What CBS Did When GOP Protested Reagan Movie
by paradox
If you haven't bookmarked Anonymous Liberal I highly recommend it-he is a
very good writer with a fine, open mind. Perusing the blogs last night I ran
across an excellent post of his about our dear friends at ABC.
Turns out this is not the only time a "docudrama" has cause a firestorm of
protest. In 2003 CBS created "The 20th Century's Greatest President" (Ronald
Reagan). I know, I know. But even with that ridiculous title the wingnuts
still got frantically upset, for there were two scenes where Ronnie was not
constantly canonized, which could never be.
What happened? CBS caved, of course. After CBS had been swamped by
vociferous complaints across the conservative spectrum they yanked it and
sold it to Showtime.
What will happen this time, when liberals and progressives are furious for
the rank propaganda over 9/11? CBS will run it, of course.
American networks and journalism will always defer to conservative wishes,
whether it's programming, reporting or setting the agenda. Always, every
single time. They've rigged our political game to the point where half the
bloggers in the country state media reform as our number 1 priority to fix.
Whether or not that's correct is open to debate, but the behavior of ABC
certainly isn't. They're disgusting propagandists who rankly, crudely defer
to conservatives with any kind of lie they like. Like most of American
journalism, they are a disgrace, a gross embarrassment, and a vicious bunch
of fools greatly helping to take our country down.
Thanks again to Anonymous Liberal for such good work.
http://www.anonymousliberal.com/2006/09/liberal-media-strikes-again.html
The bottom line is ABC wants ratings, and "reality" shows and the
intellectually stimulating right wing, "Wheel of Fortune" just aren't doing
it for the networks anymore. It seems that using the right wing noise
machine to broadcast the controversy is just another marketing tool. Oh,
sure, the muckety mucks are probably happy to do the bushies a favor, but
after watching a bit of tv over the last few days, with the bombardment of
"be afraid" headlines, people are getting sick of all terror, all the time.
They're going to have tuned it out by November, I think; just as they tuned
out the blue dress after a while. -iamcoyote
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