Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren loses Sharpton as a guest thanks to Obama campaign.

From Gretawire.

I debated whether to tell you this or not…but I did promise behind the scenes information here on GretaWire….so here it is…yesterday at 9:00am I personally booked Reverend Sharpton to appear ON THE RECORD at 10pm eastern to discuss Don Imus. At 8:12pm, less than 2 hours before we were to begin our 10pm news show, I received a call in my office from Reverend Sharpton…he said that Senator Obama’s campaign had called and asked him to appear on CNN at the same time he was due to appear on ON THE RECORD and thus could not make our show at the top. I told him that our first segment was the one he had been booked for almost 12 hours earlier and which we had discussed …he said Senator Obama’s campaign called and wanted him on CNN and that he was sorry.

Maybe next time Greta should check with the Obama camp before booking a guest to make sure they approve.

UPDATE

From TVNewser

TVNewser reached out to representatives from CNN and Sharpton (who appeared again on CNN last night). “The booking was made directly through Rev. Sharpton’s staff,” said a CNN spokesperson, while we have not heard back from Sharpton.

Politico’s Michael Calderone spoke with Sharpton’s VP of communication, who “adamantly” denied Sharpton spoke with Obama’s staff about the booking.

Now, Van Susteren responds to Calderone:

I am 100 per cent clear on this. I know what he said. I spoke DIRECTLY to Reverend Sharpton — it was not via a spokesperson. He called me shortly after 8pm. He said it to me more than one time in the conversation as the reason why he “had to” do CNN instead of meeting his agreement that he made to me in our 9am phone call. Reverend Sharpton and I have known each other professionally for many years (I like him) and he was attempting to get my blessing for his decision to do CNN and breaking his agreement with me.

 

 

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