ABC News pulls plug on Andrew Breitbart-Cue up conservative sh*tstorm...

[babylonsister]

:rofl:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/abc_news_pulls_plug_on_andrew.html

ABC News pulls plug on Andrew Breitbart

ABC News sends over the letter that Andrew Morse, the chief of their digital division, has sent to Andrew Breitbart, pulling the plug on their much-discussed, widely-parsed-over invitation for him to join in their election night coverage:

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

Cue up conservative sh*tstorm...


By Greg Sargent

[emulatorloo]

1. HIS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED1!!!11

Glad to hear ABC came to their senses - no need to have a proven liar on.

[wryter2000]

16. I'll say

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right to doctor videotape in order to spread lies and hate; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Look for Breitbart v. ABC in the Supreme Court next year.

[emulatorloo]

18. LOL - my nickname for Breitbart is "The Tape Doctor." n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Shhhh. I hear the whirring of fan motors now.......

...can the sh*t be far behind?

[marmar]

3. Get used to it, Mr. Breitbart. We'll haunt you wherever you go.

:nopity:

[sharp_stick]

4. Why the media continues to be fooled

by this charlatan and all of his buddies simply baffles me. He's never once proven to be anything but a mean spirited asshole without a single original thought in his head and yet he get TV time, print time and radio time.

My guess is that the media in a never ending kowtow to their RW masters are constantly trying to prove they aren't left leaning by hosting these idiots but I could be wrong.

[stopbush]

12. Why did Bill Maher have him on his show as a "journalist?"

[jkshaw]

5. I have been trying to understand

why they even gave him any visibility at all and came up empty.

[napi21]

6. Well, I sent ABC a complaint on Sunday, and I suspect I was not the

only one who complained! The guy's an idiot & I'm glad ABC recognized that.

[BootinUp]

8. you were not.

;)

[alsame]

7. Shame on ABC for giving him any role at all. nt

[Snotcicles]

9. Cool

:applause:

[vaberella]

10. What happened to cause this?! Hahahah! n/t

[Ian David]

11. ...

[Bolo Boffin]

13. Why not? He'd gotten everything he needed out of the relationship anyway... n/t

[Lint Head]

14. I big time congrats to any DUer that

contacted ABC making them aware of Breath Farts intentions . That is democracy in action! :smoke:

[FirstTimeVoterAt37]

15. And the Twit hits the fan!

For once I'm looking forward to the Palin vomitus.

[zenprole]

17. Gut Laugh

Saw Breitbart on Real Time - what a bonehead. Bad call for Maher.

[Canuckistanian]

19. DEFUND ABC!!!!!

Er, wait....

[Blue Owl]

20. This jackwagon clearly represents a MINORITY

Otherwise he'd be front and center in the M$M ratings -- where's the fucking tidal wave?

[zbdent]

21. you mean the network which aired the "Oh, it's not about that Socialist Obama" V series

will be labeled "liberally-biased"? You know, the one which couldn't promote enough the idea that Clinton was the one to blame for "the path to 9/11"???