http://www.bet.com/News/bushrejection.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublishedBET founder and CEO Robert Johnson Wednesday appealed to the African American members of the Bush administration to urge the president to reconsider an invitation to speak to Black Americans in his own prime-time special on the network.
On Wednesday administration officials notified BET that the president would not accept Johnson’s offer -- issued 36 days ago -- to address Black Americans in a half-hour televised special. Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry accepted the invitation within a few days and, on Oct. 7, used the opportunity to lay out a variety of positions favorable to the Black community.
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Bush officials said the president’s schedule could not accommodate the request but suggested that BET contact him again “after the election,” according to a spokesman for the network.
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In recent months, Bush officials have bombarded BET with releases and statements touting the president’s record in Black America. But to decline a rare opportunity to speak directly to African Americans in a prime-time forum with just 12 days left before the election “does not send a very positive signal to African Americans,” Johnson said.
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is "after the election," a slap in the face?
after the election smirk and co. could be in prison