60 MInutes II pre-empted by a movie and I'm furious

[clydefrand]

I can't believe that our local CBS affiliate is now showing a movie called "Last Flight Out". It was introduced by Franklin Graham. The movie (2003) is about a washed up pilot who goes to South America to rescue a medical missionary, with whom the pilot is in love, from drug runners!!!!!!!!!!!! I called our station and I was told even before I could ask that their showing this movie had nothing to do with the Bush controversy! Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuure it didn't. I immediately sent an email to CBS telling them of this move and then I wrote a letter to the editor of our newspaper detailing my displeasure at this whole thing.

This is my letter to the Roanoke Times:

I'm furious that the CBS affiliate, WDBJ, here in Roanoke, Virginia did not televise the show 60 Minutes II on Wednesday night, September 15. Dan Rather had promised on the news Wednesday evening that he would have new questions, new answers and new evidence regarding President Bush's service in the Air National Guard. I called WDBJ and was told that they had planned some time ago to show "Last Flight Out" a 2003 film introduced by Franklin Graham. The film is about a washed up pilot who goes to South America to rescue a medical missionary that he once loved, from drug runners!! I was assured that it had nothing to do with the controversy about Bush's National Guard Service. I find that too difficult to digest. I also saw from posts on a blog that people in other states were having blackouts during the 60 Minutes II show and that they were also prevented from seeing last week's (Sept.8) show. Only that show was blacked-out. Their television stations resumed broadcasting after the show was over. I am beyond disgust that we are being deprived of this much needed news that is of such importance to this country at this time in our history. How dare they give in to the strong arm tactics of the Bush administration to keep this story off the air!!! This administration will resort to anything to get elected. I am very disappointed in WDBJ for the action they took. They substituted a story about a washed-up pilot going after drug runners in South America for a more important, relevant one of a washed-up pilot reported to have been heavily involved with alcohol and cocaine abuse who became President of this wonderful country. Shame on WDBJ. We deserve better than this.

[Nordic]

1. give us an e-mail address, we'll all blast 'em

[clydefrand]

15. Email address for posters here

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[e-mail]

Thanks, I hope she gets many. And prints them as well. You need to include your name, address, and phone number, otherwise they will not even consider the letters. I'm sure y'all know that already.

Yes, I'm very close to Lynchburg--home of the infamous Jerry Falwell!! About an hour away.

[Misunderestimator]

2. That sucks... another poster in another location said the same thing...

Now why on earth could THAT be? They didn't want anyone to see an actual, credible witness who would validate everything in those memos from last week? Nah... that couldn't be it.

[tandot]

10. They didn't show it here in Wichita Falls, TX

they had some school bond issue that the local tv station was reporting about, canceling 60 minutes.

I wish those local idiots would make the connection...Bush is all hat, no cattle...HE IS NOT FUNDING OUR SCHOOLS APPROPRIATELY

The school system here is in big trouble and a majority of those idiots here still vote for Bush.

I am so getting ready to move out of here.

[Mojambo]

3. It's happening in many swing states

Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Florida, Virginia...

This tells me that someone is VERY spooked.

[havocmom]

6. CBS needs to put in on the web and get the news out to all the blogs

PRONTO!

[Mojambo]

11. I know it's been said before

but the fact that this thing is being pretty much blatantly hidden in so many crucial areas makes me think that THIS is the moment.

This story just arrived.

[havocmom]

4. Glad you wrote that LTTE!

Man, this is worse than our nightmares, isn't it?

Might start walking to DC sooner than planned. Think I might pick up a few fellow travelers along the way?

[wurzel]

5. You should be. It was Great!!!! But a DUer posted it.

[karlrschneider]

7. Not that far from Lynchburg. No surpris here...I know Roanoke well.

And the memories aren't all that pleasant. :grr:

[AntiCoup2K4]

8. Well, the movie IS about washed up pilots and drug runners....

...so in a way, it IS a Bush Related film :evilgrin:

[lanparty]

9. More "liberal media bias" ...

Oh the case file for the "evil" liberal media keeps growing. I mean, the way they swwop through and squash any stories that could impune the president. That's just SO LIBERAL!!!!!

</sarcasm>

BTW, freepers. On the contrary you have 8 straight years of Clinton bashing from the media on ALL stations.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

12. That's un-effing believable! Good letter.

Post the call letters so others can give them an opinion or two and write CBS about it.

[Corgigal]

13. Charleston SC

same thing happened here. I called the local station left the cranky message, then I called again and got a human and bitched at them. They said it will be shown at 2 am.

Then hubby and I went detective. By calling one digit off another number we had , we got a hold of CBS 60 minutes tonight. Gave the nice man the info about our station here and the call letters.
He mentioned they are becoming aware of this. He asked what was printed in our TV guide area. Hubby said 60 minutes.
Man on phone said they can lose their license for something like this. My local website..bitch away my friends.


http://www.wcsc.com/index.cfm

[Pallas180]

14. THEY'RE CENSORING !!! OUTRAGE -TELL THEM YOUR CALLING FCC

and your senator and reps

What an aabsolute outrage

If it was Hawaii I would not say it was censoring...but Virginia??

you bet!!!

[AndyTiedye]

16. They are Ramping Up for All-Bushbots-All-the-Time by October

[The_Casual_Observer]

17. Affiliate stations frequently don't play the network feed

for a lot of reasons. One good reason might be that they don't want to air this information.

[Wednesdays]

18. Excuses, excuses...

The anchor on our affiliate in OKC whined, "but the movie was planned months in advance..." Riiiiiight. I'm sure when the WTC towers were coming down, they'd have said, "but we've got to play this movie...it was planned months in advance!" :eyes:

[hoi polloi]

19. With Vladimir's Help

George Bush is probably jealous of Vladimir Putin for taking over Russia as he seems to have accomplished the feat of becoming the next Russian dictator. Watch out because Bush wants to do the same thing here.
Taking away the media is a sorry thing for democracy. It makes my heart ache.
As you post suggests, taking over the media is a step forward for these fascists. I hate to use the word fascist, but that is what concerns me. Another term for GWB, and I fear for the future of our country and what can we do about it?

[Wonk]

20. You can watch it online here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=109x13318

[AnnitaR]

21. Same here in Knoxville, TN!!!!

I was sooo damn pissed!

Please help me deluge them with e-mails! Here is a page with the GM and Program Directors e-mail address:

http://www.volunteertv.com/Global/story.asp?S=467105&nav=7CPZ70WG

I called them and they hung up on me!!!