Wednesday evening’s Democratic presidential debate broadcast by ABC News proved that the network believes voters will fill up at the media trough of wedge filth. Moderated by Charles Gibson and former Clinton press secretary George Stephanopolous, the two questioners spent the first 45 minutes peppering both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama with Fox News-style “wedge issue” questions.
“Do you believe in the American Flag?”, tired questions about Reverend Wright, Bosnian snipers, clinging to guns or religion, flag pins, and on and on. As I write this, there are almost 17,000 comments over at ABC News on the disturbing lack of substance that the moderators put into their questions. Move over Hannity, Charlie and George are gunning for anchor jobs at Fox News.
Following is a pitiful defense video by ABC News president David Westin.
Shame on ABC News!
The President of ABC seems very pleased to have made two democrats look bad in one broadcast.
It’s worthwhile for us to remember who we’re watching. What might have the debate have sounded like if it had been arranged at the headquarters of Exxon or Goldman-Sachs or Haliburton or any of the other corporations who have been able to conjure tax-breaks and favorable legislation with a phone call and a few paltry millions in political pin-money? Broadcasting is little different and, miserable lapdog though it is, the Democratic party is not [i]quite[/i] as eager to tug at it’s forelock and rush to do the bidding of our corporate citizens.
btw: nice lookin’ blog ya got here.
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