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6. I Don't Know How The Media Works - But Don't You Have To Be Invited To Appear On A News Show?....

Reply to Liberal_Stalwart71 (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 12, 2013, 06:03 AM

Nov 2013

Or does one just make themselves available and they get coverage? If the people that do the booking of guests for programs - lets say Meet The Press - favor inviting Repugs to appear on their show. If the host of the program lobs softball questions at them and doesn't challenge them - what do you expect - but for the Repugs to always be on message and spew lies or falsehoods.

Again - when a Dem finally gets on one of these shows - he/she now has to defend themselves against the Repug lies instead of being able to go on the offensive.

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