Stephanopoulos DEFENDS debate! "appropriate questions" what a fool

[yourguide]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0408/Stephanopoulos_defends_debate_performance_We_asked_tough_but_appropriate_questions.html



Stephanopoulos defends debate performance: ‘We asked tough but appropriate questions'

Despite criticism, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos defended his performance in last night’s Democratic debate, which he co-moderated with Charles Gibson.

“We asked tough but appropriate questions,” Stephanopoulos told me by phone this afternoon.

When I asked whether questions about flag pins or Bosnia are actually relevant to voters, he replied: “Absolutely.”


*snip*


This morning, websites like The Huffington Post provided multiple attacks on the debate moderators (The Gotcha Debate), and I asked Stephanopoulos for his reaction to one specific piece of criticism — that of Washington Post critic Tom Shales calling the moderator’s performances “shoddy” and “despicable.”

“I think it just comes with the territory,” Stephanopoulos replied, adding, “I think you’re going to find a wide range of opinions.”

*snip*

Finally, on the repeated shots of Chelsea Clinton on screen — which Stephanopoulos wouldn’t have been responsible for since he was down asking the questions — the moderator said he hadn’t really thought about it.

[EFerrari]

1. Wow. I didn't know he was this big an idiot. n/t

[Justitia]

2. PageBoyGeorge. Isn't it time for him to pick up Bill's drycleaning? Or fetch him lunch? -eom

[yourguide]

44. rofl

[C_U_L8R]

3. Appropriate if you happen to be a Clinton staffer

or a former one

[PoliticalAmazon]

4. He's a tool and a douche-bag, and another Hillary handmaiden who has....

...destroyed his own credibility in order to rig the debate to favor Hillary.

I just wrote KO and told him that if he has Staphylococcolus on his show again, I'll no longer watch his show.

Staphylococcolus needs to be shunned for the hack he is.

[lisa58]

5. What's he gonna say?

When he loses viewers to "This Week" he may think again - not today.

[Buzz Clik]

6. George will back off only when ABC tells him to apologize. That would be ... um... never.

[Cant trust em]

7. "Do you think Rev. Wright loves America as much as you do?"

We haven't had a debate in 7 weeks and that's what they think we care about? Sheesh.

[BeyondGeography]

17. That one's my personal favorite as well

:freak:

[hisownpetard]

38. Analogous to "Have you stopped beating your wife?" Lose:lose.

Stephanopolous should get a job as a racehorse jockey
and leave us alone.

[Armstead]

8. Typical Beltway Arrogence

Dismiss all criticisms as "part of the territory."

George you've gotten dumped on for handling it badly. Why not just acknowedge it?

[The Blue Flower]

9. He's in a defensive posture

At least he's been put in a position where he knows he has to defend the indefensible.

[Coexist]

10. what did anyone think he was going to say, "yes I was a shmuck"

but his career will be defined by this mess for a long, long time.

[tridim]

19. Well, honestly that's exactly what he should say.

Especially when about 99% of the feedback on ABC's own website is negative.

The fact that he's sticking to his guns proves that he's just another cog in the machine. I hope it's worth it Snuffy, you fucking whore.

[Lucky 13]

11. Arrogant little schmuck

[uberblonde]

12. Apparently you're not aware...

That Stephanopoulos and the Clintons parted on less-than-friendly terms. He's hardly what you'd call a friend.

[Maccagirl]

26. Thank you for bringing up that uncomfortable fact

Georgie is not Bill & Hillary's bud.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

13. George Staphylococcus is a tool.

[tridim]

20. He's a fucking whore. nt

[woolldog]

14. Steffanuplous

is scum. Boycott ABC!!!

[DJ13]

15. He IS the definition of out of touch "elite"

He seems to think his wealth from being overpaid justifies his out of touch positions.

[Hepburn]

16. What a fucking tool....

...:puke:

[endarkenment]

18. MSM: we tell you what is important.

When I asked whether questions about flag pins or Bosnia are actually relevant to voters, he replied: “Absolutely.”

Well that just sums up the problem right there. Arrogant complicit criminals.

[Cha]

21. What's he gonna say? "Yeah, we were a$$holes..what

ya gonna do about it?" stepfo is a fool and a tool and he's goin' down with the $hip.

The only thing a$$hole understands is the bottom line.

[PA Democrat]

22. George, do you think Charlie Gibson loves whoring for corporate America as much as you do?

A tough but appropriate question.

Noticeably absent from the debate any questions about corporate greed and malfeasance.

[redqueen]

23. That guy's been a whore for decades.

I don't know why ANYONE is surprised by his still being a bought-and-paid-for whore.

[NJmaverick]

24. I am just glad he is having to defend himself

that means the public's standards are not as low as they thought.

[GoldieAZ49]

25. ABC gave both candidates an opportunity to answer the questions that dems have

been asking each other about the candidates

the dem voters will decide if they like the answers or not

[BeyondGeography]

30. Yeah...flag pins have been a hot topic around here

as have reformed 60s radicals and the candidates they love. :eyes:

[GoldieAZ49]

32. If they looked at the dem blogs and message boards over the past 6 weeks

all of these questions have been out there.

Obama in an interview commented on the flag pin and said everyone that wears one is faking patriotism (paraphrased from what I remember of it) he made it a 'topic'

[BeyondGeography]

This was a Democratic primary debate

Democrats do not choose candidates based on their attitude toward flag pins. Then again, with Hillary deploying so many Republican arguments against Obama (because that's all she has left), you've probably convinced yourself this a legitimate issue for discussion.

[GoldieAZ49]

35. I agree, the flag pin question is lame, but O made a case out of it

and the media is going to ask him about it

the other questions had not been addressed in the debates, bosnia, wright, elitist, pardons or association of weatherman


there isn't much difference between them on issues, after 20 debates and the past month of various 'gates' what did you expect?

[BeyondGeography]

40. Sounds like an argument to pick a nominee and move forward

because when the candidates agree on the issues for the most part, the temptation to focus on nonsense is indeed too hard for a silly-minded media to resist.

[americanstranger]

27. I got your 'wide range of opinions,' George....

How about from 'You suck' to 'You really, really, really, really suck?'

- as

[tishaLA]

28. They know they fucked up. They just can't admit it.

They sold their journalistic souls for a few ratings points.

[endarkenment]

42. A fuck up is an accident. This was a fucking over. nt.

[phrigndumass]

29. I wonder if ...

... it was Monica under the desk at all, or really George in Monica's dress. Same height, same color hair ...

:evilgrin:

[JaneQPublic]

31. Asking Obama if Rev. Wright loved America as much as he did -- was "appropriate"?

Why the hell does Little Georgie think the voters need to know how much some preacher in Chicago loves America? Wright isn't a friggin' candidate!!!

For chrissakes, that question was just about as appropriate as asking "Who do like better: Britney or Paris?"

[merh]

33. And why didn't the fellow from politico ask George S if the flag pin

question was so important why they didn't ask Hillary about it since she never wears flag pin and did not have one on last night, and why the two moderators don't wear a flag pin, are the unpatriotic? Why do they hate america?

[BlooInBloo]

34. More drudgico.

[Bolo Boffin]

36. Wide range of opinions

They run the gamut from "stupid-ass stupid" to "can't-believe-you-still-got-a-job stupid."

[uponit7771]

37. StephADickLess and Grubson have shoved themselves in the category of FAUX news anchors

[undeterred]

39. They just proved how desperate they are without Peter Jennings

Georgie sits in a highchair.

[meow mix]

41. democratic debate for the democratic party primary. but waste of time, freeper questions

fuck you george

[TragedyandHope]

43. BITE ME, George

An open letter to Charlie Gibson and George Stephanapoulos

[SoonerPride]

45. Snuffleupagus is dead to me

Really.

[depakid]

46. Like many who tarnish their reputations, George just doesn't understand

that he's not going to get any mileage from digging in his feet and defending his and ABC's atrocious conduct.

I think what happens to self-important people- like American pundits- is that they seem to have a sense of entitlement. That makes them deaf to criticism (and, as we've seen so many times before) any accountability for their behavior.

A David Brooks, a Cokie Roberts (not to mention those even further down on the respectability scale) they think that repeated breaches of ethics and lapses of professional responsibility won't cause their careers any ill effects- so why bother?

While times were relatively good- and Americans were tuning out, they've been insulated. Now that times are, shall we say, about to change considerably for the worse, that luxury won't last for long- and the public will turn on them with a vengeance.

[Eurobabe]

47. Snuffy, you sucked ass, admit it. n/t

[BeyondGeography]

48. More accurate title: Sean Hannity's bitch defends debate