Tom Shales
When Barack Obama met Hillary Clinton for another televised Democratic candidates' debate last night, it was more than a step forward in the 2008 presidential election. It was another step downward for network news -- in particular ABC News, which hosted the debate from Philadelphia and whose usually dependable anchors, Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos, turned in shoddy, despicable performances...
| Charlie had the audacity to press his questions home against both 'Bamer and the Hildebeast, particularly on the proposed (or supposed) captial gains tax increase. You'd think that's what a journalist is supposed to do, press questions, but apparently WaPo thinks that's wrong. Maybe that's why WaPo isn't such a great newspaper anymore. |
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