentlemen:

This is just a heads-up to let you know that I am producing a docudrama about CBS News. In one scene, the two of you go into a 2nd grade classroom, armed with chainsaws, and murder all of the children and the teacher. The next scene is of the two of you amongst assorted body parts, eating the cookies out of the kids' lunchbags.

I'm sure you won't object ... artistic freedom, dontchaknow ... but I thought you'd like to know.

Warm personal regards,
etc, etc.

[hunter112]

There's only one way it would backfire on them. If President Reagan were to pass on just prior to the showing, they would be left with the choice of shelving it, or just being extremely crass, and going with it anyway. That's the only way I see any serious outrage from the mushy middle about it.

[BlessedByLiberty]

I would reply to him this way:

Thank you for your opinion about my level of competence to judge anything on my own. Now, I recommend that prior to the airing of this program that YOU review the material before defending it and considering anyone who might oppose it as close-minded.

Perhaps I've formed my opinion based on what the New York Times (hardly a right-wing newspaper) reported as an interview with the writer? Perhaps you have not seen the article in which the writer claims that the depiction of scenes are not biographical but spun from her own political bias?

After you have viewed the material, please contact those of us who have taken the time to write you and been rebuffed.

[Alberta's Child]

Boycott CBS ping.

[Republic]

Send your feelings to his regular sponsors. Copy their addresses and your note to them and SEND this on to that idiot who is going to run the show. Let him know that follow up letters will hit the sponsors...that you wanted to warn them, include your letter to him while your at it and speak to RESPONSIBLE TELEVISION and ETHICS.

[T-Girl]

*ping*

[BlessedBeGod]

I would suggest that when you email these bozos include specific examples of the lies, distortions, etc. that you've heard about so they know you're not just blowing smoke.

[saradippity]

I think we should watch it,and prior to watching let CBS and the sponsors know that we will be most unhappy and will take some action.That would be to ensure that we warned them that we are not going to take it anymore.

I wonder if "We,the Freepers" might not start thinking about slamming them (CBS and the sponsors)with a class action lawsuit on behalf of our children and grandchildren.It seems to me that by presenting this as a documentary they are defrauding the public and using all types of defamatory and deceptive practices to create a false conception of history and one of the major players in that period of history in America.

There must be some lawyers on Free Republic who could flesh this idea out a little,aren't there?

[1Old Pro]

The little I've heard suggests that he is presented quite favorably

It must be very little. He doesn't have to listen to talk show hosts he obviously holds in contempt, he needs only listen to the ACTUAL SOUND that Drudge played plenty of to formulate a totally informed opinion. It's a hit piece, plain and simple.

[saradippity]

It seems FCC guidelines must have some rules they are violating and then we should be able to garner additional steam by reminding all of America that "it's for the children".

When we put them out of business,CBS and all the sponsors,we will have enough money to have our own network to knock out two of the other ones and sharpen FOX by virtue of the competition we will offer. This is a win/win.

[talleyman]

How did you find out Chevy was sponsoring? Any others you know of?

[CyberAnt]

Maybe we should remind these bozos at CBS that we KNOW they have lost 50% of audience share over the past year. If they choose to lose the other 50% - that is their choice. And .. make sure you tell them WE WILL NOT BE WATCHING - we already know what the SCRIPT SAYS - and it is full of lies. And .. we will be telling any and all sponsors of CBS how unhappy we are with your treatment of a LIVING PRESIDENT - who cannot defend himself.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

'twas on a list of sponsors picked up and published on FR. Scroll back to this morning. I think you can find it.