{"id":5361,"date":"2011-09-06T22:32:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T05:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=5361"},"modified":"2011-09-06T22:32:52","modified_gmt":"2011-09-07T05:32:52","slug":"equal-time-for-the-american-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=5361","title":{"rendered":"Equal Time For The American Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CNNLast December CNN announced that they would be co-hosting a Republican debate with the Tea Party Express. That ridiculous idea was something put together under the new leadership of Ken Jautz who was promoted to head CNN after distinguishing himself at sister station Headline News. At HLN Jautz was responsible for such journalistic masterstrokes as The Nancy Grace Program. And of course he will always be remembered as the man who brought Glenn Beck to television.<\/p>\n

When the Tea Party Express partnership was unveiled I responded<\/a> by noting that the group was a corrupt branch of a fake movement that was nothing more than a bunch of ultra-conservative GOP malcontents:<\/p>\n

“They were created by Sal Russo and his Republican PR firm, Russo Marsh, and their brief history is fraught with scandal. Rival Tea Party groups were harshly critical of them for directing nearly half of the money they raised from citizen supporters to Russo’s firm. Their former spokesman, Mark Williams, was forced to resign after publishing a racially offensive article on his web site.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nevertheless, CNN proceeded with this embarrassing endeavor which will air Monday, September 12. America will have to sit though a farce that elevates the Tea Party to a status they have not earned on their own, seeing as how they have an approval rating in the twenties. Even amongst Republicans they are not particularly well liked. But that didn’t stop CNN from broadcasting Michele Bachmann’s Tea Party response to President Obama’s State of the Union message.<\/p>\n

The blatant unfairness of this led me to ask “Would CNN ever consider partnering with MoveOn.org for a Democratic debate?”<\/em> That seemed unthinkable at the time, which is precisely the point I was making. But now The American Dream Movement has stepped up to assert the same principle of fairness. They are petitioning CNN<\/a> to give them equal time to respond after the President’s speech on Thursday before congress. And they make a compelling case:<\/p>\n

“Now it’s only fair for CNN to air the American Dream Movement’s progressive response to the president’s major jobs speech on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The American Dream Movement includes scores of groups representing millions of members who’ve been out in force for months campaigning for jobs, not cuts. In July, we had twice as many gatherings as the tea party had when they launched.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If CNN would recognize a phony organization that was invented by Fox News and the Koch brothers, and is a adjunct division of the Republican Party, they ought to give some consideration to a legitimate grassroots group of citizens who represent real people and working families.<\/p>\n

Please support this effort by signing the petition:<\/p>\n

Tell CNN to Give the American Dream Movement Equal Time.<\/a><\/p>\n

If they would do it for Michele Bachmann and the Tea Party, they should do it for the American Dream Movement. And what’s more, they should partner with the American Dreamers to co-host a debate in the upcoming election. It’s only fair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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