Hack Moderators at ABC Should be Ashamed!

If you missed the Democratic presidential debate on ABC last night, Editor & Publisher called it "perhaps the most embarrassing performance by the media in a major presidential debate in years." I Twittered the debate proceedings yesterday (Twitter is a microblogging platform: http://www.Twitter.com/FrancesFlynnTho Moderators George Stephanopolous and Charlie Gibson spent the first 50 minutes obsessed with distractions that only political insiders care about--gaffes, polling numbers, the stale Rev. Wright story, and the old-news Bosnia story. And, channelling Karl Rove, they directed a video question to Barack Obama asking if he loves the American flag or not. Seriously! I just signed a petition to ABC and other media that says: "Debate moderators abuse the public trust every time they ask trivial questions about gaffes and 'gotchas' that only political insiders care about. Enough with the distractions--ABC and other networks must focus on issues that affect people's daily lives." Want to sign it to? We need a bunch of signers for ABC to take this concern seriously. Click here to sign. Thanks!...
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