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ACTION ALERT: The Media Is Anti-Obama and Pro-McCain.  So What Are You Going To Do About It?

Tue Apr 15, 2008 at 08:46:17 AM PDT

If you're watching MSNBC, you've been seeing two stories in regular rotation:

  1. McCain talking about the gas tax.
  1. Oprah losing support, supposedly because she endorsed Obama for President.

And this is supposed to be the network we actually like!  CNN isn't doing any better.

We have a media that refuses to talk about McCain's violation of campaign finance laws, but makes stories out of what Obama had to drink in a restaurant.

The time for just sitting by and grinding our teeth has passed.  It's time to call out the corporate media and their bias.

We all know how sucessful our letter writing campaign was against KFSO.  Last month, Melanie Morgan was fired from the network in part because of our letter writing campaign.

We need to send letters to MSNBC and CNN and telling them to quit kissing McCain's ass and attacking Obama.  If we wanted to watch that, we'd watch Fox!

To write to CNN, go here.  For MSNBC, send your email to letters@msnbc.com.

Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, media bias (all tags) :: Previous Tag Versions

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  •  And if this doesn't work... (5+ / 0-)

    we go after their sponsors!

    I'm running for office! Click here to support me!

    by djtyg on Tue Apr 15, 2008 at 08:46:31 AM PDT

  •  I think we should go after sponsors first. eom (4+ / 0-)

    "In the unlikely story that is America, there's never been anything false about hope." Barack Obama for President

    by Chi on Tue Apr 15, 2008 at 08:49:08 AM PDT

  •  I don't give MSNBC anymore credit (5+ / 0-)

    then I give CNN.  Which is zero.  MSNBC has Keith, which is the only thing on the big 3 worth watching.  With the exception of Keith, I actually like when MSNBC is running Prison/Serial Killer Doc's.  Not that I watch that crap but at least I know they aren't doing any damage to our democracy.

  •  my favorite of the day. Commercial: (4+ / 0-)

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    djtyg, MichiganGirl, TennesseeGurl, soms

    CNN watch Larry King: "Will the bitter comments hurt Obama or help Clinton"

    Does anyone else see something a tiny bit wrong with they choices being offered?

  •  I really wouldn't worry about it (2+ / 0-)

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    TennesseeGurl, soms

    I doubt McCain's getting rid of gas tax for the summer will make much difference in the Fall since the taxes will be back up.

    Obama/Webb '08 or Obama/Kaine '08

    by Drdemocrat on Tue Apr 15, 2008 at 09:06:12 AM PDT

  •  i did this (4+ / 0-)

    here's the letter i sent:

    To whom it may concern,

    If one is watching MSNBC today, they've been seeing two stories in regular rotation:
    McCain talking about the gas tax.
    Oprah losing support, supposedly because she endorsed Obama for President.
    We have a media that refuses to talk about substantive issues like McCain's violation of campaign finance laws, but makes stories out of what Obama had to drink in a restaurant.

    Please stop with this anti-obama , pro-mccain bias. Please actually report on substantive issues!

    Thanks,

    Sharif Corinaldi
    Brooklyn NY

  •  This is why (2+ / 0-)

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    djtyg, TennesseeGurl

    the only national news program I watch anymore is The News Hour on PBS.

    "Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity." -George Carlin

    by NMDad on Tue Apr 15, 2008 at 09:15:53 AM PDT

    •  What I watch (2+ / 0-)

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      Chi, djtyg

      The only national news program I watch anymore is The Daily Show on Comedy Central.  It's not as funny as Fox, but at least it's accurate.

      "The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself" - Franklin Delano Roosevelt

      by djbender on Tue Apr 15, 2008 at 09:32:32 AM PDT

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  •  Here are some more e-mail addresses (1+ / 0-)

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    djtyg

    The email addresses:
    phil.griffin@nbc.com
    steve.capus@nbc.com
    Steve.Capus@nbcuni.com
    gary.sheffer@ge.com
    renata.hopkins@ge.com
    lisa.lanspery@ge.com
    brian.williams@nbc.com
    countdown@msnbc.com
    hardball@msnbc.com
    Today@NBC.com
    viewerservices@msnbc.com
    nightly@nbc.com
    World@MSNBC.com
    Dateline@NBC.com
    world@msnbc.com
    atc@npr.org
    morning@npr.org
    Letters@msnbc.com
    totn@npr.org
    newshour@pbs.org
    joe@msnbc.com
    abrams@msnbc.com
    comments@mclaughlin
    ElRushbo@eibnet.com
    evening@cbsnews.com
    Foxreport@foxnews.com
    ftn@cbsnews.com
    Joe@msnbc.com
    joetalkshow@aol.com
    letters@charleskrauthammer.com
    lindamuller@buchanan.org
    me@glennbeck.com
    netaudr@abc.com
    race08@msnbc.com
    Special@foxnews.com
    stu@glennbeck.com
    LouDobbs@cnn.com
    jake.tapper@abc.com
    360@cnn.com
    am@cnn.com
    amhotshots@cnn.com
    caffertyfile@cnn.com
    campbellbrown@cnn.com
    cnn.feedback@cnn.com
    cnn.onair@cnn.com
    cnn@cnn.com
    crossfire@cnn.com
    daybreak@cnn.com
    evening@cbsnews.com
    ftn@cbsnews.com
    headlinenews@cnn.com
    insidepoliticts@cnn.com
    inthemoney@cnn.com
    j.fry@wsj.com
    jake.tapper@abc.com
    jeff.greenfield@cnn.com
    je@msnbc.com
    dlow@cnbc.com
    late.edition@cnn.com
    <letters@ msnbc.com <br>live@cnn.com
    livefrom@cnn.com
    livetoday@cnn.com
    lookingout@cnn.com
    loudobbs@cnn.com
    me@glennbeck.com
    moneyline@cnn.com
    netaudr@abc.com
    newsnight@cnn.com
    newstips@cnn.com
    paulazahn@cnn.com
    podcast@cnn.com
    primenews@cnn.com
    question@cnn.com
    race08@msnbc.com
    steve.capus@nbc.com
    stu@glennbeck.com
    wam@cnn.com
    weekendlive@foxnews.com
    wolf@cnn.com
    Jack Cafferty - www.cnn.com/feedback/cnntv

    "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." -Plato

    by Snickers77 on Tue Apr 15, 2008 at 09:56:56 AM PDT

  •  tips (1+ / 0-)

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    djtyg

    Thanks for the email addresses.  I'll get to writing today.

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