Free Market Health Care Rally at KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City
A group of more than 60 protesters met outside the KMBC’s studios in Kansas City to promote free market health care, and protest the ABC special “Prescription for America” being aired tonight.
The group was made up of modern day patriots from the Kansas City Tea Party and the Kansas City Area 9.12 Project.
General manager Wayne Godsey and KMBC were kind to the protesters by providing water for those in the hot sun and 90+ degree temperatures.
KMBC reporter Jim Flink made a humorous comment about the news coming to them today, since KMBC could report on this event from the perimeter of their studios. [Jim said this was more common when their studios were downtown.]
See the three videos below made at this event, as well as the video from KMBC reported during their 5 PM newscast by Jim Flink.
Over a dozen citizens from the Kansas City area interviewed KMBC general manager, Wayne Godsey, about the planned programming on Wednesday night to describe President Obama’s health care plan on ABC’s Prescription for America:
See a photo essay of the signs at this rally today:
Several of the participants agreed to speak on camera about their concenns. In addition, this video shows a different view of KMBC reporter Jim Flink’s reports at 5 PM and 6 PM.
See the KMBC video from their 5 PM newscast, Some Protest Obama Health Care Plan, ABC. (Obviously, KMBC mixes audio much better than I can.)
Related:
- Godsey addresses Protesters Outside KMBC, Bottom Line Communications, June 25, 2009.
- KC rallies for free, independent press, Kansas City Conservative Examiner, June 18, 2009.
Tags: ABC, Kansas City, Kansas City Area 9.12 Project, Kansas City Tea Party, KMBC, Obama Health Care Plan, Prescription for America, Protest, Wayne Godsey
Just how many ABC studios had similar protests when KMBC had theirs?
This protest took place on the afternoon before the show aired, so somebody had to clue them in.
This visit was just another example of how well organized and desperate the health care powers that be are in their efforts to derail the Obama administration’s desire to make health care available to some people who really need it.
The insurance companies are spending nearly $1.5M each day in their lobbying efforts.
While this behavior is certainly not foreign to Washington, this display is particularly galling considering the amounts of money the the corporate executives have made over the years while denying coverage to policy holders.
As far as I know, the people involved in this protest at KMBC were ordinary citizens worried about what state-run health care will mean to their families and our society.
The reason for protesting at an ABC station was that ABC was presenting President Obama’s views while blocking opposing views. ABC’s refusal to run opposition ads and block a national discussion was what prompted the protest and was well known on the Internet.
Deciding the winner is the role of a “free press” in a free society? The press’ job is to block public discussion? Consider this article: ABC: Obama’s ’state-run television network’?, http://www.wnd.com/index.php?f.....eId=101984
You’re worried bout insurance companies denying coverage, but you’re not worried about government bureaucrats deciding what health care you get and what you don’t get? We’ll have health care rationing and wait times of months will be common. Costs will be contained by rationing. How is this good?
Government controlled health care will nearly kill new drug research in the U.S since there will be little incentive since reimbursements for new drugs could be blocked by the government. Research may be forced overseas. There will be little innovation with new medical devices too since compensation will be blocked by the government.