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WaPo TV Critic Feels Wednesday's Debate 'Slanted Against Ob
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 WaPo TV Critic Feels Wednesday's Debate 'Slanted Against Obama'
By Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters.orgCharles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos actually asked some tough questions of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during Wednesday's Democrat presidential debate on ABC.Yet, the Washington Post's television critic Tom Shales wasn't happy about this, and actually felt the event represented "another step downward for network news" wherein the moderators "turned in shoddy, despicable performances."
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By Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters.orgCharles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos actually asked some tough questions of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during Wednesday's Democrat presidential debate on ABC.Yet, the Washington Post's television critic Tom Shales wasn't happy about this, and actually felt the event represented "another step downward for network news" wherein the moderators "turned in shoddy, despicable performances."Ouch.What follows are some of Shales' key criticisms (emphasis added throughout, picture courtesy NYT): * The fact is, cable networks CNN and MSNBC both did better jobs with earlier candidate debates. Also, neither of those cable networks, if memory serves, rushed to a commercial break just five minutes into the proceedings, after giving each candidate a tiny, token moment to make an opening statement. Cable news is indeed taking over from network news, and merely by being competent. * The boyish Stephanopoulos, who has done wonders with the network's Sunday morning hour, "This Week" (as, indeed, has Gibson with the nightly "World News"), looked like an overly ambitious intern helping out at a subcommittee hearing, digging through notes for something smart-alecky and slimy. He came up with such tired tripe as a charge that Obama once associated with a nutty bomb-throwing anarchist. That was "40 years ago, when I was 8 years old," Obama said with exasperation. Tired tripe? Pardon me, Tom, but since virtually no mainstream media member has dared bring this issue up, how could it be tired?On the other hand, is it possible Shales' own political leanings were getting in the way of his objectivity? Take a look at how hard the TV critic defended Obama in this piece: Obama was right on the money when he complained about the campaign being bogged down in media-driven inanities and obsessiveness over any misstatement a candidate might make along the way, whether in a speech or while being eavesdropped upon by the opposition. The tactic has been to "take one statement and beat it to death," he said.He's right on the money, Tom? Media have for decades nay centuries thrived on gaffes during political campaigns. Do you think this is new? Or, is it only distasteful when press members are harping on misstatements by candidates you support?
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