Posted on 10/22/2008 3:02:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
MSNBC has launched a news project with a variety of left-wing special interest groups to boost their Election Day coverage and help viewers experiencing problems at the polls.
One of the groups involved in MSNBC's "Election Protection" project is the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now. ACORN has been involved in rampant voter registration fraud across the nation this election cycle and is actively supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama for president.
"Our partnership with Election Protection will play a major role in NBC News' 'Making Your Vote Count’ coverage, said Phil Alongi, Executive Producer of NBC News' Election Coverage in an Oct. 22 press release. "Not only will we be able to direct voters who are experiencing problems with a hotline to call, we will also have our team of reporters and producers follow-up on the information Election Protection is gathering."
When asked for comment about ACORN's role in the project MSNBC spokesman Jeremy Gaines wrote Townhall in an email "this a question for them, not us."
Most of the groups MSNBC wants their viewers to contact and shape their news coverage on Election Day have extreme liberal agendas ranging and focus on variety of issues including housing, gay rights, amnesty, environmental policies and labor.
The National Council of La Raza, U.S. Pirg, NAACP, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Law Association, Sierra Club and the Service Employees International Union are among Election Protection's many partners.
ACORN is not listed as a partner on the Election Protection's main website, but is listed as a partner on a promotional flyer that is available on the website.
These groups actively lobby Congress to support liberal policies. Most of them are openly supporting Barack Obama and other Democrats in the November elections.
Election Protection claims to be non-partisan. None of their listed partner groups, however, lean conservative.
Daytime anchor David Shuster promoted the effort Wednesday by telling viewers, "NBC is making your vote count. If you have a question about voting or problems at the polls, our partners at Election Protection can help. They have trained volunteers available to answer your questions. Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE if you have a question or if you run into or see any problems."
Anchor Contessa Brewer has similarly hyped the project. The Election Project features a snippet of her telling viewers about the project on their website. She described MSNBC's relationship with Election Protection as an "exclusive partnership."
This is absolutely sick. But for Heroes and Sunday Night Football, NBC would be on total lockdown in my house.
In related news, they have also asked that all chicken coops be guarded by foxes.
They are so convinced of the win that they are getting deeply in bed with what will be the instrument of their demise.
Un-Freaking-Believable!
Thank God for Amanda Carpenter. She’s done the Republic a real service with her work the last year.
(And she’s an amazingly beautiful babe to boot! My offer still stands to take her out to dinner if she reads FR and finds herself in the SF Bay Area, or better yet, Lake Tahoe....)
If it weren’t for a particular software app I need for work which will only run on a PC I’d kick Microsoft out, too.
NBC = General Electric (parent co) = Doing business with Iran illegally.
If Obama wins it will be swept under the rug. I tried to buy a building from GE once with a few investors. It was a great deal. The people at GE were the nastiest, most arrogant people.
Drudge has a story where the ratings for MSM network news is tanking because of their (Obama) spin.
Either you are willing to punish them, or you aren't. I don't watch any NBC channel, ever. But then, I lived overseas for so long that I no longer follow professional sports, and it is an easy thing for me to pass on football. I have no clue what "Heroes" is, so I don't know whether that involves some sort of serious sacrifice, or not. I don't mean to preach, but I guess I am anyway.
People make choices. Choices have consequences.
They immediately put him on the air with Jennings to describe the post-chase scene, and the caller went into a Howard Stern rant.
It's not like I'm not suggesting anything here.
When the Fairness Doctrine is law again MSNBC will have to give equal time to the KKK to fairly balance this. What else would be an equivalent of La Raza?
That attitude must carry over to their health care systems division. I have dealt with them many times at work, and they too are the nastiest most arrogant people, you can probably add useless to the list too...
I have watched elections for years and NEVER has media been so blatant in their bias. I think their declining ratings are making them desperate.
This MSNBC/ACORN/Obama affair is quickly devolving into HBO Rome, Season 2.
It’s kind of pointless because I’m not a Nielsen viewer, so NBC could give a rat’s if I’m watching or not. Makes no difference to their bottom line. So there’s no “consequences” to speak of.
I’m well on the record with how I feel about Sarah. But whatever network has the Giants, I’m watching.
Wonder how many of the “target voters” have cable or, if they do, watch msnbc.
I wish some conservative election officials would forbid the media from going within 100 yards of polling places. But they need to have their own videos running just for cover. In fact, that should be a law for all voting places.
It’s OK with me, either way. Really. I hope your team wins.
I remember when the anchors on CNN cried when Clinton was impeached. I thought there was no crying in political reporting.
period
I heard that from a surgeon who was looking at their CAT scan or MRI machines. He really wanted to buy American but GE was horrible. They are ruining their reputation shilling for Obama and racist groups like La Raza and criminals like ACORN.
I heard that NBC had to cut $500 million from their budget and O’Reilly (who I am not crazy about) said NBC’s ratings stink. Drudge mentioned ratings for CBS/ABC/NBC news are tanking due to “spin.” People are tired of their Obama propaganda.
There’s no way I’d let the MSNBC goofs take away one of the highlights of my weekend.
As a noted pro football fan, I’m sure Sarah would be OK with that. ;)
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