SOMETHING IN THE AIR
CBS, NBC, ABC to be slammed by more than 100 protests
Tea parties dare Obama 'Minion Media' to 'cover what's right under their noses'
October 09, 2009
By Chelsea Schilling
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
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American taxpayers are planning to storm more than 100 mainstream media offices and stations across the nation next week in protest of a media blackout of the growing movement against Obama administration policies.
Following sparse coverage of a massive 9/12 march on Washington, talk show host Rush Limbaugh urged citizens to bring their protests to the front doors of major media outlets.
"The media [are] no longer reporters. They are repeaters," Limbaugh said on his Sept. 14 show. "There have been hundreds and thousands of protests by conservative groups that haven't been covered, and tiny turnouts by the Left that are covered."
It's not just Obama who's lying. It's his Minion Media, too!
He suggested citizens host tea parties "on or next to the properties housing the TV networks."
"Dare them to cover what's right under their noses!" he said.
Limbaugh suggested leaders of the media rallies present a list of grievances to each individual station.
"Make the challenges substantive and adult and challenge their journalistic ethics," he said. "... I want this all to happen spontaneously."
Now, a group unaffiliated with Limbaugh is preparing to do just that.
"Operation: Can You Hear Us Now?" is planning more than 100 media protests across the nation next week. Nearly 7,500 fans have flocked to a Facebook page for the event.
The following is a video advertisement some volunteers put together to promote the events:
The following are some locations for planned protests. Unless otherwise indicated, the protests are scheduled for Oct. 17:
Alabama
Andalusia – Downtown city square, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Birmingham – Caravan/charter to CNN Center in Atlanta
Arkansas
Little Rock – Friday, Oct. 16, KARK-TV 4, 1401 W. Capital Ave. #104, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Arizona
Mesa – Arizona Republic newspaper, 106 E. Baseline Rd., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Phoenix – KPNX-TV 12 (NBC), 1101 N. Central Ave., from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Phoenix – Arizona Republic newspaper, 200 E. Van Buren, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
California
Burbank – NBC Studios, 3000 W. Alameda Ave. from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Fresno – KMPH-TV Fox 26 and KSEE-TV 24 News, 5111 E. McKinley Ave. (KMPH) and 5035 E. McKinley Ave. (KSEE), from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
La Jolla – at GE headquarters, corner of Genesee and Executive Square, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Los Angeles – Group going to NBC Studios in Burbank
Sacramento – KCRA-TV (NBC), 3 Television Circle (aka 310 10th Street), 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
San Diego – NBC studios, 225 Broadway, 3 p.m.
San Francisco – ABC 7 News, 900 Front Street (between Green and Vallejo), 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Colorado
Denver – start at NBC affiliate at 500 Speer Blvd. at 3 p.m. and march to ABC affiliate (also on Speer Blvd.)
Connecticut
New Haven – WTNH New Haven (ABC affiliate), 8 Elm St., from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Delaware
Wilmington – WPVI, 500 W. 2nd Street, sidewalk, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Florida
Doral – CBS 4, 8900 N.W. 18th Terrace, time TBA
Gainesville – Gainesville Sun newspaper (owned by NYT), 12 p.m.
Miami–Ft. Lauderdale – ABC Miami from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 3401 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd.; CBS Miami from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 8900 N.W. 18th Terrace; NBC Miramar from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 15000 S.W. 27th St.
Miramar – NBC from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Orlando – WFTV (ABC affiliate) at 490 E. South St. at 2 p.m.; WKMG (CBS affiliate) at 4466 N. John Young Pkwy. at 3 p.m.; and WESH (NBC affiliate) at 1021 N. Wymore Road, Winter Park, at 4 p.m.
Palm Beach – 3 locations: Palm Beach Post, ABC, NBC. E-mail for times.
Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg Times, 490 1st Ave S., gathering at 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.
West Palm Beach – time and location TBA
Georgia
Atlanta – CNN Center, One CNN Center, corner of Marietta Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive, gather at 10:30 a.m. in front of CNN Center, rally from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Conyers – Caravaning to CNN in Atlanta. Leaving at 9:45 a.m. after meeting and decorating vehicles.
Iowa
Council Bluffs – location TBA, also organizing phone blitz
Idaho
Boise – Channel 7, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Illinois
Chicago – Friday, Oct. 16, ABC News Studios, 180 North State Street and then march to CBS News Studios at 22 West Washington Streets, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Chicago – Saturday, Oct. 17 "March on the Media Tea Party" at Millenium Park, Michigan Avenue and Washington Street, in the park, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Indiana
Indianapolis – WRTV 6 (ABC), 1330 N. Meridian St., 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Indianapolis – WISH-TV 8 (CBS), 1950 N. Meridian St., 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Indianapolis – WTHR-TV 13 (NBC), 1000 N. Meridian St., 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
LaPorte – LaPorte County Courthouse, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Kansas
Topeka – KSNT 27 and Fox 43, 6835 NW Hwy 24, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Wichita – KSN-TV 3, 833 Main St., from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Maryland
Baltimore – Baltimore Sun, time TBA, planning stages
Hagerstown –NBC 25, 13 E. Washington Street, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Massachusetts
Boston – Boston Globe, 135 Morrissey Blvd., from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Michigan
Saginaw – WNEM-TV 5 (CBSaffiliate), 107 N. Franklin St., 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Troy – NBC, 3250 West Big Beaver (between Coolidge and Golfview Drive), 2 p.m.
Minnesota
Minneapolis – KARE 11 (NBC), 8811 Highway 55. from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Missouri
Buffalo – Manhattan Mudd Cup Coffeehouse, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Kansas City – KSHB-TV 41 (NBC), 4720 Oak St., from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Kansas City – KMBC-TV (ABC), from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Saint Joseph – Belt Highway and Frederick Blvd. intersection, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Saint Louis – KSDK-TV 5, Memorial Drive, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Nebraska
Omaha – Sarpy County 912 Project, location TBA
New Hampshire
Manchester – WMUR studios, corner of Commercial Street and Granite Street, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
New York
New York City – 11 a.m. media protest parade to march to following locations: NBC and MSNBC at 30 Rockefeller Plaza; ABC at 7 W. 66th St.; CBS at 524 W. 57th St.; and New York Times at 620 Eighth Ave.
Rochester – WHEC-TV 10, 191 East Ave., Rochester, 11 a.m. to ?
Syracuse – Caravan from Syracuse to Rochester
North Carolina
Asheville – WLOS-TV (ABC), Long Shoals Rd. and Schenck Pkwy., 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Charlotte – WCNC, 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr., 3 p.m. to 5 p.m..
Raleigh – WRAL-TV (CBS), from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wilmington – Star News, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Winston-Salem – NBC News, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Ohio
Brooklyn – The Plain Dealer Tiedeman Production Center, 4800 Tiedeman Rd., 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Cincinnati – Cincinatti Enquirer, 312 Elm Street, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cleveland – Friday, Oct. 16, The Plain Dealer, 1801 Superior Ave., from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Columbus – ABC Studio, 1261 Dublin Rd., 9a.m. to 12 p.m.
Dayton – in planning, will visit Dayton Daily News and local broadcast network
Warren – Courthouse Square, downtown, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Zanesville – Times Recorder newspaper, meet at Times Recorder, 34 S. Fourth St. at 12 p.m. and go to WHIZ, 629 Downard Rd. at 2 p.m.
Oklahoma
Tulsa – KJRH-TV 2 (NBC), 3707 Peoria Ave., 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Oregon
Coos Bay – The World newspaper, 350 Commercial Ave., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Eugene & Springfield – KMTR-TV 16 (NBC), 3825 International Court, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Medford – Meet at Hawthorne Park, march to KOBI-TV 5 (CBS), Hawthorne and Jackson Streets, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Portland – Friday, Oct. 16, Begin at Oregonian and march to KGW-TV 8 in Pioneer Square, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Roseburg – meeting in parking lot of Roseburg Branch Library at 11 a.m., 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd, then short march to News Review offices, 345 NE Winchester for up to hour, then walk or drive to KPIC offices at 655 W. Umpqua
Winston-Salem – NBC News, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Pennsylvania
Allentown – The Morning Call, 101 N. 6th St., from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Philadelphia – ABC and NBC affiliates, 4100 City Line Ave., from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh – WPXI-TV at 4145 Evergreen Road from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; WTAE at 400 Ardmore Blvd., from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; KDKA at One Gateway Center from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Scranton – WNEP-TV 16, 16 Montage Mountain Rd. from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Rhode Island
Providence – Providence Journal, 75 Fountain St., time TBA
South Carolina
Greenville – Channel 4 NBC, 505 Rutherford Street, time TBA
Spartanburg – Channel 7, CBS, 250 Intl. Dr., 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Tennessee
Knoxville – in planning stages, hurry and contact
Nashville – WSMV-TV 4, (NBC affiliate), 5700 Knob Rd, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Nashville – WKRN-TV 2 (ABC affiliate), 441 Murfreesboro Rd., 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Nashville – WTVF-TV 5 (CBS affiliate), 474 James Robertson Pkwy (downtown), 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Nashville – The Tennessean, 1100 Broadway (downtown), 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Texas
Austin – KXAN-TV (NBC), from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Dallas – time and location TBA
San Antonio
Houston – Channels 2 (NBC) at 8181 Southwest Freeway; 11 (CBS) at 1945 Allen Parkway;13 (ABC), 3310 Bissonet; Houston Chronicle, 801 Texas Avenue, all from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Virginia
Fredericksburg – Offices of the Free Lance Star, 601 Amelia Street, 12 p.m.
Richmond – WTVR-TV 6, 3301 W. Broad St., 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Richmond – WWBT-TV 12, 5710 Midlothian Turnpike, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Richmond – WRIC-TV 8, 301 Arboretum Pl., 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Washington
Seattle – KOMO-TV 4 (ABC), 140 Fourth Ave., from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Seattle – KING-TV 5 (NBC), 333 Dexter Ave. N., from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Seattle – KIRO-TV 7 (CBS), 2807 Third Ave., from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Seattle – Seattle Times, 1120 John St., from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tacoma – Tacoma Tribune, 1950 S. State St., from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. – Washington Post, 1150 15th Street, NW, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Wisconsin
Green Bay – WGBA-TV 26 (NBC), 1391 North Rd., 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Milwaukee – TMJ-TV 4 (NBC affiliate), 720 East Capitol Drive, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The operation is also encouraging citizens to call, fax and e-mail national media outlets at the following specified times with a simple message: "Can you hear us now?"
ABC World News – Phone/e-mail/fax blast scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Oct. 13 – p: (212) 456-7777, fax: (212) 456-4968, ABC general e-mail, "Nightline" e-mail, "20/20" e-mail
CBS Evening News – Phone/e-mail/fax blast scheduled from 1 to 2 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Oct. 14 – p: (212) 975-4321, fax: (212)975-1893 and (212) 975-1519, CBS Evening News e-mail, "The Early Show" e-mail, "60 Minutes" e-mail, "48 Hours" e-mail, "Face the Nation" e-mail
MSNBC/NBC News – Phone/e-mail/fax blast scheduled from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Oct. 15 – p: (212) 664-4444, fax: (212)956-2140, "Dateline" NBC e-mail, "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, "MSNBC Reports" with Joe Scarborough, "NBC Nightly News" with Brian Williams, NBC's "Today" show
CNN – Phone/e-mail/fax blast scheduled from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST on Friday, Oct. 16 – p: (404) 827-1500, fax: (404) 827-1784 and (404) 827-1575, e-mail forms for CNN programs
The webmaster of the operation asked to remain nameless. He told WND he longed to go to Washington, D.C., for the 9/12 march, but he couldn't make the long trip.
"I surfed all channels looking for the big story on the D.C. march and found none – save Fox News," he said. "I was infuriated. How can anyone who calls themself a journalist ignore this?"
Messages seeking comment from ABC, CBS and NBC had not been returned at the time of this report.
9-12 Washington march photo by Barbara Hauchter
The "Operation: Can You Hear Us Now?" website was launched only a few weeks ago and has become a major success – with more than 1.1 million hits in 16 days, it has become one of the top 90,000 sites in the U.S.
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"People from all over are helping out," the webmaster said. "It's great."
He urged interested parties to connect through the group's Facebook and Twitter pages and call talk-radio hosts to get them to spread the word before next week's rallies. He also called for mass participation in the upcoming phone/fax/e-mail blasts.
Attendees are encouraged to bring signs, banners, flags and loud voices to the events.
"The mainstream media talking heads spoon-fed by teleprompters are puppets and parrots of the network producers who have a clear political agenda to remake this country into something it was never intended to be," the webmaster said. "This is my small contribution to democracy." |
