ABC's White House special struggled for viewers

[Geezah]

President Obama's town hall meeting on health care delivered a sickly rating Wednesday evening.

The one-hour ABC News special "Primetime: Questions for the President: Prescription for America" (4.7 million viewers, 1.1 preliminary adults 18-49 rating) had the fewest viewers in the 10 p.m. hour. The special tied some 8 p.m. comedy repeats as the lowest-rated program on a major broadcast network.

The special was shot at the White House and featured the president answering questions about his health care plan. The president's primary message was that those who like their current insurance will be able to keep it and that taking no action will result in higher health care costs.

The special drew fire from Republican leadership after refusing to allow an official opposition response, or even a paid ad. ABC also interviewed Obama on "Good Morning America" to help promote the special.

Link (http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/06/abcs-white-house-special-struggled-for-viewers.html)

Bloody infomercials............:(

[Lau]

Invented by FOX News during the reign of Bush.

Very related video. http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001852/



Must be a case of "It’s Okay If You’re Fox News".


I agree it's the death of journalism, but objective journalism has been dead for a while now.

[seraosha]

I'm surprised that more folks didn't tune in. Maybe some of our more liberal members can chime in about their favorite moments from the show?

You know, if they watched it? ;)

[Ordie]

Ever since TV went digital, I can't get ABC or any major networks.

So I pulled the plug and listen to the radio, download news off the web and read a good book.

[XShipRider]

I agree with the President, you'll be able to keep your private health insurance... until they're driven out of business by much lower priced, read taxpayer provided, government managed healthcare.

The low viewership should tell the President something. People either; a) didn't tune in because it will be passed regardless, b) do not care one way or the other, or c) know he's speaking half-truths and it will be ramrodded through.

[Geezah]

Invented by FOX News during the reign of Bush.

Very related video. http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001852/


Unprecedented access or White House infomercials?

[LineDoggie]

Should'a went with the Sham Wow guy for the Infomercial...........

[ronnieraygun]

I agree it's the death of journalism, but objective journalism has been dead for a while now.

Yep. They're just trying really hard. They probably failed with this idea.


I'm surprised that more folks didn't tune in. Maybe some of our more liberal members can chime in about their favorite moments from the show?

You know, if they watched it? ;)

People are too busy being unemployed or stressed to care. Nobody would have watched it, let alone liberals who are off on the Island of Smug with their hands over their ears. I thought you knew that.


Ever since TV went digital, I can't get ABC or any major networks.

So I pulled the plug and listen to the radio, download news off the web and read a good book.

Why do you have to be so perfect all the time? p-)


I agree with the President, you'll be able to keep your private health insurance... until they're driven out of business by much lower priced, read taxpayer provided, government managed healthcare.

The low viewership should tell the President something. People either; a) didn't tune in because it will be passed regardless, b) do not care one way or the other, or c) know he's speaking half-truths and it will be ramrodded through.

See above. No one cares. This country does not have the money for it. Everyone knows it. The last person to announce that she would monkey with health care (Hillary) got her ass immediately handed to her and that won't change. The only thing getting ramrodded is my remote control as it flips over to Sports Center.

[Geezah]

Should'a went with the Sham Wow guy for the Infomercial...........


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/Geezah/20080605-Obama_VP_Billy_Mays.gif

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[Lau]

Unprecedented access or White House infomercials?

Unprecedented access.

I was trying to show the amount of hypocrisy in today's 'journalism'. You cant really trust anyone anymore.

[vryhpyammoadded]

The president had an ABC infomercial about what? Sorry, must have missed that while I was busily doing something that’s actually productive like watching the Land of the Lost episodes I DVR'd for the kids.

Surprisingly popular those Sleestack were to the three year old too. Now we run amok through the house hissing and roaring like Alice and Grumpy although the hole in the ground that swallowed up Spots and the Marshalls still gives the boy nightmares.

If I’d known I’d pick option c) know he's speaking half-truths and it will be ramrodded through.

US government, Obama, Congress... Finding it all rather pathetic. Meh...

[SoftLion]

Invented by FOX News during the reign of Bush.

Very related video. http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001852/


What a joke - nice try though. Bush driving an F250 around his ranch vs. Obama selling government health care with no opposition, criticism or commercials by an opposing viewpoint?

I can't believe you buy into that tomfoolery.

[Lau]

What a joke - nice try though. Bush driving an F250 around his ranch vs. Obama selling government health care with no opposition, criticism or commercials by an opposing viewpoint?

I can't believe you buy into that tomfoolery.

If you don't get it, FOX really got you.

[ronnieraygun]

..............

[SoftLion]

If you don't get it, FOX really got you.

I've been duped?!

[Skutatos]

If you don't get it, FOX really got you.

It sounds like FOX got to you too.

[Lau]

It sounds like FOX got to you too.

Oh yea! Intolerance and hypocrisy mixed with the worst form of journalism I have ever seen (comparable only to the utter BS that comes out of North Korea), they got me bad. ;)

[SoftLion]

Oh yea! Intolerance and hypocrisy mixed with the worst form of journalism I have ever seen (comparable only to the utter BS that comes out of North Korea), they got me bad. ;)

You post that dailykostv link and then come out with this statement? Go have your cake and eat it too.

[XShipRider]

I laugh at the Faux News moniker. You've got 4-5 national networks all beating the drum for Democrats with one opposing view -- Fox News. It wins a few viewers over and the left suddenly has to reinvent the so-called, and grossly misnamed, Fairness Doctrine.

Air America fails miserably and Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are to blame.

Too funny.

P.S. I don't view or listen to Fox, Rush, Sean or any other pundit... with the exception of Dr. William Bennett during my morning commute and the local station on my drive home afternoons. That probably totals 20-25 minutes a day.

[LineDoggie]

You post that dailykostv link and then come out with this statement? Go have your cake and eat it too.

Hey, give the Koskid a Break, it fits his taking point, he aint allowed off track

[Scrim]

I think they need to change the name of these things. I mean who wants to watch a ****ing infomercial voluntarily?

[[WDW]Megaraptor]

I agree with the President, you'll be able to keep your private health insurance... until they're driven out of business by much lower priced, read taxpayer provided, government managed healthcare.


Either that, or government health insurance is going to provide worthless coverage compared to private health insurance and end up as a big expensive failure.

[Lau]

You post that dailykostv link and then come out with this statement? Go have your cake and eat it too.

I have no idea what your talking about, I saw the clip somewhere else, had to find it again for my post, searched for it, and voila! I was interested in the particular clip and the hypocrisy it revealed, nothing else.