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ABC Says No to GOP Ads During Obama Healthcare Special
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Posted on 06/21/2009 8:45:46 PM PDT by coachep95

It goes to show that ABC news is NOT “Fair and Balanced” like some cable news channels. ABC news is acting like Col. Jessep in “A Few Good Men”. They do not think that Americans can handle the truth

From News Inventory

Conservative and Republican National Committee attacks on ABC for refusing their ads to respond to next week’s planned ABC-White House healthcare special are being met with a stiff push back from the network which says it doesn’t accept the type of ads Obama opponents want to air.

“ABC Television Network has a long standing policy that we do not accept advocacy advertising,” said a spokeswoman. Also, the network brushed off GOP charges that the special would be an Obama healthcare infomercial.

Nonetheless, the RNC today demanded some air time and issued a fundraising letter attacking the network, something conservative groups did earlier this week. Here’s what Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele sent out:

(Excerpt) Read more at coachep.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: obamacare; taxes
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1 posted on 06/21/2009 8:45:46 PM PDT by coachep95
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To: coachep95

This is a one party, banana republic now.


2 posted on 06/21/2009 8:46:37 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey America! How's that "hope and change" thing working out? Are you scared yet?)
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To: coachep95

Kinda defats the purpose of telling an hour-long lie when you have someone refuting it during the breaks...no?


3 posted on 06/21/2009 8:47:18 PM PDT by South40 (Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance. ~Hussein Obama, Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009)
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To: coachep95

Boycott Disney owner of ABC News and boycott the network.


4 posted on 06/21/2009 8:51:51 PM PDT by Frantzie (Boycott ABC News and their parent company The Walt Disney Company)
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To: coachep95

Besides, they have more Cialis ads to run for the limp****s in their shrinking (pun intended) liberal audience.


5 posted on 06/21/2009 8:52:05 PM PDT by relictele
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To: coachep95

Liberal policies don’t stand up to scrutiny.


6 posted on 06/21/2009 8:53:15 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama: "I can see Mecca from the WH portico." --- Google - Cloward-Piven Strategy)
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Maybe they will have Billy May on for an hour providing "analysis" of Obama's healthcare program.

That's the level of impartiality I expect from ABC.

7 posted on 06/21/2009 8:53:51 PM PDT by HardStarboard ("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule - Mencken knew Obama)
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To: coachep95

You’d think they didn’t need the money. Oh, right, they’ll just get their cut from Obama.


8 posted on 06/21/2009 8:54:01 PM PDT by swatbuznik
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To: South40

I fail to see any difference between Ahmadinajad and 0.


9 posted on 06/21/2009 8:54:28 PM PDT by charmedone
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To: coachep95

ABC is acting like the Dems are going to be in power forever. It might be in for a rude surprise. They are damaging their brand irreparably.


10 posted on 06/21/2009 8:54:28 PM PDT by La Lydia (.)
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To: coachep95

I will make sure that I do a personal boycott of every company that sponsors this Marxist fiasco.


11 posted on 06/21/2009 8:56:23 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Hey America! How's that "hope and change" thing working out? Are you scared yet?)
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To: charmedone

Or Hugo. Or Fidel.


12 posted on 06/21/2009 8:57:05 PM PDT by South40 (Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance. ~Hussein Obama, Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009)
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To: coachep95

Except that Col. Jessup wasn’t the bad guy in that movie.


13 posted on 06/21/2009 8:57:56 PM PDT by kenth
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To: coachep95

Boycott all ABC sponsors.


14 posted on 06/21/2009 8:58:25 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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I know it would be tough to pull it off, but I wish the RNC or someone would file a Federal Lawsuit, and claim that this is political advertising or something.

I am not sure of the legal grounds here.

They arent trying to “elect” anyone so it is not an FEC case -— still, it stinks to high heaven.

15 posted on 06/21/2009 8:58:31 PM PDT by Kansas58
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To: charmedone

One is more a tyrant with delusions of grandeur and the other is a bit hairier.


16 posted on 06/21/2009 8:58:57 PM PDT by kenth
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To: La Lydia

maybe the T parties should be in front of the ABC affiliates?


17 posted on 06/21/2009 8:59:42 PM PDT by Kansas58
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

I also wonder if people couldn’t complain to the FCC on this one. What does anyone think?


18 posted on 06/21/2009 9:09:27 PM PDT by leapfrog0202
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

http://corporate.disney.go.com/


19 posted on 06/21/2009 9:12:35 PM PDT by Brellium ("Thou shalt not shilly shally!" Aron Nimzowitsch)
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To: HardStarboard

Maybe they will have Billy May on for an hour providing “analysis” of Obama’s healthcare program.”

I’m expecting Sham Wow Vince myself.


20 posted on 06/21/2009 9:15:27 PM PDT by mkmensinger
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