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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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To: dead
The MSN will play sound bites and “interpret them for the zombies”.
61 posted on 11/19/2014 6:30:35 PM PST by right way right (America has embraced the suck of Freedumb.)
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To: Captain Compassion

Make that the warm urban areas. Those folks ain’t comin’ out in the weather in may places right now.


62 posted on 11/19/2014 6:30:46 PM PST by John W (Al Gore Global Warming King frozen stiffer)
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To: John W

many


63 posted on 11/19/2014 6:31:29 PM PST by John W (Al Gore Global Warming King frozen stiffer)
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To: onyx

Exactly! The major news networks will do anything to cover Obozo’s backside. There’s no way they’d be doing a black out of the address tomorrow unless the White House asked them to. Having the White House whine about it now is just more subterfuge to fool the gullible. Bah!


64 posted on 11/19/2014 6:36:31 PM PST by lonevoice (Life is short. Make fun of it.)
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To: PROCON

I don’t believe for one minute the WH is unhappy about this. The networks are playing along while the WH pretends to be unhappy. It’s only for sure. Networks know this is not a popular event so they have to shield their King. I don’t buy the friction for a minute


65 posted on 11/19/2014 6:50:27 PM PST by austinaero
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To: PROCON
why broadcast the bs of a demonstrated liar

unless to laugh hysterically at the fool

66 posted on 11/19/2014 6:53:53 PM PST by sloop (don't touch my junk)
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To: PROCON

IIRC, on two different occasions they gave Obama an hour of prime time to sell Obamacare.

I wonder if they knew of the lies Obamacare was based on. Maybe they don’t want to get screwed again. Maybe they are ready to move on to the next Democrat candidate for 2016, since Obama is basically a lame duck.


67 posted on 11/19/2014 6:56:29 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: PROCON

I don’t know any AMERICANS who want to watch you illegal alien crap! Take your emperor BS to your Twitter account jackass!


68 posted on 11/19/2014 6:57:20 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer ('Provisional ballots'. When legal votes just aren't getting the job done. - The DemocRATS.)
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To: TomGuy

I disagree 100%.

The WH does not want this all over the low information networks. They pretend to bitch but that’s all.


69 posted on 11/19/2014 7:13:02 PM PST by eyedigress (e(!zOld storm chaser from the west)/?s)
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To: PROCON

The MSM is protecting Zero. They know, the people DO NOT want this. The more people that see his crappy speech? The worse it is for Obama. So, they decide not to show it ...


70 posted on 11/19/2014 7:17:10 PM PST by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!)
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To: SomeCallMeTim; null and void
The MSM is protecting Zero. They know, the people DO NOT want this. The more people that see his crappy speech? The worse it is for Obama. So, they decide not to show it ...

Hmmmm...Conspiracy by the Drivebys?

71 posted on 11/19/2014 7:21:12 PM PST by PROCON (Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
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To: PROCON; COUNTrecount; Nowhere Man; FightThePower!; C. Edmund Wright; jacob allen; Travis McGee; ...

Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!

To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don't add you to the list...

72 posted on 11/19/2014 7:23:08 PM PST by null and void (The better I know obama, the less I fear a president Biden.)
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To: eyedigress

Wonder if the “Gentle Giant” riots will merge with the “Hispanic” riots?


73 posted on 11/19/2014 7:33:30 PM PST by Captain Compassion
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To: PROCON

Barky’s too arrogant to realize that they’re protecting him.


74 posted on 11/19/2014 8:14:42 PM PST by Slings and Arrows ("I Only Love You When I'm Drunk" - http://youtu.be/uT-tCbvfDUg)
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To: null and void

Funny isn’t it? He complains that they won’t carry address but he never asked them if they would.....what a POS this yob is


75 posted on 11/19/2014 8:23:00 PM PST by Nifster
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To: PROCON

Rather see “How To Get Away With Murder” than “How To Get Away With Treason”


76 posted on 11/19/2014 8:28:36 PM PST by Mike Darancette (AGW-e is the climate "Domino Theory")
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To: onyx

“I’d think the White Hut would be HAPPY.”

They are deliriously happy that there’s an MSM blackout on this news! Their complaining is nothing but Kabuki Theater.


77 posted on 11/19/2014 8:46:32 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: PROCON

by not airing the announcement, the left is hoping to mitigate the damage.


78 posted on 11/19/2014 10:54:38 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: PROCON

so very tired of this lying ass poser on all the time.
please go jump off the top of the white hut and take the shelf ass wookie bitch with ya.,


79 posted on 11/20/2014 3:39:21 AM PST by Joe Boucher (The F.B.I. Is a division of holders Justice Dept. (Nuff said))
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To: Veggie Todd

“I’m sure it will be on Telemundo.”

I don’t recall if it was Telemundo or another Spanish language station, but someone on FNC mentioned earlier that they thought Obummer had planned this speech for tonight because the Spanish music or Emmy awards are on. The Spanish channel that will have the awards show refused to carry the speech.


80 posted on 11/20/2014 5:47:40 AM PST by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops)
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