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George Stephanopoulos Double Talk About Focusing On Side Issues and Distractions
April 19th, 2008
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When asked by Michael Calderone about Wednesday nights “debate”, Stephanopoulos said:
“We asked tough but appropriate questions,” Stephanopoulos told me by phone this afternoon.
When I asked whether questions about flag pins or Bosnia are actually relevant to voters, he replied: “Absolutely.”
“The vote for the president,” Stephanopoulos said, “is one of the most personal” decisions that someone makes.
“When people make that choice, they take into account how candidates stand on the issues,” he said, but also are concerned with “experience, character [and] credibility.”
Barack Obama and many media critics have been making the following argument for the last couple of days about the ABC’s political theater show that was posed as a presidential debate; which was moderated by Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos:
“What he’s going to do in this campaign is focus on what’s important to the American people, on the jobs and the education. That’s what the American people care about. They want to move into the future. They don’t want to be diverted by side issues, and they’re not going to let the Republican attack machine divert them”
But those aren’t Barack Obama’s words, nor the words of anyone in his campaign. They’re the words of George Stephanopoulos himself; as communications director for Bill Clinton in 1992.
So wait a minute; when bringing up this type of stuff doesn’t benefits the Clintons Stephanopoulos says we shouldn’t be diverted with republican side issues, and when it does benefit the Clintons he says its important and fair game to bring up republican side issues.
It can no longer even the least bit be denied that Wednesday night was a political hit job by an insider Clinton hit man; not to mention intentional salacious yellow journalism for ratings.
Hear Him In His Own Voice and Picture at Huffington Post
Say Goodbye To George Stepphanopoulos’ journalistic credibility - In Memoriam
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An Open Letter:
We the undersigned deplore the conduct of ABC’s George Stephanopoulos and Charles Gibson at the Democratic Presidential debate on April 16. The debate was a revolting descent into tabloid journalism and a gross disservice to Americans concerned about the great issues facing the nation and the world. This is not the first Democratic or Republican presidential debate to emphasize gotcha questions over real discussion. However, it is, so far, the worst.
For 53 minutes, we heard no question about public policy from either moderator. ABC seemed less interested in provoking serious discussion than in trying to generate cheap shot sound-bites for later rebroadcast. The questions asked by Mr. Stephanopoulos and Mr. Gibson were a disgrace, and the subsequent attempts to justify them by claiming that they reflect citizens’ interest are an insult to the intelligence of those citizens and ABC’s viewers. Many thousands of those viewers have already written to ABC to express their outrage.
Rest of the letter and media signees: mediamatters.org/altercation/200804180003#2
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It’s amazing to me, the ‘play-doh’ opinions the political pundits have. They’re easily able to mold their opinions to fit whatever category is most popular of the moment…not taking into consideration that we the people, are not only watching-but WE’RE TAKING NOTICE! smh
Great post, Yobachi, as always
It was so good to discover the next day that you were not alone in thinking how badly that debate sucked. Stephanopoulos, I am not the least surprised at, but Charlie Gibson, I thought he was a little above the fray. Well, they’ve written themselves a living epitaph, how ugly.
It was so nice to hear from you the other day Yobachi. Thanks for giving me that info. I don’t know why, but I haven’t gotten by here a lot as of late. I’ll definitely cure that.
Hope you’re having a great Sunday!~~Shelia
Thanks Bria - these people are interested in salacious gossip for raitings, not news. As long as we let them get away with it, they will not change.
Sheila, I remember when somebody came here recentlty (a couple months ago) and tried to argue with me that Charlie Gibson was of some particular integrity; lol, I always knew he was a corporate stooge like the rest of them, and he proved (again to me) last week.
I hope that website’s helpful. I’ve been getting a lot of good video content from MSNBC, and their videos are much higher quality than youtube.