Enough JonBenet! True Majority ACTION >>>>>>

[helderheid]

Last week, guess which story topped the national evening news on ABC, CBS, and NBC? JonBenet Ramsey1. Who was the big guest on Nightline and the Today Show? JonBenet Ramsey’s father. What story made front-pages of America’s newspapers, including the New York Times? You got it.

It wasn’t the war in Iraq or the tenuous truce in Lebanon, or even 10 million kids here at home who lack health insurance. It was JonBenet.

Sure, it’s an interesting mystery and a terrible murder, but under what criteria of professional journalism could it possibly merit being the top story in America last week? We’re so disgusted with “journalism” in America that we’re suggesting an action today that we’ve never suggested before.

Contact the News Anchors at ABC, CBS, and NBC, and tell them we’ve had enough JonBenet.

To sign this petition (text below) to the network news anchors click "Reply" and "Send" in your email program. If you were forwarded this message, click here.

http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/reportrealnews

For news that matters,

Matt Holland
TrueMajority Online Director

1- Tyndall Report 19 August 2006


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Here’s the message we’ll send to the news anchors:

As professional journalists, I cannot understand how you can justify your decision to make the murder of JonBenet Ramsey the number one story last week on your evening broadcast.

Sure, it’s an interesting mystery and a terrible murder, but under what criteria of professional journalism could it possibly merit being the top story in America last week?

There’s the war in Iraq, which continues to kill Americans and Iraqi civilians alike, including six-year-olds like JonBenet. There’s the fragile truce in Lebanon. There’s global warming, Darfur, the budget deficit, the health care crisis at home, the upcoming elections, and so much more.

Please, get your journalistic priorities straight.


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[helderheid]

1. Thank you

The TrueMajority Team thanks you for taking action on this
issue.

Now, please forward this message to your friends and family so
we can have a bigger impact and make these anchors get their
journalistic priorities straight.

http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/reportrealnews/forward

[helderheid]

2. this may be the only Jon Benet thread that is heavier than lead.

[acmejack]

3. Can't it be!

It is amazing that a decade later this can distract from all the pressing issues. Even worse is they keep having to release the people they so sensationally apprehend!

[acmejack]

4. It's you & me kid...

[helderheid]

8. I tip my non existant hat to you!

[Libby2]

5. And me. nt

[helderheid]

9. Hi Libby2

:hi:

[zeemike]

6. Done K&R n/t

[helderheid]

10. Hi zeemike!

:hi:

[al bupp]

7. kicking... /nt

[helderheid]

11. Hey al bupp!

:hi:

[SunDrop23]

12. Any reference to JonBenet on TV prompts an immediate channel change by me.

[helderheid]

14. ditto

[SunDrop23]

19. Much like anytime I see chucklenuts...

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[helderheid]

20. No shit!!

[Imagevision]

13. Late Breaking News: John Mark Karr took a dump today at 8:37 pm

[helderheid]

15. God it's just about at that point!

[helderheid]

16. good evening all

[helderheid]

17. My thanks to Glenda for this toon

[helderheid]

18. More toons

[helderheid]

21. I KNOW you are sick of this as much as I am. PLEASEsend to the greatest!

[Ghost in the Machine]

23. your wish has been fulfilled!

While this is a tragic story, it surely doesn't rank "top news" now. Also, I really don't think Karr did it. Too much doesn't add up, including his ex-wife AND his brother saying he wasn't in Colorado on Christmas. I also read an account in my local paper where part of his confession said that they were at a school playground or park, I can't remember which one, (but I'm leaning towards school playground) and that she died accidentally and he had to sneak her back to the house.

So, I'm to believe that he broke in, kidnapped her, took her to the park/school playground where she accidentally died, then he broke back in the house again to leave her body? Sorry, I can't buy into that. Karr just didn't like the thought of life in prison in Thailand....

[helderheid]

28. Thanks - I couldn't agree more, though I think perhaps he thinks he

did it - he was obsessed with the story and the man is obviously nuts - I think he has imagined himself into the role.

[Harper_is_Bush]

22. Contact them and tell them you're interested in global warming

don't tell them what NOT to do, tell them what to do.

They will ALWAYS focus on the sensational.

[robinlynne]

24. Glad to sign this petition! good one. k&r!

[robinlynne]

25. Glad to sign this petition! good one. k&r!

[jerry611]

26. Your petition will be ignored

News networks care about 1 thing and only 1 thing... RATINGS!!! And this case has an endless supply of ratings.

Also if you have the news about the war 24/7. Doing that does not lower the approval for the war. Doing that will cause the viewers to become disinterested and bored. And then they will stop watching the news completely.

[helderheid]

27. I know but I feel I have to do something instead of just rolling over.