John Sununu calls major TV networks ‘hypocritical’ on convention coverage

[karynnj]

72. Yes

In 2000, they reduced the time to 9 hours. In 2004, it was reduced to 4 hours and in addition for the first time ABC, NBC, and CBS did not do the typical puff piece biography they always did that essentially tried to make the candidate's life lead to his nomination by his party. It was a struggle to do this in 2000 for Bush, but Kerry's lifetime of service and accomplishment would have made this simple. (CNN and MSNBC both did stories JUST on Kerry's 1971 protests, very commendable, but the ONLY controversial part of his life.