Networks Won't Air Obama Speech

Three major networks will not air President Obama's prime-time address Thursday outlining his executive actions on immigration.

Officials with ABC, CBS and Fox confirmed to The Hill that Obama's 8 p.m. speech from the White House will not be carried on their networks. CNN reported that NBC would not be carrying the address either.

Cable news networks are expected to carry the address, as is the Spanish-language networks Univision and Telemundo.

A source at one of the major networks told The Hill that the White House did not officially request prime-time coverage on the networks Thursday, a big night for ratings given popular shows on several networks, including ABC’s “Shondaland” schedule of shows created by producer Shonda Rhimes.

The White House also downplayed the fact that the high-profile immigration address won’t be aired live on the big broadcast networks.

“It’s not unusual for us to have off-the-record conversations with news organizations about events at the White House,” a White House official told The Hill.

The official declined to elaborate but said the White House was “confident” the primetime address would garner “ample attention” from the media.

November is a sweeps month for the broadcast networks, which might have made them less excited about handing over valuable prime-time real estate to the White House. Ratings during the month-long evaluation period are used to dictate advertising rates.

The mid-season finale of Rimes’s show “Grey’s Anatomy” is scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday, as are NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” and FOX’s “Bones.”

Univision planned on showing the Latin Grammy awards during that slot, but Borja Echevarría, Univision’s vice president, tweeted that the network will be interrupting its programming to air Obama’s speech.

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Don't really need to watch it, it's going to be the jist of what he's been saying for the past week+, and then a bunch of people are going to ignore what he says and still think he's the anti-Christ, and go on a *** fit about it.

He wants to assist those who have had work visas (hey, make it so we can fully tax them, woohoo!?), are still working, have family who are citizens (beats deporting them and making the children wards of the state), people who were brought here as children illegally or long since expired their visas and stayed, and pretty much refocus efforts and money for more important things than those who are being constructive members of society, regardless of how they got it.

I don't see (logically) how people have an issue with any of that.

However there is one bit I have an issue with, and Chaos mentioned it before: tech sector jobs, I really wish they'd stop giving visas out for these, there's plenty of American citizens that are looking for work in the tech sector, we don't need to bring in people to do it.

edit: and I mean that for anyone of any origin other than here, not just central Americans.

However there is one bit I have an issue with, and Chaos mentioned it before: tech sector jobs, I really wish they'd stop giving visas out for these, there's plenty of American citizens that are looking for work in the tech sector, we don't need to bring in people to do it.

Don't really need to watch it, it's going to be the jist of what he's been saying for the past week+, and then a bunch of people are going to ignore what he says and still think he's the anti-Christ, and go on a *** fit about it.

He wants to assist those who have had work visas (hey, make it so we can fully tax them, woohoo!?), are still working, have family who are citizens (beats deporting them and making the children wards of the state), people who were brought here as children illegally or long since expired their visas and stayed, and pretty much refocus efforts and money for more important things than those who are being constructive members of society, regardless of how they got it.

I don't see (logically) how people have an issue with any of that.

However there is one bit I have an issue with, and Chaos mentioned it before: tech sector jobs, I really wish they'd stop giving visas out for these, there's plenty of American citizens that are looking for work in the tech sector, we don't need to bring in people to do it.

edit: and I mean that for anyone of any origin other than here, not just central Americans.

Don't really need to watch it, it's going to be the jist of what he's been saying for the past week+, and then a bunch of people are going to ignore what he says and still think he's the anti-Christ, and go on a *** fit about it.

He wants to assist those who have had work visas (hey, make it so we can fully tax them, woohoo!?), are still working, have family who are citizens (beats deporting them and making the children wards of the state), people who were brought here as children illegally or long since expired their visas and stayed, and pretty much refocus efforts and money for more important things than those who are being constructive members of society, regardless of how they got it.

I don't see (logically) how people have an issue with any of that.

However there is one bit I have an issue with, and Chaos mentioned it before: tech sector jobs, I really wish they'd stop giving visas out for these, there's plenty of American citizens that are looking for work in the tech sector, we don't need to bring in people to do it.

edit: and I mean that for anyone of any origin other than here, not just central Americans.

I disagree with the way Obama is going about it. The first thing that should happen before any amnisty is given is a giant fence with 10 foot of coiled razor wire with motion sensors should stretch across the boarder with 24 hour drone surveillance to tag anybody breaching the boarder so a boarder patrol officer can find them and toss their *** back into Mexico. Executive action is terrible in this case.

Make a large group or illegal citizens to 'solve the problems', just what kind of message is that action alone going to send to those in mexico that would like to get out. If i were them and i saw the president do that, that would only seem like more incentive to hop the border illegally. May end up causing a lot more crossing by doing that.

i honestly havnt followed this one to well to say all to much for certain, but from what ive heard it seems not so much about whats being done (even tho thats what everyone talks about in one form or another) its the fact that the rest of the government pretty much said no, and hes ignoring them and doing what he wants anyway. (Like a spoiled little baby throwing a tantrum)

Yea, logically, if the worry is how illegal immigrants are stealing our jobs (that noone wants to do anyway mind you) The best way to fix that economic wound would be to make them legal citizens entitled to all of the same tax burdens and despair as the rest of us. More money for the economy, more money for big pharma when all the mexicans become americans and dope themselves up on antidepressants because they finally realize its not greener on the other side.

giving this lair any attention is lol at best

Jonathan gruber anyone?

Apparently we shouldn't be paying attention to lairs people, especially mine and Nik's, don't pay attention to our lairs.