ABC News Drops Andrew Breitbart from Midterm Election Coverage

[RamboLiberal]

Breitbart was scheduled to appear as a commentator on the network’s “digital town hall” on ABCNews.com and Facebook. He also said he would appear in a limited fashion on the broadcast network, a claim which ABC News disputed.

This afternoon, the network sent Breitbart the following letter from ABC News Digital chief Andrew Morse:

Dear Mr. Breitbart,


We have spent the past several days trying to make clear to you your limited role as a participant in our digital town hall to be streamed on ABCNews.com and Facebook. The post on your blog last Friday created a widespread impression that you would be analyzing the election on ABC News. We made it as clear as possible as quickly as possible that you had been invited along with numerous others to participate in our digital town hall. Instead of clarifying your role, you posted a blog on Sunday evening in which you continued to claim a bigger role in our coverage. As we are still unable to agree on your role, we feel it best for you not to participate.

Sincerely,

Andrew Morse

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/abc-news-drops-andrew-breitbart-from-midterm-coverage_b38084#more-38084

Idiots for even inviting this jerk in the first place. Pox on ABC!

[Kali]

1. ha ha

[PearliePoo2]

2. excellent...

but, yes, they made an error having anything to do with him in the first place.
Maybe now, they will see he is poison.
But, my oh my, what a slap down. ha ha ha.

[AspenRose]

3. Lost your credibility, ABC

(not that you had much in the first place)

[HughMoran]

10. Because Breitbart overstated his limited roll in a town hall?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


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Sometimes you just have to admit when you were bamboozled by a Republican troll.

[BlueState]

4. Oh that is great!

Just hilarious. That pompous ass.

[HughMoran]

"As we are still unable to agree on your role, we feel it best for you not to participate."

:rofl:

Guy's a friggin' wackadoodle.

[Pathwalker]

5. Nonetheless, I will continue my boycott of ABC news.

I've never watched them before, so why should I start now?

[EFerrari]

6. LOL! This is shaping up to be a pretty good day!

:party:

[proud patriot]

7. D'oh !

:)

[blogslut]

8. Good

But ABC deserves no love for even thinking about having him participate.

Naturally, the wingnut blogosphere will rant for weeks about poor Andy and his violated free speech.

[librechik]

9. ABC Learned its lesson?

I doubt it. If they had a brain, they would have known not to ask him on in the first place

[WillyT]

11. Woo Hoo !!! - K & R !!!

:bounce::woohoo::bounce:

:rofl:

:kick:

[Scurrilous]

12. Heh.

:thumbsup:

[MinneapolisMatt]

13. LMAO!

*snickering*

[HCE SuiGeneris]

14. Egg. Face.

Meet.

[PA Democrat]

15. Good. The email campaign to ABC may have more to do with it

than ABC wants to admit, but the result is what matters. Good riddance that hideous race baiter.

[City Lights]

16. In other words, fuck off!

:rofl:

Some people have to learn the hard way. Kudos to ABC for eventually getting it, but I think they still suck for even considering him in the first place.

[BurtWorm]

17. Dear poison, as you seem intent on killing me, I will not be taking you after all.

Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[BrklynLiberal]

18. " Idiots for even inviting this jerk in the first place. Pox on ABC!"

Well said!

WTF were they thinking???

[lib_wit_it]

19. Well, I sent ABC a strongly worded email against their planned use of Blightbart. I'm pretty sure

that's why they changed their minds.

:headbang:

You're welcome. ;-)

[Gin]

20. I sent an email regarding his TV role...then got a second email

saying he was off TV but on line and the email asked us to call ABC and complain....I called L.M. saying to remove him and other things....glad to know he will not be on either format.

[donco6]

21. The fact they even considered inviting him is enough for me.

No ABC, No sirree.

[malaise]

22. They deserve one another

:puke:

[groundloop]

23. ABC got an email from me as well. I'm glad our voices were heard

[bullwinkle428]

24. Cue the sad trombone chorus!

:evilgrin:

[spooky3]

25. When you lie down with dogs, you get fleas--my apologies to all dogs.

They are all more worthy of our love and respect than Breitbart or ABC.