Networks censor health care debate: ABC and NBC take one for Team Obama

Washington Times ^ | Sunday, September 6, 2009 | Editorial

[JohnRLott]

The major TV networks don't even let revenue get in the way of their biased coverage in favor of President Obama's agenda.

ABC and NBC in particular seem afraid of a simple 30-second advertisement. Both networks have refused to run an ad proposed for national telecast by the League of American Voters, a nonprofit group with 15,000 members. The supposedly offensive ad makes the simple claim that the proposed government-run health care program would ration medical care.

ABC won't run the ad because it says it is "partisan." NBC won't run it because that network says it questions the ad's facts. So what does the script of this horribly troublesome ad say? Here it is: . . . .

[A_Former_Democrat]

Uh, don’t these two networks and affiliates run political campaign ads?

“Too partisan”?

LMAOATI

[FlingWingFlyer]

The White House owns ABC and NBC. If they ran opposing ads, they’d be working against their boss.

[presently no screen name]

ABC won't run the ad because it says it is "partisan."

I have no words for such hypocrisy.

[presently no screen name]

Throw the advertising dollars to Glenn Beck’s show - more people will see it anyway.

[Joan Kerrey]

And they wonder why their ratings keep falling.

When all of this is over and after the fascists have lost power and leave Washington and when USA patriots have taken government back I hope our memories of ABC and NBC don’t fail us.

[demkicker]

Personally, I think conservatives need to adopt the following talking points for whenever they appear on NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and MSNBC and continually ask the interviewers (and don't let up!):

*Why aren't you covering the FACT that Van Jones AND Mark Lloyd are communists, as well as other Czars Obama has appointed to 'advise' him?

**Do you realize that conservatives and mainstream Americans will not tolerate the back door plan and tactics the FCC intends to implement that will eliminate conservative programming/speech, in the name of "diversity"?

***And do you realize that there is a zero tolerance with your 'news' bias, which is also clearly evidenced in your refusal to air thought provoking ads critical of Obama's health care plan?

****Does it not matter to you that your news organization is losing all credibility due to your leftist bias?

Keep in mind, the evil left CANNOT OPERATE IN THE LIGHT OF DAY. Exposure is the only way to defeat them. We need to use the tool they invented - talking points - to expose and make THEM conform!

[LaybackLenny]

Networks censor health care debate: ABC and NBC take one for Team Obama

And this is news why?

[Waco]

Think ‘’commies’ folks and you’ve hit the nail on the head.

[DrC]

Imagine them doing this to a League of Women Voters ad.

[Nateman]

Just as well . Why reward their bad behavior with cash when they are not telling the truth. Forget trying to modify or depend on those commie-libs to get the word out, I’d rather see them dry up and blow away.

[Col Freeper]

Go after their broadcasting licenses.