Comments on: ABC News debate reactions

By: Erik

Erik — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:40:35 +0000

I think it’s wonderful how all these Obama supporters hate how the debate went Personal relationships don’t mean anything? Wright is a racist…he is poison. Obama not only knows him, but he sought him out and looks to him for “spiritual guidance.” MY personal relationships help define who I am…you can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep. Why shouldn’t one care about who their president chooses to be friends with? It’s stupid to ignore that fact. They only don’t matter when it’s a liberal hanging out with turds?

Also, any candidate who says they’re going to pull out of Iraq is lying…it won’t happen for quite a long time. Everyone knows that, they just won’t admit it. And you’re completely stupid if you believe them. I think the candidates appreciate the light attention on issues. You know, because neither of them have any answers to problems that face the country.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:37:47 +0000

ABC News has violated the public trust by the shameful and shallow debate format. I will not tune to ABC News as my source for information.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:54:51 +0000

Great questions by ABC. If I was running for office and raciest David Duke came over to my house, I would be asked about it. It is only logical that Senator Obama be asked about his raciest friend who claims that white people started aids.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:41:53 +0000

Is it for the ratings? If so then get out of the news business and fill the slot with another dumb reality show. Then again, I guess that’s what that “debate” turned out to be. Miserable.

By: tdc

tdc — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:30:38 +0000

if you think obama “has become another victim of swiftboating”, then you’re not watching the live stream of him from erie PA today.

he’s back and putting his boot up some behinds.

By: Athena

Athena — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:22:48 +0000

Obama has become another victim of swiftboating

By: ralph

ralph — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:15:11 +0000

The interrogators had a woman from PA ask Obama about his lack of wearing a flag pin. Check it out, NEITHER GEORGE NOR CHARLEY were wearing a pin nor was Hillary wearing a pin.

By: ralph

ralph — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:15:09 +0000

The interrogators had a woman from PA ask Obama about his lack of wearing a flag pin. Check it out, NEITHER GEORGE NOR CHARLEY were wearing a pin nor was Hillary wearing a pin.

By: ralph

ralph — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:14:51 +0000

The interrogators had a woman from PA ask Obama about his lack of wearing a flag pin. Check it out, NEITHER GEROGE NOR CHARLEY were wearing a pin nor was Hillary wearing a pin.

By: Debatewatcher

Debatewatcher — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:24:49 +0000

This was absolutely the worst job of moderating a debate. Thanks to Gibson and Stepanopulus.

He said. She said. Who did you associate with. All trivial items that have NOTHING to do with who can be a better president. Who can handle the problems or who has a vision for the future.

What difference does it make if Hillary was wrong about the Bosnia event, or if Obama made a comment that he should not have.

It appears to me that ABC News thinks that the next president only needs to worry about what he or she says. Who they eat lunch with, or who they talk to, etc.. THE PROBLEMS LIKE IRAQ, ECONOMY EDUCATION, OUR IMAGE ABROAD, HEALTH CARE, etc. are all trivial. The only thing that counts is the trivial things that the moderators concentrated on.

Shame on you ABC News, and shame on the moderators.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:32:11 +0000

This isn’t about whether the questions were “tuff.” It’s about whether questions are relevant to people living in the real world. There was nothing about health care, nothing about education (unless you think the problem of “rich blacks” is an important education issue), nothing about the housing crisis, and one question about Iraq. It was all bitter-gate, Bosnia-gate, pastor-gate, flagpin-gate, and, perhaps most absurdly, Weather-Underground-gate. There was little to nothing that helped ordinary Americans decide who would help them improve their lives and their country. And the idea that Obama was held “accountable” here is denied by the fact that what has followed is not harsher scrutiny of Obama, but rather a firestorm of criticism against ABC. If you want to scrutinize Obama, perhaps you should do it in a way that doesn’t make people think you’re an embarrassment to democracy.

By: Jeano

Jeano — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:39:36 +0000

It’s about time the main stream media starts asking Obama some tuff questions. The honeymoon is finally over and now we will all get to see what Obama is made of.
For those of you who think character doesn’t matter I could see why you were bored. However, my vote goes to the person with the most character and as far as I am concerned Obama’s responses to some of those tuff questions made it obvious he is lacking in more then just character. I think judgment is an area he needs to work on as well.

Thx George and Charlie for finally holding him accountable.

By: Jeano

Jeano — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:39:22 +0000

Thx George and Charlie for finally holding him accountable.

By: JT

JT — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:52:34 +0000

Until I read this I did not realize that there was still an ABC News. I thought the entire network went away years ago.

By: teedee

teedee — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:54:45 +0000

It is exactly these type devisive politics that obama forewarned about. It is silly season to the point that even the moderators share the same sentiment as the network they represent. Gibson is the poster child of the old political platform and ABC is the beacon of old news. Hannity perpetuates all ill fated questioning exhibited in the abc “DEHATE” towards Obama as he dedicates at least 70 percent of his show to derailing the efforts of concious americans to put a leader in office that shares our conclusion that this is not working and has not worked in 8 years damn near! So bring in change. Please! Gas. Food. Healthcare? Not important. Bittergate and Bosnia? I’m shaking in my boots…Wake up!