STATE-RUN MEDIA: Obama Tells Networks Not To Air Amnesty Announcement
Nov 19, 2014 1 Comment Darby Crash
Obama family welcomes new puppy. (White House photo by Pete Souza)
They’re acting like it was the networks’s decision, but we all know that they would only do whatever Obama wants them to do on such an important announcement, so we all know he told them not to air it because most Americans are opposed to it…
Excerpted from The Hill: Three major networks will not air President Obama’s prime-time address Thursday outlining his executive actions on immigration.
Officials with ABC, CBS and Fox confirmed to The Hill that Obama’s 8 p.m. speech from the White House will not be carried on their networks. CNN reported that NBC would not be carrying the address either.
Cable news networks are expected to carry the address, as is the Spanish-language network Univision.
A source at one of the major networks told The Hill that the White House did not officially request prime-time coverage on the networks Thursday, a big night for ratings given popular shows on several networks, including ABC’s “Shondaland” schedule of shows created by producer Shonda Rhimes.
The White House also downplayed the fact that the high-profile immigration address won’t be aired live on the big broadcast networks.
“It’s not unusual for us to have off-the-record conversations with news organizations about events at the White House,” a White House official told The Hill.
The official declined to elaborate but said the White House was “confident” the primetime address would garner “ample attention” from the media. Keep reading
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