WHAT IS UP WITH C SPAN?

[questionseverything]

Last edited Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:00 PM - Edit history (1)

http://www.c-span.org/series/?roadToTheWhiteHouse

nothing from bernie's campaign in the first 20 videos?

wtf?

http://www.c-span.org/video/?106788-1/open-phones-hillary-clinton-presidential-campaign-launch

first 5 comments are not supportive of hrc

http://www.c-span.org/video/?105585-1/open-phones-senator-bernie-sanders-campaign-rally

added this open phones section after bernies announcement...14 to 4 positive for bernie

but the open phones segment is not on c spans, roadtothewhitehouse

[Skittles]

1. he is not the chosen one

[questionseverything]

2. but this seems so blatant

seems like c span would at least pretend to be impartial

[Skittles]

3. for whatever reason, the powers that be have decided he is not a serious candidate

heck, plenty of DUers have done that too

[Scootaloo]

4. By "plenty" you mean fifty or so, out of several hundred

A very LOUD fifty, mind, and by their own admission, generally a very well-off and well-connected fifty... but still.

[Skittles]

5. yup, those are the louder ones

[hrmjustin]

23. When did hillary supporters say we are "generally a very well-off and well-connected fifty"?

I must have missed that.

[orpupilofnature57]

6. Disregarding is the best defense, TPTB want him to go away, I say

GO BERNIE, C-span is irrelevant . And " For what ever reason " is a clue .

[questionseverything]

7. c span needs to be forced to carry his speeches just

like any other declared candidate

[orpupilofnature57]

8. I guarantee you it will be brought to point .

[appalachiablue]

9. They should cover his speeches. Many have noticed how the bulk of CSPAN's

non-Congressional programming has become mainly speakers and events from conservative think tanks like Heritage and Cato, libertarians and C-PAC events in the last few years. Even their Book Notes has become very narrow in topics and scope. I believe they covered Sanders Burlington Kickoff event, and a National Press Club speech last April although when I contacted them in advance they said no. I find we don't watch much of CSPAN in the last several years for these reasons.

[questionseverything]

10. i finally went far enough back to find his kick off speech

hrc , they are featuring 3 times a day it seems

[appalachiablue]

11. Yep, sounds exactly right about our media. I don't watch much MSM except MSNBC,

and CNN for breaking events. Otherwise it's alternative, independent media for us.

[swilton]

12. They posted his May - 26 kickoff

It had more than 11,000 views - more than any of the Republican challengers combined. Nothing since May 26....Lots on Clinton though and most of her clips are a fraction of the 11,000.....

[questionseverything]

14. he has 1 in the top 40 while she has tons of em posted

i was just surprised at how biased c span looked

i didnt think i had a heart left to break

[jwirr]

13. Simple answer: Congress controls C-Span - Congress is controlled by rethugs.

[questionseverything]

15. i know the local repubs around here really want hillary to win

they think she will be a cake walk to beat

[orpupilofnature57]

21. Even though she's trying to woo them too, base covering is

her forte .

[brooklynite]

16. UNREC

If you were paying attention, you'd know that Sanders' kickoff speech and Hillary's kickoff speech were both covered, and that Sanders' speech in Iowa and Clinton's speech in Iowa this weekend were not.

Bottom line, the OP didn't do a minute's analysis before complaining....and neither did any of the people who chimed in.

[questionseverything]

17. the first 4 videos are hrc

[alt text]
JUNE 13, 2015
Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign Launch Speech
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held the first major event in her campaign for the 2016 Democratic…

[alt text]
JUNE 13, 2015
Open Phones on Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign Launch
Telephone lines were open for viewer comments from the rally in Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt…

[alt text]
JUNE 13, 2015
Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign Launch Rally
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held the first major event in her campaign for the 2016 Democratic…

[alt text]
JUNE 13, 2015
Annie Karni on Hillary Clinton Kickoff Rally
Annie Karni talked about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s rally the next day to kick off her campai


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we have to look back at the first 40 videos to find bernies


like i said c span needs to at least pretend to be impartial

[brooklynite]

18. MAYBE the HRC videos are current because...HRC announced yesterday?

And Bernie didn't?

May 26 - Open Phones on Bernie Sanders Campaign Launch
http://www.c-span.org/video/?105585-1/open-phones-senator-bernie-sanders-campaign-rally

May 26 - Bernie Sanders Campaign launch
http://www.c-span.org/video/?326214-1/senator-bernie-sanders-ivt-presidential-campaign-announcement

[questionseverything]

19. no one else is getting 4 videos from c span over one announcement

going back thru the last 200....19 are hrc and 3 are bernie


we do not do selections and c span and the dnc are not going to be the selectors


c span is SUPPOSED to be a public service, which should mean every candidate has a chance to get his or her message out,afterall they are our airwaves

[Enthusiast]

25. The very thing C-Span is supposed to be, they are not.

I am clear done with C-Span.

[questionseverything]

26. don't be done with them, call them and let them know

WE THE PEOPLE expect equal coverage for all candidates

[questionseverything]

20. btw ty for the open phone segment that c span does NOT include in their roadtowhitehouse

14 to 4 support for bernie (even from repubs and indys)

[kimbutgar]

22. I remember reading years ago the Speaker of the house has control over the content on CSPAN

That might be a reason it is leaning more to the right in regards to airing of content.

[Enthusiast]

24. C-Span is another piece of media that I am boycotting.

We used to listen to Washington Journal every morning.

It became clear that they were biased in favor of the right/establishment. The hosts would continually quote The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal.

Apparently leftish sources were considered unworthy. I never heard a peep from left leaning sources while right leaning sources were continually quoted.

IMHO C-Span was created as a vehicle to convey the establishment's propaganda. They also filter calls to prevent some POV from being shared.