Where's the Media? Kucinich/Ellison Articles of Impeachment

[annm4peace]

Shameful Media !!!! ARe any stations covering it ?????
**** Here in Minneapolis, where just this past weekend, we hosted the National Media REform Convention ***

Not one local News station is covering Rep Kucinich's Articles of Impeachment.
I called WCCO Channel 4, Kare 11, Fox9 , and Channel 5. at about Article 15.. to see if they were reporting on it. They didn't know about it at that time.. it was 7:30ish.. and Fox9 news comes on at 9:00.

When I called back at9:00pm to see if they were going to report it, and to report what MN Reps had to say.. Channel 9 said.. it couldn't be figured into the "show".

Channel Kare 11 said: (at about 9:15pm.) that they weren't going to cover it unless "Something, comes of it". I said.. isn't calling for "Impeachment" something. The woman said: "He (Kucinich) does this all the time, so if something comes of it, we will report it."

Then about 10pm I called WCCO channel 4, and asked if the were going to cover Kucinich's call for Impeachment. The Channel 5 newsperson, Peter, said: "I don't our producers have time to put it on, we already have a show.". (at that time they were covering their investigative report calling Gas stations to see what the lastest gas prices where). I let Peter know that I would be sending in a complaint to the FCC website and logging a complaint that they were not covering important news.

I learned about the form and how to fill it out at the National Media Reform Conference.

Two FCC Commisioners were at this conference.

http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

[Lydia Leftcoast]

1. When Kucinich came to speak at Roosevelt High School in 2004

we begged the local TV stations to cover the rally--which attracted 1600 people, twice as many as his previous rally.

I hurried home to check out the newscasts, and one channel (I forget which) had a ten-second clip, while the others had NOTHING. Instead, they all headlined a story about a rural sheriff who had been caught in an extramarital affair. :grr:

[annm4peace]

2. listen to 950am from 5-7. they will talk about lack of coverage

Or you can call and talk about it.

952-946-6205 950am station #

[goodhue]

3. Watch Keith Olberman on MSNNC tonight at 7pm CST

Rep. Robert Wexler will be a guest and he has signed on as co-sponsor to Bush impeachment resolution.

[annm4peace]

6. Keith Olberman reports on Articles of Impeachment Resolutions

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=145939&mesg_id=145939


It is a sad time that we have to watch Keith Oberman for important historic news.

this is what I will have to tell my grandchildren.

[question everything]

4. In truth, Kucinich has never been taken seriously

and... even Obama says he does not support impeachment at this stage of the game.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6337880

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. All the Dems should have supported impeachment in 2003 when

Bush launched an unprovoked invasion of a sovereign state--which is a war crime by the definitions established at Nuremberg.

(Of course, some of them actually voted to support Bush's "tough stand," so I suppose it would have been embarrassing to have to reverse themselves.)

[goodhue]

5. kick

[loveable liberal]

8. The local news is lame... why bother.

The last time I watched local news Dave Moore was the anchor.