"All Barack Channel" (ABC) bans TV ad against Obamacare
Network television station ABC has done it again. Remember several weeks ago when the network agreed to become the personal television station for Barack Obama and the White House in order to help promote Obama's plan for socialized medicine? Charles Gibson broadcast from the White House, and numerous other television shows on the station gave promotional time and advertising in the form of one giant infomercial for the President of the United States healthcare plans. ABC seemed to outdo itself in the bias department, becoming little more than a shill for Obamacare. The "All Barack Channel" is, sadly, a bit too representative of other major networks that also are card-carrying Obama Fan Club members. They refuse to report on the truth as it relates to Obama's desire for socialized medicine, which in reality would only lead to more government power and less freedom for us all.
Flash forward to today. ABC is obviously still one of Obama's biggest supporters. They have denied the League of American Voters the opportunity to air an ad on their network. The ad points out just a few of the many flaws with Obamacare. This is flat-out censorship. Developed by Dick Morris, a Fox News contributor and past Clinton White House campaign strategist, the ad is being allowed on other stations and in several states. You can see the commercial here:
Are major television networks in the habit of turning down revenue from commercials? Especially in these trying economic times, one would think a network like ABC would jump at the chance to make a few dollars by broadcasting the ad by the League of American Voters. However, in this case, ABC has an agenda. That agenda is to support Obama's plans for socialized medicine and not support anyone who may disagree - like the League of American Voters. Aside from having little in the way of quality programming, ABC also seems to have very little in the way of integrity.
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47 Comments
jhayett - Aug 22, 2009 8:05 AM
Maybe the best proof is the extreme loss of viewers who are leaving outlets like NBC, CBS, NY Times, etc., and moving to fair and balanced news like FOX News?
jmark - Aug 22, 2009 8:27 AM
I've never said any such think.
That makes you a big f#&king liar.
lake country progressive - Aug 22, 2009 8:33 AM
Are neocons THAT stupid? Do they REALLY believe that statement? Worse yet, are they REALLY stupid enough to believe anyone else thinks that?
jmark - Aug 22, 2009 8:35 AM
lake country progressive - Aug 22, 2009 8:37 AM
lake country progressive - Aug 22, 2009 8:40 AM
jhayett - Aug 22, 2009 8:56 AM
No, maybe you didn't say in the exact words that we don't have a liberal bias MSM. But everything else you say, much Like Obama, Pelosi and their lies, proves different. The big fat (I will leave out your filthy word again) liar is you.
Care to get to the bottom? Do we have a liberal, bias MSM? Start with NBC perhaps.
Jacob Pickard - Aug 22, 2009 9:05 AM
Jacob Pickard - Aug 22, 2009 9:08 AM
Bob Adams is an Advisory Board Member of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and a Board Member of the Arizona Latino Commission and Birthright of Charlestown, West Virginia.
URL: http://leagueofamericanvoters.com/staff.html
FYI. They are not run by a bipartsion Group.
Jacob Pickard - Aug 22, 2009 9:10 AM
URL: http://leagueofamericanvoters.com/who_we_are.html
How can you be non-partisian but take a side on the healthcare issue?
Jacob Pickard - Aug 22, 2009 9:11 AM
lakeside liberterian - Aug 22, 2009 9:19 AM
lake country progressive - Aug 22, 2009 9:29 AM
2Cents - Aug 22, 2009 10:17 AM
MSM would be any media in the main stream so Cable News (Satellite News) is, by definition MSM. Are there any cable or satellite companies that exclude the news channels like FOX in any standard package? I think not.
Is ABC's ban on Anti-Obamacare ads legal, sure. Is it fair & balanced, not in my opinion. Is it censorship . . . it most certainly is!
2Cents - Aug 22, 2009 10:25 AM
MSM would be any media in the main stream, right? Cable News and Satellite News would be, by definition MSM. Are there any cable or satellite companies that exclude the news channels like FOX in any standard package? I think not.
Is ABC's ban on Anti-Obamacare ads legal, sure. Is it fair & balanced, not in my opinion. Is it censorship . . . it most certainly is!
lakeside liberterian - Aug 22, 2009 10:28 AM
jmark - Aug 22, 2009 10:33 AM
"g" is a substitution for "k"
Me spel funee sumtimz.
Copulating Liar: This statement shows what a complete idiot you are: "those who have to kick and scream are usually the ones who are guilty."
You accuse me of saying something I've never said.
You acknowledge that I've never said it.
You suggest I'm guilty by virtue of my kicking and screaming over your false accusation.
Do you think maybe you'd kick and scream a little bit if someone lied about you?
Duh.
referee33 - Aug 22, 2009 10:47 AM
lake country progressive - Aug 22, 2009 10:56 AM
Most people will “admit” that the media is biased. The reason is that most people don’t pay much attention to the extremist, right-wing, wack-o media of Limbaugh and FOX. But because the right-wingers spend their money exclusively on the wack-o media, they have no representation in other media. Even shows on the comedy channel tend to have a void from the wack-o’s so the comedy typically is targeted at them. Sarah Palin coverage is a prime example of this.
lakeside liberterian - Aug 22, 2009 11:04 AM
Or should it be that the owner of that company not be allowed to influence what his company does?