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White House hits TV networks for skipping immigration address
politico ^
| Nov. 19, 2014
| HADAS GOLD
Posted on 11/19/2014 5:15:23 PM PST by PROCON
The White House is exasperated with the major broadcast networks – ABC, CBS and NBC -- for skipping out on President Barack Obama’s Thursday primetime address on his executive actions on immigration.
“In 2006, Bush gave a 17 minute speech that was televised by all three networks that was about deploying 6000 national guard troops to the border. Obama is making a 10 minute speech that will have a vastly greater impact on the issue. And none of the networks are doing it. We can’t believe they were aggrieved that we announced this on Facebook,” a senior administration official told POLITICO.
When the president wants to make a primetime address, White House officials will reach out to the big networks like ABC, NBC, and CBS, to gauge whether they would consider running the speech live before putting in a formal request for airtime.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: amnesty; drivebys; executiveamnesty; harryreid; lasvegas; latingrammy; mainstreammedia; majornetworks; nevada; obama; obamaillegals; randnesty; univision
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LOL, how dare the obamamedia 'DIS the Marxist Emperor-in-Chief...
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:15:23 PM PST
by
PROCON
To: PROCON
I’d think the White Hut would be HAPPY.
It’s another news black out.
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:16:50 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: PROCON
Several IRS audits about to be served up.
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:17:41 PM PST
by
CatOwner
To: onyx
Exactly. This is just feigned outrage—once again, they are doing him a big favor.
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:18:28 PM PST
by
rbg81
To: PROCON
Yeah, right. HE ASKED THEM NOT TO AIR IT.
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:19:23 PM PST
by
struggle
To: PROCON
Barky and his minions can put that sh*t on YouTube if they want. Let the millions of interested viewers go there to watch it.
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:19:25 PM PST
by
dinodino
To: PROCON
Just love how his spokespeople and sycophants on and off the record seem to act out his narcissism on his behalf.
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:19:58 PM PST
by
John W
(Al Gore Global Warming King frozen stiffer)
To: PROCON
I’d rather watch “Stalker”.
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:19:59 PM PST
by
Rusty0604
To: rbg81
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:20:11 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: PROCON
They had better wise up if they still hope to be invited to the White House “holiday” party again this year.
To: PROCON
FCC and IRS will be called , LOL
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:20:26 PM PST
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: PROCON
I sense a hissy fit coming on.
Freegards
LEX
To: PROCON
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:21:25 PM PST
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
To: PROCON
I don’t intend to watch anyway.
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:21:40 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(You can't half ass conservatism.)
To: PROCON
If they ran his Immigration Address:
"What the hell is this?! Where's 'The Biggest Loser'???"?
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:22:50 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: PROCON
It’s from POLITICO so you gotta assume the opposite.
But... “I’m ready for my closeup now Mr DeMille”... that’s Obama to the core LOL!
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:22:58 PM PST
by
mrsmith
(Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat Party!)
To: CatOwner
Obama is past audits. We're going straight to the gulags now.
-PJ
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:23:19 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: Political Junkie Too
Could it be the Networks smell another Total Disaster from the Disaster In Chief ?
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:24:38 PM PST
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: PROCON
I wonder if they are growing weary of the squirrel a day that the white hut gives away day after day..
I know a lot of people who are.
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:26:01 PM PST
by
right way right
(America has embraced the suck of Freedumb.)
To: PROCON
ABC, CBS and NBCThey are covering for him, they know immigration is toxic for democrats and are trying to not rile up the rubes by running it...
Plus why would they want to get really bad Nielsen ratings when nobody will be watching...
I know you would have to put a gun to my head to make me watch...
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posted on
11/19/2014 5:27:33 PM PST
by
Popman
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