Debate thing

[drydem]

One thing I find interesting about the recent Democratic debate is how one aspect of the whole thing is being overlooked by even the critical media, George Stephanopolous' ties to the Clintons. One of the 'moderators' for this debate was one of the directors of Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign and had his career launched by his association with the Clintons. Given his outright smear questions for Obama, how is nobody crying foul on ABC and journalistic neutrality.
I mean, I am the last person to imply journalistic objectivity, but there is expected to be a lack of direct bias in the news media. Letting him moderate the debate is putting the fox in charge of the hen house and because of that, we get questions about Obama's association with Ayers and the fucking flag pin.

Comments

[fallen-scholar.livejournal.com]

Oh, come now. Stephanopolus is his own man, and you've no idea how many people ask me for the Chicago dirt on Obama. Actually, on that point, there's a rumor going around that the ol' ball n' chain of yours is going to school up here and you're getting dragged along: true or false? Anyway, back to point, which is that considering how, to quote people better than I, gay for Obama the media has been, it's not unwarranted.

[drydem.livejournal.com]

Tis true. Chicago shall be our abode for at least a year, likely at least two. We're planning an August move with an appearance sometime in June or July to go apartment hunting.

And my problem with the debate is less with the media going after Obama, which I think is fine, than with the methodology. I'm not a gotcha kind of voter unless I think that the relationship or event is telling of a larger pattern or significant relationship.

I.E. a passing personal relationship with someone who is a member of the communist party, no big deal. Working for the campaign of David Duke, big deal.

[fallen-scholar.livejournal.com]

Cool, yo. You want me to find an apartment for you? Call or e-mail me with your reqs.

And the bridge is back in operation!

[drydem.livejournal.com]

We may well be interested. We're discussing reqs and such, needs vs. wants and so forth. Thanks for the offer.
Yay bridge!

[songquake.livejournal.com]

we won BEn!!!

[songquake.livejournal.com]

oh, and yeah. i was like, "what? then why isn't someone that close to obama also asking questions?"