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Tropics_Dude83 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-01-08 03:24 PM
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Just an alert to Obama supporters: I am calling out ABC News as blatantly pro Clinton
This is the last straw:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4365942&page=1

"Cespool" in the headline? That could come from Rush Limbaugh. But this isn't all. I believe that CBS, NBC, CNN and even Fox (gasp) has generally been fair to Obama and Clinton but ABC is just a nightmare. Here are my examples:

1. Clinton hack George Stephanopoulous is ABC's Chief Washington Correspondent. Gee, I wonder who he is supporting. GS worked for the first term of the Clinton W.H. How is he influencing ABC's coverage? Pro Hillary perhaps?
2. Cokie Roberts waxed eloquence last week on "This Week" about how Obama will have serious problems in the GE. She said that his voters won't turn out in the GE and opined how sad it was that Hillary's campaign was in trouble because women desperately want a woman president.
3. Kate Snow, the Friday before the New Hampshire primary, ran an Obama hit piece, practically spouting off as fact the Clinton attack lines for the day. In that circumstance, she reported that Obama was soft on crime.
4. Kate Snow gave a very sympathetic piece the night before NH on the Clinton N.H. diner moment. In fact, Kate Snow is probably the biggest reason I am outraged at ABC right now. Each report that she does fawns over Clinton. ABC needs someone more objective.
5. ABC picked up the "Obama is a cult" meme and had a whole story on it with a blatantly anti Obama writer.
6. ABC presented two pieces on World News Tonight this past week that were described as the most pro Clinton pieces anywhere in the media over the past month!!

I'm sure there are other examples; but I just really wanted to call out ABC for being the "All aboard for Clinton" network.

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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-01-08 03:26 PM
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1. George Stephanopoulous is not a fan of the Clintons. George was sent out
to talk to the press right after Monicagate broke, and he had to tell them there was nothing to the story. Later, he found out that Bill Clinton lied to him. He felt betrayed and I don't think he ever quite got over that.
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Zookeeper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-01-08 03:27 PM
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2. Then you should watch MSNBC....
if you want to see Clinton trashed and Obama adored.

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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-01-08 03:28 PM
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3. You've Got To Be Kidding LOL
And the cespool comment was a quote from someone in the story, not from ABC. Your logic is astounding in its flaws.
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DearAbby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-01-08 03:32 PM
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4. You know
with this campaign being so close, any news about it, is bringing people's attention to these candidates. Either pro Clinton, or pro Obama. Look on the bright side. People are finally hearing the Democrats, they may get interested enough to actually get on the computer and research them.

This could be good, for both candidates, the Democrats, and the country as a whole.
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golddigger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-01-08 05:24 PM
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5. !!11CALL FUCKING CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!11!!$$^&
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RBInMaine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-01-08 05:40 PM
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6. These corporate media outlets are rotten !
The crap these pro-corporate media outlets put out usually don't begin to approach honest journalism. It's sickening propaganda and little more.
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