Reply #63: Text of My Letter

[snyder]

I'm about to fax this to several people there:

Dear ABC:


I'm writing to protest ABC's decision to schedule a special "update" of the Republican Convention during your Monday Night Football broadcast. You broadcast three nights from the Democratic Convention, but are going to provide coverage of the Republican Convention on four nights. This is biased and unfair. Perhaps it reflects your ownership by Disney, which also attempted to kill Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 for political reasons.

It's shameful that ABC would turn itself into a Republican propaganda apparatus. You know how Fox calls themselves "Fair & Balanced?" How about this for a slogan: "ABC: A Leisure-Time Service of the Republican Party."

On the one night of the Democratic Convention where your news operation didn’t provide coverage, ABC didn’t do a two-minute "news update." But you’re doing it for the Republicans. The value of this time is about half a million dollars, which is how much your company is contributing under the table by doing this.

What’s the deal? Does Disney World need a zoning variance in Florida? Maybe ABC has a matter pending before the FCC? This is blatantly corrupt.


Sincerely,