Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the health care and mortgage crises, the overall state of the economy and dozens of other pressing issues had to wait for their few moments in the sun as Obama was pressed to explain his recent "bitter" gaffe and relationship with Rev. Wright (seemingly a dead issue) and not wearing a flag pin -- while Clinton had to answer again for her Bosnia trip exaggerations. . . .What's more, one of the two questioners from ABC News was George Stephanopolous, a former official of the Clinton Administration. Who the heck thought that wasn't a conflict of interest?!?
. . . More time was spent on all of this than segments on getting out of Iraq and keeping people from losing their homes and -- you name it.
Most of the news media just sucks these days.
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Meanwhile, McCain continues to gain ground.
"Who the heck thought that wasn't a conflict of interest?!?"
ABC, apparently, when they hired him, oh, 6 years ago or so.
Because a former Clintonista would have absolutely no conflict of interest hosting ABC's Sunday morning news program, right? Guaranteed to give the Republicans a fair shake.
I don't have any problem with networks hiring former govt officials of either party who may have unique insights. And since the Clinton Administration was over when they hired Stephanopolous (was it only six years ago he was hired?), it's not that problematic. Recently FOX News hired Karl Rove.
The conflict of interest comes in when he is moderating a debate involving the wife of his former boss. That's a problem.
(As an aside, if you think the media has been unfair to the Republicans over the last eight years, you're mental. They've practically bent over for the administration.)
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