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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The question that leaps to mind for me is since
when does the president grant exclusive access to only one network on the
condition of it being a beauty piece for the administration. It would be one
thing if BHO were simply going to stand up and present his plan but it is my
understanding that this isn't the way it will be. It will be the plan along with
barrels full of spin. Allowing an alternate point of view to be heard or at a
minimum at least allow a few pointed and unscripted questions to be asked. Had W
only allowed FOX and Sean Hannity to present policy during his terms in
office the howling would have been deafening.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=philosopher.joe@gmail.com href="mailto:philosopher.joe@gmail.com">Joe
Campbell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=hend5953@vandals.uidaho.edu
href="mailto:hend5953@vandals.uidaho.edu">Mo Hendrickson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:31
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] ABC</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't think every event needs to be fair and ballanced (though I agree
with Mo that this seems relatively f&b). He is the president; he was
elected by a majority of the people. He has a right to state his case on this
matter to the people in something other than the context of a full fledged
debate. There is plenty of time for debate. Were I ABC, or Fox for that
matter, I would want to show the event, no matter who the president was. It
has more to do with ratings -- having an exclusive event with the president --
than bias.<BR><BR>Joe Campbell</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Jun 17, 2009, at 11:10 AM, Mo Hendrickson <<A
href="mailto:hend5953@vandals.uidaho.edu">hend5953@vandals.uidaho.edu</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Just so we can all have the correct information. Here is the link
to the ABC News information. <BR><BR><A
href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/06/white-house-to-host-primetime-televised-conversation-june-24.html">http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/06/white-house-to-host-primetime-televised-conversation-june-24.html</A>
<BR><BR><B><A
href="http://tinyurl.com/m5arwz">http://tinyurl.com/m5arwz</A></B><BR><BR>It
is not on Saturday, it is Wednesday. It is hosted by Diane Sawyer and
Charlie Gibson on a special edition of Primetime. This is a moderated
event, people can submit their questions to ABC and the President will
answer them. From the five minute read that I took, it seems like this
will be more fair and balanced than anything I have EVER seen on
FoxNews. (I was not always a left leaning Democrat, so I have watched
Fox from a right leaning position, and found most of it too bitter and nasty
even then.) Granted there maybe something on Saturday, but I did not
find any such information on the ABC website, it didn't take too long to
find the correct information. <BR><BR>-Mo <BR><BR>> Date: Wed, 17
Jun 2009 10:41:47 -0700<BR>> From: <A
href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com"><A
href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen@turbonet.com</A></A><BR>> To: <A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A></A><BR>>
Subject: [Vision2020] ABC<BR>> <BR>> According to Sean Hannity, Lars
Larsen and Matt Drudge ABC will host a program on healthcare from the
Whitehouse this Saturday. This will be a presentation of Obama's plan. No
one else will be allowed to present an alternative plan. ABC and or the
White house will select the audience.<BR>> Questions<BR>> 1. Do they
have their facts right?<BR>> 2. If they do will it be paid for for the
Democrats, since it would be an infocommercial? If it is for free then the
Republicans and AARP should be allowed to present their plans.<BR>>
Roger<BR>> <BR>>
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