TV One: all Obama, all the time

Conservatives have loved the death of the Fairness Doctrine as it gave them talk radio to counter those nasty liberal press outlets. So when one of those anti-American liberal outlets decides to do extential coverage of one of their own terrorist candidates, who gets mad? Conservatives.

Not all conservatives are stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

Not all African Americans are racist, however most certainly are.

Franklin said...

"By the way, you've got my sides splitting with laughter as your hacked-out and so-called argument cements my assertion that you socialists' main debate strategy is to simply turn an accusation around on the accuser. Again proving there's not an original thought in the entire Democrat gaggle."

I see you have a reading problem, as well as a thinking one. I clearly responded to the accusations and laundry list of things liberals supposedly think. If you don't have the smarts to respond to it, I understand.

I'm sure your fragile ego has "friends" to read it only because so many people thought negatively of your initial post - so negatively, in fact, that its faded out due to so many giving you the thumbs down. They did so for a reason. First, you're nothing better than a troll, and second, you don't even do a good job at it.

Your photo should be next to the words "pathetic," "desperate," and "pitiful" in the Oxford Dictionary.

Equal time only applies to broadcast television and there are several exemptions. It does not cover documentaries, news interviews, scheduled newscasts or live news events including political coventions. In other words, even if TV One was a broadcast network like NBC it doesn't require equal coverage of the convention. Equal Time should also not be confused with the fairness doctrine which was dismantled by the Supreme Court and Ronald Reagan.

Talk about hypocritical - Franklin, your characterization of liberals is laughable and idiotic. Talk about a loose conglomeration of stereotypes pieced together in the most lazy fashion possible, as if that can argue against...the supposedly loose and lazy stereotypes liberals have about minorities or majorities! How pathetic.

I'm a liberal. Everyone is racist. Racism is part of human nature. I believe that the decision of this network is discriminatory in nature. It also defies common sense. You can't really get to know the platforms of a candidate unless you differentiate that candidate from others who have differring platforms.

So Franklin, take your lazy, pathetic agenda and, perhaps if you have even the most minute amount of cognitive capability, realize your entirely hypocritical, pathetic, ludicrous argumentation is a waste of time.

This seems to be a major campaign contribution. So much for presenting your audience with a choice when it comes down to electing their next president.

This is pretty shameful. If Fox decided only to cover the Republican National Convention, we'd hear the term "racist" ad naseum every hour of the day.

I wonder if the lefty boob who dismissed the report because it came from newsbusters feels the same about media matters. I'm sure the answer is no, but accompanied with a ton of spin to justify it.

I haven't noticed that very many people of color post here that often, so I'm not really surprised by the reaction this article is getting.

Not that the people with the strong reactions want clarification, but I'll try it anyway.

1. TVOne is responding to it's audience. A for profit commercial enterprise usually does that. Univision, a Latino television channel, does the same thing. The Asian channels do exactly the same. They cover what interests their viewers. And their advertisers either approve or disapprove with their money.

2. Barack Obama self identifies as black. The iilogic of saying he's white in this country, where you are what people see, is not one he accepts.

3. As to the old, "Why is there a black channel, but not an all white one?" song, because there isn't a single, major network television drama with an all black cast, dealing with issues that black people can identify with on television and there hasn't been one which lasted more than a single season, ever. People in this country safely assume that whiteness is the norm and don't respond to things were aren't directed to their viewpoint. TVOne doesn't assume that whiteness is the norm and responds to that in it's programming and perspective. (I will not, however defend BET in any way.)

4. The grievances cited here boil down to "Why can't they be like us?" with a side of "just get over it." We, people of color, don't want to be just like you. We want images that reflect us and inspire us. In it's way, that is like you. As for getting over it, I personally vow to get over it as soon as I perceive that other folks "get it." Cause right now that isn't happening.

First of all like Steven said Obama is mixed, he's a true American mix.

Second, why does anyone care? Does anyone get this network? Is anyone going to watch this network? No. Plus blacks voted for him 9 to one in the primaries, they are all ready for Obama.

"Obama's nomination as the first black to be a major party presidential nominee is an historic event for African-Americans..."

Wrong.. He's 1/2 black, 1/2 white. I don't know why people keep calling him black.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/07/09/black-cable-channel-will-cover-dem-convention-not-gop

>When asked why TV One wasn't covering the GOP
>convention as well, Rodgers said, "We are not a news
>organization. We are a television network designed to
>celebrate African American achievement. If Hillary...was
>the nominee, we would not be covering this year's
>Democratic convention."
>
>"And you think that's okay, though?" one critic pressed.
>
>"My audience is 93 percent black. I serve my audience,"
>Rodgers said.


Since they are ONLY covering it because there is a black man running, then I assume this means that its ok for the 'white' stations to just cover the republican convention and ignore the democratic one."

After all, CNN's viewers are 90% white, and the only white guy is at the republican convention.


Why is pure deliberate racism so very acceptable on the other side?