CNN countering Obama's ad tonite by....

[WyldRogue]

... giving McCain free airtime @9pm EST.

And so it begins, the ever increasingly evidence that most of the MSM is doing their best to keep McCain and their BS on the forefront of everyone's minds. Wasn't 8 yrs of it enough??

Where is the objectivity?? :wtf:

This 9pm slot given to McCain is so blatantly obvious that CNN does indeed have a biased agenda. They would not show the ad no allow Obama to purchase time for his TV spot he planned but they'll give McCain free air time essentially right after Obama's TV appearance? :wtf:

I am also witnessing how station after station are showing and replaying rallies of both McCain and Palin's, complete with the fear and smear stump speeches while glossing over Obama's and Biden's rallies...hmmm

Be very diligent people and be sure NOT to let these lowlife scoundrels steal this election with apparent bias towards the Democrats. Looks like that Rethug Machine has new wheels thanks to the MSM's non-partisan/non-biased reporting and coverage :sarcasm:

[babylonsister]

1. cnn showed Obama's speech in it's entirety this a.m. m$nbc did

not. Faux, I dunno.

Is McLame going to be on Larry King, or are they just giving him time? Big difference.

[bunnies]

5. I'd like to know the answer to this as well. nt

[goodgd_yall]

8. You mean I missed it?

I was just going to look up what time it was on; I thought it would be on tonight for more exposure. :(

[babylonsister]

11. He was at a rally this morning; you didn't miss 'the' speech tonight.

It's okay. :D

[goodgd_yall]

20. Whew!

:-)

[onenote]

39. he's going on larry king

[crossroads]

2. This is so WRONG!

Guess they know it is a done deal, but still trying to make it a good race to attract viewers and advertisers... When Obama is elected... I am looking for some serious payback to CNN!
CR

[Sebass1271]

3. let's all call them out.. son of a bitches!!!

numbers please...

[scheming daemons]

4. Going on Larry King is not "Free Air Time"... Obama has the same opportunity (and has in the past)

Stop with this meme.

CNN is not doing anything wrong here.


Obama is going on with Wolf Blitzer on Friday.

[CakeGrrl]

17. This is probably the "rescheduled" McCain appearance

after he backed out on LKL a while back for 'punishing' CNN for daring to question Tucker Bounds like real reporters, if I recall correctly.

[stillcool]

They are all pretty much..

infomercials for McCain/Palin (CNN FOX MSNBC)...so I don't see it as CNN doing anything wrong either. Seems perfectly normal. It also seems perfectly normal that the Obama Campaign has to buy air time to get their message out. That's what you call "equal" time.

[scheming daemons]

32. Obama has been on Larry King before... Michelle was on just last week......

You're seeing bias where there is none.

[stillcool]

47. No...I'm not seeing 'bias'..

allowing 1 hour of free air time, to respond to a paid ad requires 1 hour of free air time to the other side. Period.

http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/attachments/1121.pdf

[okieinpain]

40. yes, being on larry king is a lot different then free air time. on king

he will have to at least follow larry's lead. well maybe.

[Cha]

6. Guess we'll have to see who gets

the most ratings.

[KansasVoter]

7. Is this just a Larry King show? If so it is no big deal.

[onenote]

41. yes and you're right

[napi21]

9. I am always tuned to MSNBC from 7PM on anyway! 9PM on CNN

will preempt Larry King, so there's not much of a difference.

[ericgtr]

10. Let them do what they want.. Obama is controlling his agenda and that's what matters

To me the whole point of Obama doing this is so that he can control his message the way he wants in prime time on the channels he wants. Let the MSM flail around with McCain and their meme all they want but make no mistake that Obama will be watched by millions while McCain's appearance will be on a cable news network in an interview.

I don't care what the MSM says or does, tonight is owned by Obama and that's all there is to it.

[Alter Ego]

42. This TV spot worries them enough that they feel that they need an

immediate response to it. Obama is controlling the agenda, controlling the narrative--which means he's winning.

[AllentownJake]

12. Obama is on Rachel at 9 pm and she gets more viewers now anyway.

[babylonsister]

24. FYI, he's on Maddow's show tomorrow. nt

[AllentownJake]

28. Oops

Well than he gets a half hour today on NBC, CBS, and Fox and than the Daily Show an interview with Rachel tommorow.

[rexcat]

13. On the other hand...

Barack Obama will be on CNN Friday with Wolfee in the Situation Room. I would not make too much of McSame being on with Larry King.

[wildflower]

14. It would have been nice if they had helped Kerry in this way

When Kerry had to stick to public funding and was outspent. But instead, they helped publicize the Swiftboat ads.

[GoesTo11]

15. This is sort of the exact opposite of the fairness doctrine

Rather than making sure that each candidate gets the same amount of free airtime, they make sure that one candidate gets all the free airtime and the other gets the airtime he pays for.

[onenote]

44. do you know how many times Obama has been on Larry King?

Good grief.

[MadBadger]

16. A no-information thread on this subject yet again. He is going on Larry King.

Id hardly call that the free air time that you do.

[AlCzervik]

18. Crissakes CNN had Michelle Obama on last week, does that count?

it's Larry King live so let's not make this into some major plot ok?

[grantcart]

19. cnn didn't sell their time and as a 'news' station i respect that

they showed Obama's rally today in total going way over commercial breaks while MSNBC broke away


Everyone who wants to see Obama will be watching one of the three stations


having McCain on light weight King is not a serious news event and Obama could go on if he wants

[xloadiex]

21. Obama will be on with John Stewart

tonight by satellite I believe.

[MgtPA]

22. Won't everyone be watching the World Series?

[carnie_sf]

37. I don't know

is it still raining in Philly?

[onenote]

43. could be over by 9 -- unless it goes into extra innings

Only need to play three if someone scores and breaks the tie.

[azmouse]

23. Seems to be an agenda by some to paint this as 'free air-time'....

It's not. Chill.

[scheming daemons]

36. Some people are looking for an excuse to be mad even where none exists.

[catgirl]

25. station after station are showing & replaying rallies of both McCain and Palin's

I noticed that too. What a bunch of BS. I can't wait until this election is over!

[vaberella]

26. It will only be shown on CNN. While MSNBC will be talking about Obama.

So no worries. Most of the stations will be critiquing Obama's statement and plan, CNN could decide not to do that and that's fine. Because they'll be the only ones out of the loop to talk about McCain and lose the majority of the discussion.
All in all, I'm not upset or annoyed by this. It's atypical of CNN and basically it hurts more than helps them. And we all knwo the only thing Anderson Cooper might be talking about is Obama, not McCain.

[gravity]

27. There is nothing wrong for CNN to do that

It is a news organization, and they can play a campaign rally.

If it was on one of the network stations where Obama bought the ad, then there will be a problem.

[stillcool]

33. It has to do with the FEC..

federal election rules as it pertains to the media.

[scheming daemons]

35. McCain being a guest on Larry King has NOTHING to do with the FEC.....

Obama has been a guest many times.


Is the Daily Show violating the FEC by having Obama as a guest tonight?


You're being silly.

[stillcool]

48. Below is a link...

regarding federal election rules regarding 'news' coverage of candidates. Is Larry King the same as David Letterman? Is Anderson Cooper the same as Jay Leno? Is Jon Stewart the same as Wolf Blitzer? Is there anymore 'news' programming?

http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/attachments/1121.pdf

[seabeyond]

29. why didnt you post it was a larry king show. they have all been on shows. this is him making up

from a show he canceled. it is not what you imply, .... not that you gave full information either.

[DeepBlueDem]

30. I'm watching it on BET

[ailsagirl]

31. If the shoe were on the other foot, would CNN feature Obama?

[scheming daemons]

34. Larry King had Michelle on last week.... and Barack is on with Wolf this Friday

[fishwax]

38. won't be the first time McCain's been on Larry King -- but it might be the last

:rofl:

[Supersedeas]

45. I guess the GoP can always rely on the GoP Media Establish to step in where GoP donors don't

[LSK]

46. relax, the ABC/NBC/CBS primetime audience is A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEAGUE

Its like comparing a McCain campaign audience with an Obama audience. Theres no comparison.

[Born_A_Truman]

49. He cancelled LKL in September, remember?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/02/mccain-goes-vindictive-on_n_123320.html