How ABC, CBS and NBC Have Dismissed and Disparaged the Tea Party Movement
The Tea Party movement launched one year ago, in response to the unprecedented expansion of government by President Barack Obama and congressional liberals, a massive increase in spending that will create economy-crushing fiscal burdens for future generations of taxpayers.
In that relatively brief period, the Tea Party has demonstrated it is a formidable political force. The pressure the movement brought to bear at the grassroots level put liberals on the defensive for much of the health care debate, and nearly succeeded in torpedoing the entire scheme in spite of Democrats’ overwhelming congressional majorities. And Tea Party activists proved decisive in a string of electoral defeats for liberals, culminating in Republican Scott Brown’s victory in the special election to succeed Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate.
So how have the supposedly objective media covered one of the biggest political stories in recent years? MRC analysts reviewed every mention of the Tea Party on the ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening newscasts, Sunday talk shows, and ABC’s Nightline from February 19, 2009 (when CNBC contributor Rick Santelli first suggested throwing a “Tea Party” to protest government takeovers) through March 31, 2010. Among the major findings:
The networks first attempted to dismiss the Tea Party movement:
Read More: Media Research Center
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The LSM will one day be toast. If you advertise on these networks I do not buy your products. And yes there are so many other products to buy.
The teapartiers should launch a national boycott campaign against these media companies to include not buying products advertised there and all the entertainment that is presented there. In essence turn off these networks completely. Then they will realize who is running this country.
We now have the ear of the silent majority, so let's use it to the max. Remember, money talks and BS walks.
GO you Teapartyers !!!!
Why is the left so afraid of the Tea Party? Because we are right. Those progressive leftists know exactly what they are and they are a bunch of liars. As soon as they open their mouths they lie to the American people without batting an eyelash. Now they are going to pass immigration. God help us all. People who aren't even citizens, can't speak English, and want everything for nothing. And us poor slobs who worked all our lives and saved our money are getting robbed and basically they are going to take away from us all, and the left are just watching it. They should get kicked out of our country for treason to us Americans. They aren't Americans. They are traitors to us. They will go down one day and when they look back and they are basically useless to everyone I hope they keep thinking what they did to us.
The msm is disgusting–i don't watch any of those networks
Every person should be on the same health care,that is including the goverment workers,they should pay into social security,and no more voting on their bonus.What makes them so special?