Stop CNN From Airing Deficit Propaganda

[babylonsister]

Stop CNN From Airing Deficit Propaganda

From digby:
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/theyre-baaack.html

If you have time to do just one political thing today, please click over to that page and help. This may be the single most dangerous right wing threat we face. And that's saying something.


This weekend, CNN is giving four hours of free airtime to the leading propagandist fanning the flames of deficit hysteria, Wall Street mogul Pete Peterson, along with his lackeys.

CNN plans to air Peterson's thoroughly debunked propaganda movie "I.O.U.S.A," – and then his acolytes will have free reign to spread their usual lies about Social Security, Medicare and government in general without any fiscal expert to challenge them and give a different point of view.

Is this how "the most trusted name in news" should cover the debates on retirement security, job creation and fighting poverty?

Use this page to tell CNN's Vice President of D.C.-Based Programming Sam Feist: give equal time to defenders of Social Security, Medicare and public investment.

And use the Facebook and Twitter links on the right to spread this campaign far and wide. We have less than a day to press CNN to do the right thing!

http://action.ourfuture.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=84

Letter here-all you have to do is sign at link and send:

If CNN wants to continue to be seen as "the most trusted name in news," you will not give Pete Peterson and his acolytes free airtime this Saturday and Sunday to blast their "I.O.U.S.A." propaganda unchallenged.

Many prominent economists such as Paul Krugman, James Galbraith and Dean Baker have sharp disagreements with Pete Peterson about Social Security, Medicare and public investment.

CNN should be the place to have the debate, not the place where one opinion is deemed to be absolute truth.

I strongly urge you yank the IOUSA programs, produced by deficit hawk Peterson – or to give equal time to defenders of Social Security, Medicare and public investment. If you don’t you will destroy your reputation and lose this viewer. Thank you.

http://action.ourfuture.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=84

[galileoreloaded]

1. The guy was Comptroller of the US. He dosen't get to have an opinion? Thanks an way, but I like

hearing diverse opinions.

[bbinacan]

2. Agreed.

The OP needs to come off the ledge.

[Possumpoint]

3. Propaganda?

Economics has a diverse opinion base. There are the listed economists, who feel to varying degrees the deficit spending to date has had little to moderate effect on the financial future of the US. There are others who feel we're in the porcelain bowl going round and round on our way down. Listen to all opinions and learn. Don't let your preconceived ideas dictate future thinking. In particular, don't let political agendas cloud judgement.

[babylonsister]

4. Their point is to give equal time to other opinions, and that is

distinctly NOT what cnn is doing.

[The Northerner]

6. +1

[Suich]

5. Done!

K&R!