Letter to 'All Barack Channel'

" Forty Republican members of congress are furious at ABC news they say ABC news is unprofessional and violating the ethics of journalism and slanting the news for -- President Obama. ABC news has been given all access to the White House and in a primetime special on ABC news President -- we'll talk about his health care plan. Any problem that. A group called the media fairness caucus says yes he wrote a letter to ABC news slamming the network. Congressman Lamar Smith -- media fairness caucus he was supposed with a slot but is busy voting but he does join us by phone. Kinda nice to at least hear -- you tell me Catherine what's wrong with us."

" I bet it -- debate with you well what -- with this is that if you get -- JBC devoted all their new look at this -- morning. He'd be -- and they culminated in. Talent come into the White House tonight with a hand picked audience and the president had the last word. That really amounts to a steroid day -- information no it's not giving the American people the facts is not letting them make up their own minds. It's telling them what to thanks and it is unprofessional. That's. Code of ethics for journalists says says that they had a duty to provide a fair and comprehensive account -- issues. Clearly this."

" I haven't seen this kind of ethics lawyers have a -- special responsibility to -- is quick to point out here's a thing. Everything that happened today an ABC is headquartered -- we have access to it now ABC news has done that. We now know -- white and we should know that comprehensive view of the white house on health care. Doesn't instead give all of us an opportunity to go over the fine tooth -- tomorrow to see what we like what we don't like is there any problem with that."

" No we had but the problem is we only heard one -- I was watching they'd be."

" Well -- tour anywhere ever people who have picking apart tomorrow in some ways not least we know we know what the white house with the presence of -- pick it --"

" well I hope they let you know babies. Allows individuals to pick it apart tomorrow those watching -- will get both sides the right now they've only gotten one side it was like a he could put they would like a written -- India's. The president had a home field advantage ABC was the only referee the opposing team political out of that on the field it. Maybe he didn't even allow -- that oppose the presence felt. --"

" That would would. Well the ads and does a wholly different thing in and out -- on ads but tomorrow I bet that fox CNN. Even MSNBC. And NBC and CBS I -- they will all be -- critiquing what the president said about healthcare yeah but but this forum tonight at -- And -- tell -- like that direct examination was tonight. And now tomorrow everybody can cross examine it and then but forward today we want to have that chance."

" Right with a problem but that is that the three network to add ten times the number of viewers -- proxy for example they have point four billion bill responses. Two point five but the problem is the -- networks have all been given. -- Tom Ridge -- health care -- BC and January for example. They interviewed 58 people in favor their health -- plan only eighteen of those three don't want. They're they're not pretend I was so excited the American people deserve to get those -- dissident it would make good decisions."

" I want our on ABC is 44 minutes taking an account all of the ABC news -- account all the commercials. Tomorrow that he made you know the -- seven of all the -- some not so sure and I will as they have. More viewers on broadcast as opposed to cable news that we have so much more time on that -- I'm not -- you know that I don't know how how to balance out. But I guess -- I guess the other thing is it I can't say it seems to me. That this is an opportunity. For all of us for Americans -- now to look at over the fine tooth comb. And I may be the only one who's not scandalized by it and frankly I haven't yet seen it so I -- take a look at this domain premature if you're pretty understanding but anyway."

" It is one -- be scandalized because it is not representing good journalism it is not be that both sides it is not getting the American people the facts. He had a recent Gallup poll for example that there's always 9% of the American people think the news media reports the news accurately and -- 9% -- the."

" And -- that's that's a whole another issue but that congressman mania let's see in 24 hours whether or not everybody has said gonna wear this and then that with a fine -- may be right but let's at least give a shot democracy. Whether this has been -- dissected I don't."

" I hope people will take the time to look at the other side they certainly didn't get it may be good."

" So thank you sir for joining us I couldn't be in person -- I know you're busy voting thank you sir for."