"60 Minutes" Nixed for Billy Graham - in San Diego, CA

[Jack_Dawson]

Christ. Even in a Blue State. Anyone have a link?

[tuvor]

1. Not sure what you mean.

Could you please clarify?

[Jack_Dawson]

5. "60 Minutes" normally runs at 8:00 on CBS

For some reason, TONIGHT, the night 60 minutes is going to run a special on 5,500 deserting soldiers, there happens to be a BILLY GRAHAM special INSTEAD. Hmmm...what a coincidence.

[AntiCoup2K4]

7. And this surprises you, in San Diego?

You think the Navy would want any of the local squids to get ideas? Especially that close to the Mexican border?

[Liberty Belle]

9. I'm in San Diego. Let's bombard the CBS station with calls.

I'll email a few hundred friends, just to make sure. ;-)

While we're at it, let's complain about the fact that they interrupted normal programming yesterday to cover Bush's visit to Pendleton ad nauseum (spending at least 20 minutes just watching the stupid helicopter waiting to lift off), but wouldn't cut in to the the voting fraud hearings live--an event that should be of interest to every voter in America.

[maveric]

10. I'll call Ch. 8 and raised some hell.

It may not do any good but at least they'll know that all San Diegans agree with this.

[Liberty Belle]

13. e-mails & phone #s for KFMB in San Diego: Tell 'em off!

[e-mail]

[e-mail]

Station Number 858.571.8888

News Fax [phone]

My e-mail:

How dare you drop the 60 Minutes story on 5,500 soldiers who have refused to fight this immoral war in Iraq, substituting religious programming (a Billy Graham crusade) instead? This is abhorrent to any one who values the truth. Thank goodness I could read the full story on the Internet--an option not available to many of your readers.

This disgusting programming choice comes on the very same day that your network failed to cover voting fraud hearings in Washington--hearings that I watched on C-Span. A rigged election, as this appears to have been, should be of the gravest concern to every single American--just as the true horrors of this war should give all of us pause for reflection.

Why are you afraid to show Americans the truth? Are you such blind followers of this president that you would allow him to lead us on a path of unprecedented violence and destruction, made possible by an election more fraudulent than the Ukraine's? Why do you cover voting fraud in a foreign country, while ignoring it here at home?

People of faith need to be educated by our media on the immoral and illegal actions of leaders who claim to support "moral values" while thinking nothing of stealing elections and sending our soldiers off to be slaughtered in a war based on lies.

From now on, I will find other sources for my news because I can no longer trust your network or your station to tell me the truth.

[Jack_Dawson]

23. Well Said, Sister!

And if you're not a Sister, please accept my apologies. Fucking San Diego. I might as well live in Wichita. I never go to the beach anyway.

[Liberty Belle]

36. There's a protest at the UT today in San Diego

3:30 at 350 Camino de la Reina, Mission Valley
to rally against their refusal to cover the vote fraud issue.

Please join in!

[antigone382]

34. Beautifully worded

kudos :yourock: :kick:

[tuvor]

12. Perhaps one of the interviewees was bush?

A boy can dream.

[Wonk]

2. Check the Media forum in about an hour and a half and I'll have that

segment about the deserters online.

I'll post again in this thread too then.

[Wonk]

11. Thanks Wonk, I appreciate your doing that for us - signed Jack_Dawson

[Wonk]

18. quicktime video and mp3 here for those who missed it

30 M quicktime

3 M mp3

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. Thank you so much

Good report.

[Jack_Dawson]

24. Thanks Wonk! Signed, Jack_Dawson

Sorry I was drowning my sorrows and watching "LOST" damn I love that show.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

31. thanks

[maveric]

3. You've got to be kidding me?

Graham, IMO, like ALL televangelists is a pandering theif bullshitting the ignorant and taking their money to fatten his wallet.
Why take a news interest program off to air this fundie wolf in sheeps clothing.

[Starlight]

17. Sort of off topic, but many years ago my fundie cousin &

his wife quit their jobs & joined the Graham crusade. They naively thought they would be doing "God's work." They were devastated to discover that it was a nothing but a huge money making scam. I'm sure it's gotten much worse in the interim. Why aren't these people being investigated?

[bobbieinok]

38. Billy Graham's ministry has the best reputation of all the 'ministries'

at least when Billy was running it.....his son Franklin is another story

[Starlight]

39. If it's the best, I'm really frightened of the others! n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Same here in KC

The Xtians are taking over folks. And * hasn't even been inaugurated yet.

[CornField]

6. Same thing in NE Iowa

KGAN-TV -- Billy Graham

[RadiDem]

8. 60 Minutes on in L.A. - Thank Satan ;-)

[Jack_Dawson]

25. LOL!...

Fuck you're only 2 hours away but also a world away. Keep up the good work. :toast:

[imax2268]

14. you know...

it was listed on my program guide but it wasn't on...????

[leesa]

15. San Diego is a Republican stronghold. LOT'S of Fundies here!

[Liberty Belle]

21. uh...we just elected a Democratic mayor, sort of.

Only the Repugs are stealing Donna Frye's write-in votes, so it's still up in the air. Actually the City of San Diego's demographics are changing and trend Democratic now, although the County overall is still heavily Republican.

[Jack_Dawson]

27. Don't forget hatemonger Rick Roberts!

:puke:

[maveric]

28. I hate that POS. He has a 5 minute segment every morning on CH8.

I could throw a brick through the TV screen when that racist asshole is on.

[Jack_Dawson]

29. Does he REALLY?

Thank GOD I watch NBC 7/39.

All I have to deal w/ is Marianne Kuchi.

I've called into his show b4 and taunted him. He's remarkably thin-skinned. Just ask him about his 16 year-old son and whether he'd want him to die for Fallujah. Hypocritical A-Hole.

[maveric]

30. Around 6:30 AM on weekdays.

Try and watch him, you'll be sickened. He goes out of his way to degrade dems/liberals and fellates bu$h in the worst way.

[Jack_Dawson]

32. "The far left liberals..."

Does KFMB give an opposing point of view? Of course not how naive I am...

[maveric]

33. Nope, not one!

Fuck them and Rick fuckenazi Roberts too!

[Misskittycat]

37. My North S.D. County city went Democratic this election.

The local newspaper, the North County Times (although a Republican newspaper) had a front page story yesterday that my town, Encinitas, went for Kerry this time 54% to Bush's 44%. I also understand that we went for Gore in 2000.

[Jack_Dawson]

26. LF?

[mzmolly]

16. Well ... Graham IS a registered Democrat.

;)

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. Obviously a DINO

n/t

[mzmolly]

35. I dunno, I think he was pretty vocal in his support for Clinton when asked

???

:shrug:

He's one of the few fundies that I can tolerate. I don't watch him though, because I'm not interested in what he has to say LOL ;)

[Zero Division]

22. I've been googling a bit for an answer, but so far nothing.

I'm really curious as to how this all came about, but I can't seem to find any information on it so far. I'm more upset about not knowing why this has happened on so many local stations than actually missing the program.

[dolo amber]

40. He's like 148 yrs old

They're just hoping he croaks on live telly...great for ratings. :eyes: