Why are the news stations offering information on how to participate in "tea party" protests?

[Left Is Write]

When was the last time the news gave you information on how, when, and where to take part in a protest in the the name of progressive/liberal causes?

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Because the media are all liberal, bleeding-heart biased to communism, you stinkhead!!

Why else?

If the media were conservative, then they'd be telling us about anti-war protests and G-8 protests and such as.

But the media are all sickeningly, unashamedly, vocally, probably even nakedly and drugged-up-edly, liberal. Radical liberal.

[HopeHoops]

2. What "news stations"?

I thought FOX was the only station actually doing that and that certainly doesn't qualify as a "NEWS" station!

[Left Is Write]

3. Last night, our local news show was telling us to stay tuned for details on how we could participate

in a "tea party."

[Gormy Cuss]

5. Any chance that your local station is owned by Sinclair?

They're know for distributing "news" stories and commentary to their stations to push their right wing agenda and most people don't even realize that the folksy reporter or commentator isn't local.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group

Sinclair had experimented with using a centralized news organization called News Central that provided prepackaged news segments for distribution to several of the group's stations. These segments were integrated into programming during local news broadcasts. Mark E. Hyman, a high-ranking executive at Sinclair, also created conservative editorial segments called "The Point" that were broadcast on all of the group's stations with news departments. In addition, most of the stations that aired News Central emulated the prepackaged news studio appearance for local stories. This model was ultimately unsuccessful, and on March 31, 2006, News Central ended its national news broadcasts (although the "Point" commentaries lasted until November 30, 2006). Most stations running the News Central format ended up cancelling their news coverage altogether, although some stations that did so have subsequently contracted with competing stations in their markets to produce their newscasts.

Sinclair still produces a one-minute national news briefing for its stations, entitled Washington Newsroom. Starting in 2007, Sinclair launched a new newscast on some of its' stations, completely separate from local news operations, called American Crossroads. Like News Central and "The Point", the program, hosted by Jeff Barnd (a news anchor at WBFF) covers national news stories and offers a conservative editorial segment.

[LaurenG]

4. Faux and Clear Channel stations have to give their audience

something to do besides the right thing. They fill their heads with the fear of anything Obama/democrat because they stand to lose a bunch of revenue through corporate taxes. The audience to these stations are pawns doing the bidding of their corporate masters.

[redqueen]

6. Cause astroturf doesn't spread itself.

[no name no slogan]

7. Because they like to say "teabag" on TV

:rofl:

[Left Is Write]

8. Well...they didn't.

Perhaps someone has explained it to them.

[TZ]

9. Actually all the time...

I do however live outside of DC...;)