Posted on 06/17/2009 12:51:14 PM PDT by numberonepal
ABC is refusing paid ads for its health care program at the White House. Thus they're refusing even a paid-for alternative viewpoint.
Conservatives for Patients Rights requested the rates to buy a 60 second network spot immediately preceding the broadcast of the Town Hall meeting.
Here is statement from Rick Scott, chairman of Conservatives for Patients Rights.
"It is unfortunate - and unusual - that ABC is refusing to accept paid advertising that would present an alternative viewpoint for the White House health care event. Health care is an issue that touches every American and all potential pieces of legislation have carried a pricetag in excess of $1 trillion of taxpayers' money. The American people deserve a healthy, robust debate on this issue and ABC's decision - as of now - to exclude even paid advertisements that present an alternative view does a disservice to the public. Our organization is more than willing to purchase ad time on ABC to present an alternative viewpoint and our hope is that ABC will reconsider having such viewpoints be part of this crucial debate for the American people. We were surprised to hear that paid advertisements would not be accepted when we inquired and we would certainly be open to purchasing time if ABC would reconsider."
Developing...
Man, this is some serious stuff, as in “Screw you!”
What’s happening in Iran is happening because their people are not armed...
Never give up the means to defend yourself.
“Never Forget, even for an instant, that the one and only reason anybody has for taking your gun away is to make you weaker than he is, so he can do something to you that you wouldn’t allow him to do if you were equipped to prevent it. This goes for burglars, muggers, and rapists, and even more so for policemen, bureaucrats, and politicians.”
If I remembered what the password on Tweeter was, I could do my first Tweet with that quote
Like "Some say that employers will drop private insurance." Then they'll spend quality time trying to rip the "somesay" to shreds.
ABC will make sure there are plenty of these at the staged event:
This is somewhat mitigated if they don't accept adverts from either side.
It still stinks to high heaven.
ABC would still win. Even on a really good night, FNC doesn't break 4 million viewers. ABC could conceivably have 10 million for this infomercial.
Plus, ABC will use pieces of this program for the remainder of the week in shows like, World News, Nightline, GMA and This Week. The most favorable pieces of Obama performance (and it should be called a performance for this is nothing but theater), will be seen by tens of millions win the dust finally settles.
The advertisers is the key. That’s where it hurts them — right in the pocketbook.
The group was co-founded by attorney Ron Pollack, who was a part of Clinton's Presidential Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry, where he worked on the Patients Bill of Rights.
Do you think CNN mention that they were using partisan charts?
The Zerø White House is calling this a Town Hall meeting? Town Hall?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
busted...
Especially during the slow summer re-run season.
DISGUSTING......
Boycott ABC and boycott their scumbag advertisers. Ruin them they deserve nothing less.
I haven't watched broadcast or cable TV in 3 years. I don't miss it either.
Wish they’d put a Rush/Beck special up against it.
ABC is being totally undemocratic! Here is a link to let them know how you feel about this UNETHICAL journalism practice.
http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html
Well, of course those with an agenda are not Fair and Balanced.
Can't allow any truth to spoil the total propaganda brain-washing lie fest.
schu
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My guess would be gay marriage on a national basis
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