Abc Turns Programming Over To Obama

[yyz28]

Can you explain to me how they're "pushing" Obama's agenda?

Is it based simply on this statement from an op-ed: "This does not include the promotion, over the next 9 days, the president’s health care agenda will receive on ABC News programming." Has there been any evidence of this yet?

Or is it the fact that there isn't a counter? Because short of the State of the Union, I don't recall the neccessity for any kind of rebutal following a routine presidential address.

Read the article, CBL. ABC has announced they will be discussing the program with no rebutall during Good Morning America, World News Tonight and a special to air before or after the President. They have a whole day scheduled around this.

Look, if this were just the President giving a speech, I would have no problem. What I have a problem with is ABC's announced programming surrounding the address designed to rah-rah the plan.

My point is that the President should be able to give his speech, but that is where ABC's involvement should end.

[yyz28]

According to an ABC News report, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, WORLD NEWS, NIGHTLINE and ABC’s web news “will all feature special programming on the president’s health care agenda.”

ABC's rebuttal to the complaints they are getting is that they will have "editorial control" and will "be in control of who is in the audience asking questions of the President" on this issue.

A town hall should include opposing views on the issue and the audience should not be controlled for editorial purposes.

This is just a step too far for the media to take.