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"Why PBS banned me"

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Why PBS banned me
Posted: May 25, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern

by Melanie Morgan
Conservatives have traveled a long and arduous road to get our voices heard, fighting the inherent bias in the media and cultural institutions in our nation.

The advent of talk radio, the Internet and cable news channels has allowed more Americans to hear both sides of the political debate, but many hurdles still remain.

That fact became clear to me this week on a number of fronts.

[...]

This week, the executive producer for the "News Hour with Jim Lehrer" on the publicly funded PBS network put out a statement declaring that I was being banned from ever appearing on that show again.

The ban was issued as a result of my appearance on the program opposite a veteran from Operation Iraqi Freedom who is now an anti-war activist affiliated with the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org.

The anti-war activist and I engaged in a spirited, but civil, debate, with each of us interrupting the other an equal number of times. Both the other guest and I were cordial and cooperative with the anchor, Judy Woodruff.

So, what pronouncement did the PBS producers make against the anti-war activist? None.

Instead, Linda Winslow, executive producer for the "News Hour," issued a statement declaring that only I, the conservative guest, would be banned: "Since the program is produced live, we can't do much to eliminate rude guests from your television screen once the segment has begun; what we can do is guarantee you will never see that person on our program again."

Yes, PBS, a network funded by public tax dollars, has decided only liberal voices will be tolerated, and that any conservative who dares to speak up and challenge liberal activists will be silenced.

The silencing of conservatives occurred on other fronts as well.


[...]

What is happening to our nation?

It's not just children who are being targeted by the liberal thought police.

WorldNetDaily: Why PBS banned me

We are losing our rights to freedom of speech due to partisanship and political correctness.

What happened here to Melanie Morgan is similar in principle to what's happening in Iraq where Sunnis don't trust Shiites to act fairly and vice versa.
 
Why PBS banned me
Posted: May 25, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern

by Melanie Morgan


WorldNetDaily: Why PBS banned me

We are losing our rights to freedom of speech due to partisanship and political correctness.

What happened here to Melanie Morgan is similar in principle to what's happening in Iraq where Sunnis don't trust Shiites to act fairly and vice versa.

Yeah, ummm...I was interested until I saw that it was from WorldnetDaily. For some reason, I just couldn't bring myself to bother once I realized that...
 
Why PBS banned me
Posted: May 25, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern

by Melanie Morgan


WorldNetDaily: Why PBS banned me

We are losing our rights to freedom of speech due to partisanship and political correctness.

What happened here to Melanie Morgan is similar in principle to what's happening in Iraq where Sunnis don't trust Shiites to act fairly and vice versa.

Or, just maybe the neo-cons are asshats and America is collectively sick of them.

Melanie Morgan gained national notoriety in the summer of 2006 when she suggested that Bill Keller, an editor of the New York Times, be killed in a "gaschamber" for the crime of "treason" after the Times' reporting on US government spying on Americans. [1]
 
Yeah, ummm...I was interested until I saw that it was from WorldnetDaily. For some reason, I just couldn't bring myself to bother once I realized that...

Haha! That's pretty clever/funny. Because you OBVIOUSLY know you are lampooning the politically intolerant by saying that! :mrgreen:

Even better, you provide a perfect segue. Here, from the same link:

Last week, I told you about far-left British "journalist" Damien Benson, who had declared that he could not in good conscience report on the thoughts or beliefs of those who supported the war on terrorism.

Benson explained that those who disagreed with the actions of Sen. Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to surrender in Iraq were undermining the "peace process" there.

Apparently, to the far-left reporters in the UK, the "peace process" means surrendering to jihadists and al-Qaida terrorist cells.

After my column exposing Mr. Benson's atrocious censorship appeared, he angrily contacted me and informed me that he would be filing a protest with the American embassy. Yesterday, his line manager, David McDonald, contacted my office to file a protest with me for having the nerve to expose Benson's bias and censorship of conservative views.

It's really amazing – liberals have gone beyond censoring conservative views in news accounts; now they make threats against those who dare expose the bias of the liberal media.


Is it any wonder that liberal leaders such as Pelosi and Reid feel so confident in defying American values? Pelosi can travel to Syria to appease terrorist leaders, and Reid can tell our troops that they've "lost," because they know that the media will properly spin their thoughts in such a way as to make the liberals look good and any conservative opponents look bad.

Well, I won't stand back and be silenced.

One of the things we conservatives can do is bypass the mainstream media. Thanks to websites such as WorldNetDaily, talk-show hosts such as Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, and cable networks such as Fox News Channel, we have outlets that will allow conservative opinions, considered taboo by the liberal elite, to be heard.

The other thing we can do is to get our message out to the American heartland through advertising campaigns.

That's what my group, Move America Forward, is doing this Memorial Day weekend.

We're debuting a new ad that chastises Reid and Pelosi for their defeat-retreat-surrender antics, with the declaration made loud and clear: "SURRENDER IS NOT AN OPTION."

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF_frpUoMIg[/YOUTUBE]

Now it's only a question of how long the liberal establishment will take before it tries to pressure the TV networks into refusing to broadcast this message that dares to take on these darlings of the left-wing.
 
Haha! That's pretty clever/funny. Because you OBVIOUSLY know you are lampooning the politically intolerant by saying that! :mrgreen:

Even more from the same link here:

Yeah, ahh...Worldnet...I still can't get past that.
 
Or, just maybe the neo-cons are asshats and America is collectively sick of them.

I just don't get it. What? Does one have to be a prick in order to be a card carrying neocon? I mean, politics aside, these people usually act like a-holes. Is it something in the water? Genetics? :confused:
 
bhkad can talk about it, but y'all should actually watch the clip. Dude was speaking and she became unhinged.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8rVeQ-lTlk[/YOUTUBE]

JON SOLTZ: Well, we are the troops. And there was nothing worse than when I was in combat in Iraq and a soldier that I sent on a convoy was killed, and I had to hear my president, the man who never had the courage to serve in Vietnam, entice my enemy with words like ...

MELANIE MORGAN: Oh, please!

JON SOLTZ: ... "Bring it on."

...

JON SOLTZ: We are a pro-troop organization. We fought for this country...

MELANIE MORGAN: We are a pro-troop organization, as well.

JON SOLTZ: ... and we do not support -- excuse me, ma'am. Excuse me.

MELANIE MORGAN: What it is about for you is political games.

Etc.

PBS is looking for people who can speak respectfully. Morgan doesn't. It isn't about right vs left. Maybe cable news shows love that sort of stuff, but PBS doesn't.
 
Or, just maybe the neo-cons are asshats and America is collectively sick of them.

Oh, so you support partisan censorship based on personal political orientation?

:shock:

Is that how a real conservative responds?

No, that is how the Sunni & Shia act in Iraq.

:screwy
 
Oh, so you support partisan censorship based on personal political orientation?

:shock:

Is that how a real conservative responds?

No, that is how the Sunni & Shia act in Iraq.

:screwy
BS. the woman was barred from returning to the program because of her personal demeanor.

question for you: do all right-wingers get banned from PBS, or just the ones that act like Melanie?
 
Oh, so you support partisan censorship based on personal political orientation?

:shock:

Is that how a real conservative responds?

No, that is how the Sunni & Shia act in Iraq.

:screwy

I'm sure Sean Hannity and his ilk will have no problems hosting a loud mouth that can't keep her mouth shut while the other guest is talking. Which is why I don't wach those types of shows.

I applaud PBS for keeping the Ann Coulter's out of my living room. You call it censorship - I call it targeting demographics.
 
I'm sure Sean Hannity and his ilk will have no problems hosting a loud mouth that can't keep her mouth shut while the other guest is talking. Which is why I don't wach those types of shows.

I applaud PBS for keeping the Ann Coulter's out of my living room. You call it censorship - I call it targeting demographics.

Check out what happened when the very same guy was on Hannity and Colmes. A far right whacko congressman jumps all over the guy, interrupting him exactly the way Melanie Morgan did and then afterwards, Hannity himself does it too!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxTe6_iezLI[/YOUTUBE]
 
PBS is a leftist/liberal media organization when it is funded by ALL Americans and should equally reflect ALL points of view.

I'm going to start a new thread on this subject:

Banned By PBS: Muslims Against Jihad — Sat 9p/3a
It's a riveting documentary about moderate Muslims fighting jihadists who want us dead ... but was it stifled by liberal bias?

Banned by PBS

Producer of the striking documentary about moderate Muslims against jihad talks to E.D. Hill about why they refused to air his show.
Breaking News | News & Media | Latest Current - FOXNews.com
 
Check out what happened when the very same guy was on Hannity and Colmes. A far right whacko congressman jumps all over the guy, interrupting him exactly the way Melanie Morgan did and then afterwards, Hannity himself does it too!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxTe6_iezLI[/YOUTUBE]

they are asshats. each and every one of them.

And Hannity is the worst of the bunch. Yes, you have to be a complete jerk to be a neo-con. It's a prerequisite.

The entertainment industry censors content. They choose based on who they think their viewers want to see. You have to be an idiot to not understand this fact.
 
PBS is a leftist/liberal media organization when it is funded by ALL Americans and should equally reflect ALL points of view.

TRANSLATION: I'm going to spout generalizations about the entity as a whole because when I speak about this specific matter I lose terribly in light of the facts.

I'm going to start a new thread on this subject:

TRANSLATION: I'm going to run away with my tail between my legs to escape you people and start over where maybe I'll win next time.
 
they are asshats. each and every one of them.

And Hannity is the worst of the bunch. Yes, you have to be a complete jerk to be a neo-con. It's a prerequisite.

The entertainment industry censors content. They choose based on who they think their viewers want to see. You have to be an idiot to not understand this fact.

Whatchya wanna bet that Soltz will never appear on Hannity and Colmes again? Whatchya wanna bet Soltz doesn't care or doesn't whine?
 
Check out what happened when the very same guy was on Hannity and Colmes. A far right whacko congressman jumps all over the guy, interrupting him exactly the way Melanie Morgan did and then afterwards, Hannity himself does it too!

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxTe6_iezLI[/YOUTUBE]

..........
 
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Oh, so if the Conservatives took over the media you'd appreciate them controlling who you could and couldn't see & hear on your TV in your living room in your home?

I see you edited that part out. Good thing, too. Except we already saw how you really feel. You said you appreciated the liberal TV Masters keeping Ann Coulter out of your TV set. ;)

No he didn't. He said he appreciated PBS keeping the Ann Coulters out of his living room. I appreciate any station that keeps Ann Coulters out of my living room. I even turn off Hannity and Colmes and The O'Reilly Factor when she is a guest.

It isn't about partisanship. It is about not wanting to be subjected to the bipolar rantings of an irrelevant hate-monger. That's why the ignore feature works so well around here, too.
 
bhkad, since you know so much about global jihad, I just challenged you in the True Debate section. Why don't you accept and pick global jihad/Islam as your topic? I'd love to debate that with you.
 
Oh, so if the Conservatives took over the media
Get with the program. the media are plural. the media are lots of things. the media are various. and I'm thankful for that.

you'd appreciate them controlling who you could and couldn't see & hear on your TV in your living room in your home?
what does this have to do with a specific loudmouth woman on one show on one day? yes, I do appreciate that I don't have to hear her speak on the news hour. I'm glad that the news hour has other Conservatives on. this fact seems lost on you.

I see you edited that part out. Good thing, too.
what part?

Except we already saw how you really feel. You said you appreciated the liberal TV Masters keeping Ann Coulter out of your TV set. ;)
um, check again, that wasn't me. but I do agree, seeing as how Ann is a dumbass.

for you it appears to be only about ideology. for me, it's about hearing rational people relay logical ideas that have a factual basis in reality. David Brooks is a rightie and he's on the news hour all the time. I appreciate that. I disagree w most everything he says but I like hearing him saying it. Cindy Sheehan is a leftie, and hellfire, I'm sure as **** glad she's not on the news hour all the time. make sense? I doubt it, to you, but there it is.
 
TRANSLATION: I'm going to spout generalizations about the entity as a whole because when I speak about this specific matter I lose terribly in light of the facts.



TRANSLATION: I'm going to run away with my tail between my legs to escape you people and start over where maybe I'll win next time.

Tail between the legs, huh? Heh. In the animal world the Alpha Dog will sometimes show his dominance over lesser male dogs in the pack by humping them.

The Alpha dog usually displays the following characteristics:
ALWAYS wins at tug-of-war with the other dogs.
RECEIVES the most attention from the other dogs, sometimes not wanting the attention.
RARELY or NEVER licks the other dogs on the mouth.
Usually has FIRST CHOICE of the best sleeping areas.
Wins all STARING CONTESTS with the other dogs.
May become JEALOUS when the other dogs receive attention from you.
May STEAL or GUARD toys, chewies, food, etc.
May push his way to be FIRST out and in doorways.
May MOUNT the other dogs (male or female).

Now, assume the position and take this.

Liberal PBS Reverses Course on its "Ban" of Melanie Morgan

By Catherine Moy

Two weeks after PBS's The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer reportedly banned pro-troops activist Melanie Morgan from its show and conservative outrage hit a peak, the publicly funded organization appears to be back-tracking and now says there is no such ban. "She is not banned, said Rob Flynn, NewsHour's vice president of communications and marketing. "Things were just taken out of context."

Flynn characterized Morgan's May 8 appearance with liberal veteran Jon Soltz as a "screech-fest."

"She acted in a somewhat uncivilized way," Flynn said during a telephone interview on Tuesday.

[...]

Morgan isn't holding her breath for an invitation from PBS.

"PBS has a blatant left-wing bias," Morgan said. 'It's no wonder people are finding alternate news sources when PBS can't be fair. My behavior wasn't the issue-my message was. PBS management and viewers apparently find it offensive to listen to a pro-America, pro-troops position in fighting terrorists overseas rather than bring them back to America for a bloody battle. Our troops are fighting for democratic freedoms, including free speech. It's too bad that PBS can't get that.


Melanie Morgan
 
Tail between the legs, huh? Heh. In the animal world the Alpha Dog will show his dominance over lesser male dogs in the pack by humping them.

Well, assume the position.
LOL. so Melanie was lying, and is lying. thanks for correcting yourself, and her.
 
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