By now all the Righties have gotten wind of this through their grapevine and all have an opinion….none of them are especially accurate….but in case you have been busy watching re-runs of Hillbillies For Hire let me assist….
CNN and NBC had better pull the plug on their plans to bring Hillary Clinton to the small screen, or Reince Priebus is threatening to take his 2016 presidential debates and find them another network home. In a sternly worded letter today to network honchos, the RNC chair calls NBC’s forthcoming miniseries and CNN’s documentary “disturbing and disappointing,” and a “thinly veiled attempt at putting a thumb on the scales of the 2016 presidential election.” In case his point is proving elusive, Priebus admonishes the networks for producing an “extended commercial” and a “this political ad masquerading as an unbiased production.” But Priebus isn’t just speaking softly: If CNN and NBC won’t listen to reason and yank the programming before August 14, he says he’ll “seek a binding vote of the RNC stating that the committee will neither partner with you in 2016 primary debates nor sanction primary debates which you sponsor.” Neither NBC nor CNN had immediate comment, notes the AP.
And now both organizations have issued statements….
NBC News has already separated itself from its planned miniseries, with the network’s Communications Director Erika Masonhall tweeting, “NBC News is completely independent of NBC Entertainment and has no involvement in this project.”
How about the other culprit in this conspiracy, CNN?
“CNN Films, a division of CNN Worldwide, commissioned a documentary about Hillary Clinton earlier this year. It is expected to premiere in 2014 with a theatrical run prior to airing on CNN. This documentary will be a non-fiction look at the life of a former First Lady and Secretary of State. Instead of making premature decisions about a project that is in the very early stages of development and months from completion, we would encourage the members of the Republican National Committee to reserve judgment until they know more. Should they decide not to participate in debates on CNN, we would find it curious, as limiting their debate participation seems to be the ultimate disservice to voters.”
I bet you thought there could not be another scandal for awhile……you were wrong!
My take on this is…..I can understand the paranoia of the RNC…….but Hilary Clinton is a compelling story and that from a person that is not one of her best defenders. A successful lawyer, first lady of Arkansas, first lady of the nation, US Senator and the Secretary of State….tell me why she is not a compelling story? I can see why a documentary would be made about this women and her successes.
So here is a compromise for the RNC…..give the networks the names of conservative women with equal successes and they will do a vid of her….oh wait! There are NONE! Why? Women are not especially important to the RNC. The party spend a lot of time making women less than the men that roam the halls of conservatism.
But by all means, give them some women that you feel represent the successes of women in the party.
This is just another piece of crap to feed to the ignorant to keep them from asking hard questions that the GOP has NO answers……….another imaginary “scandal”….maybe it will give dumbass Issa something to do since his other scandals were flops.
To my friend, Rancid Prius, stop trying to appear to be relevant……..you are NOT!
Didn’t somebody make a movie about “W” a while back? I never heard any fluff from the right wing about that one,did anyone else?
It’s kind of a stretch to say women are not important to Republicans … in fact it’s a very misleading … actually false is more accurate, statement. Mrs. Clinton’s story may be “compelling” (not sure of the context that word is being used) but the negative aspects (factual things) far out-weigh anything positive she ever even thought about accomplishing. Ray Charles can see that this is definitely “thinly veiled attempt at putting a thumb on the scales of the 2016 presidential election.”
In case John hasn’t waken up yet … “W” has been out of office for five years. The “Bush” excuses for Obama’s failures and betrayals is laughable at best.
Nice to have you aboard….thanx for stopping by…
I regret that you do not think the this woman has not accomplished anything….kinda sounds like of what I was speaking…..
Is it politically motivated? Probably to some point…..NBC may be trying to endear themselves to Clinton in the event she actually runs….but that is nothing new…your people at FOX have been doing that type of thing for a decade or so….
I don’t watch televsion, so needless to say I don’t watch Fox.
Personally I can’t think of one positive thing she’s accomplished. Sure she was elected to the Senate and Obama owed her to be selected as Secretary of State. Being a first lady is … well … not necessarliy “earned” or an accomplishment. What are some things in particular she accomplished as Secretary of State? Okay, she traveled alot. But I mean real concrete changes that actually helped anyone … especially the United States?
I have a few posts dealing with just a portion of the things she was involved in going back to her status as first lady to Governor Clinton and they are exactly “savory”. But if you think she’s great it’s fine with me.
Oh, and just becuase I don’t like Hillary Clinton, mainly her life’s actions, doesn’t mean I don’t like women. Hell, I married four of them! Have a great day!
As I said I am not a fan of the Clintons….we may have different definitions of “accomplishments”…..change? There is a subject I hate…we never have change….we have reform and reform is easily crapped on. I will be writing more about her and no I am not in her corner for the nomination.
Thanx again for the visit and hope to see you again….chuq