Posted on 06/11/2008 7:26:45 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
J.C. Watts thinks the uproar over statements by Barack Obama's one-time pastor illustrates the need for a national black TV news channel.
Watts, who hopes to get one running by the summer 2009, tells The Associated Press that the voice of blacks is often missing from political debates, including the one over the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
"We hope to be the single destination for reliable, credible, informational resources for the African-American community," Watts says. "The critical thing is to allow the community to create a platform to be involved in the economic, social and political debates taking place across the country."
He said the Black Television News Channel will be added to Comcast cable systems in Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Baltimore and Washington, and would be available nationwide on Dishnet.
He's trying to raise $20 million to build studios in Washington as well as a "coast-to-coast high definition news gathering infrastructure."
Watts objects to some of the criticism Obama has received for his long association with Wright, who accused the government of creating AIDS and shouted "God damn America" in a speech posted on YouTube.
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I personnaly think John McLaim needs to pick JC as his running mate...
What next? Will Blacks want their own drinking fountain(s)?
why not, the hispanics have theirs, the armenians have theirs and the blacks have theirs.
I think white people are the only ones who don’t have their own because they put mixed races on the mainstream television.
I can see the tag line now.......This be BNN..
“This be BNN..”
LOL! Good one!
The thought of Katie Curic in black face is hilarious! :-)
I hope it doesn’t suck like all the stations Whitey has .
Y’all have your own its call CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, FoxNews...etc etch. These are owned by whites, run by whites have predominantly white anchors so quit your whinin’
LOL, I was just about to make that comment.
BET comes to mind.
no they are not all white but then again I gave up watching the news a darn long time ago anyway. Most of the anchors are hispanic or asian these days.
At least he is a “conservative” racist.
so, we have one or two networks, for Heaven’s sake, how many networks are there? ...a bazillion. and black folk get a few. Gimme a break.
Most of the news is written by jive turkeys anyway.
I’m all for it. Watts sees a niche market and is moving to fill it.
This is part of what makes Capitalism great!
Get a few? Turn any TV station and blacks are everywhere except of the White News Network.
Typical hypocrisy of racism for me but none for thee.
In the old days the man would have made J.C. call it colored TV .
So you would support a White News Network?
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