Congressional Republicans Blast ABC about its plans to televise a health care forum from White House

[JohnWxy]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/06/congressional-republicans-blast-abc-abc-fires-back.html



ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: A group of several dozen Republican House members has sent a letter blasting ABC News about its plans to televise a health care forum from the White House -- and the president of ABC News fired back today.

The letter to ABC News, signed by 40 members of the newly formed “Media Fairness Caucus,” accuses ABC of “providing in-kind free advertising for President Obama.”

[Bluzmann57]

1. Cry me a river

I wish the repubs would just up. Obama and the Dems won. Deal with it.

[JohnWxy]

4. Ya gotta feel a little for the Fascists, they don't quite have control over the news media they did

during the Cheney Regime. The don't take well to democracy.

[Bluzmann57]

6. Yeah I feel for them all right

I feel contempt for them.

[timeforpeace]

2. ABC's alright, for a corporate media outfit.

[and-justice-for-all]

3. Would they like some cheese with that wine?? nt

[ashling]

5. Kudos to ABC for their president's response

“Sadly, some inside government and within the private sector see every issue as material for a sort of political high theatre, to be used to gain votes or energize political bases or simply to raise funds. I would have thought that a subject as important as the health care received by the American people would rise above this sorry spectacle. Our citizens need and deserve more. We are proud to be making a serious effort to go beyond mere punditry or stylized, bipolar debate; we are proud to work for a network and a company willing to devote valuable airtime to serious consideration of a subject so worthy,”

Lets hope that in the end that Senate Dems show this much responsibility.

[Towlie]

7. Watch out Fox News, there's a new group called the "Media Fairness Caucus"! Now you're in trouble!