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.

[songquake.livejournal.com]

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