Posted on 06/16/2009 10:45:01 AM PDT by bestintxas
ABC News will host an hour-long special on health care reform in the U.S. next Wednesday from the White House East Room -- a move that ABC is defending but critics are calling a surrender to the Obama administration's effort to control the debate.
The prime time special -- called "Questions for the President: Prescription for America" by ABC News -- will be a nationally televised event during which President Obama will answer questions presented by audience members selected by ABC News.
Participants will present a broad range of "divergent opinions in this historic debate," according to the press release announcing the event. Viewers will also be able to submit questions via ABCNews.com.
But critics of Obama's health care reform are asking that they be allowed to voice their side of the national debate.
"In the absence of opposition, I am concerned this event will become a glorified infomercial to promote the Democrat agenda. If that is the case, this prime time infomercial should be paid for out of the DNC coffers. President Obama does not hold a monopoly on health care reform ideas or on free airtime," Ken McKay, Chief of Staff for the Republican National Committee, wrote in a letter to ABC News President David Westin.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
All of your news agency are belong to the WH now.
WHAT!! I wake up and find out that ABC News is in the tank for Obama..when the hell did that happen(Sarcasm)
This is unbelievable!
Not to me. Though, it must really, really suck for the few conservative employees at ABC to witness this.
ABC-Pravda. It’s official.
Chrissy sissy must be sooo sad.
He so wanted to be the messiah’s messenger boy.
Note to all sponsors: we will monitor this program not for its content but for your identity.
This scares me because many Americans just DON’T CARE!
“Note to all sponsors: we will monitor this program not for its content but for your identity.”
Someone needs to draw up the list of sponsors during the program and distribute.
I for one cannot stomach watching any part of it.
“.....will be a nationally televised event during which President Obama will answer questions presented by audience members selected by ABC News.” Funny how that seems to happen more and more these days.
“Divergent opinions” my a$$.
scary pic!
ABC or the White House will control what questions can be asked. It will most likely be taped so they can edit. Controlled news anyone? Hitler would be proud.
Wouldn’t this reclassify them from being a “press” organization to a government sponsored organization and therefor not protected by the 1st?
Since this can easily be seen as a campaign event for 2012, when will ABC be required to file as a 527 and be subject to audit?
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