Posted on 09/15/2006 4:36:50 PM PDT by lowbridge
Friday’s "Good Morning America" broadcast yet another bad-news-for-Republicans story concerning the party’s chances in the upcoming mid-term elections. In a report from Robin Roberts, three southern women, all either former Republicans or Republicans considering voting for Democratic candidates, were given air time to express their disenchantment with the GOP:
Robin Rasmussen: "I voted Republican in every election since I was 18."Robin Roberts: "But not this year. Robin Rasmussen is thinking of voting for a Democrat and she’s not alone."
Janna Herbison: "And I used to consider myself to be a Republican."
Tracy Quick Bradford: "...I think that the, the candidates that, that represent the Democratic party this year are most in line with my views."
Roberts told co-anchor Diane Roberts and new GMA newsreader Chris Cuomo (yes, son of the Democratic former governor of New York and brother of New York attorney general candidate, Andrew) that a "lively, lively" discussion took place among the women. Viewers of the segment saw none of that. In the portions of the discussion that did air, Roberts never asked the women why they felt Democrats might make better leaders. Instead, the piece highlighted each of the women expressing their dissatisfaction with the party, or rehashing Democratic talking points:
Roberts: "What are the issues, Tracy, that you’re most concerned about?"Bradford: "I think health care, education and the economy. And I think that the, the candidates that, that represent the Democratic party this year are most in line with my views."
Rasmussen: "If the Democrats are in power, they’re gonna--you know they’re going to do the best they--you hope that they’re going to do the best that they can."
Janna Herbison: "And I heard a comment, I think, from a congressman the other day that said if the Democrats don't agree with the war, they're more concerned with the terrorists safety than with Americans safety. And I couldn’t–that just, that blew my mind...Don’t say they’re aligning themselves with the terrorists because they disagree with you. That’s un-American."
Before concluding the segment, Sawyer served up some more "worrying" news for Republican incumbents:
Diane Sawyer: "But another worrying thing for the Republicans has to be how much they just seem to want change of some kind."
Chris Cuomo: "That’s right. I mean, you have to distinguish between not liking the Republicans and feeling that the Democrats are a better bet."
The full transcript follows below:
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
Well, I'm surrounded by southern women and I only know one who will vote Democrat and she's done that all her life.
'rats are really really in for a surprise on Election Night. Same for the LameStream Media.
'rats are really really in for a surprise on Election Night. Same for the LameStream Media.
GMA had a retraction on the story this morning. My wife recorded it for me, I'll check it out tonight. Did you see it?
Nope, I didnt see it. I'm glad you've got it recorded! Can you please give us a transcript of the retraction after you've seen it?
Sure thing!
Got to love Janna Herbison's observation of the friendliness of people riding the commuter train serving congressional districts of Suffolk and Nassau counties that are predominantly Republican, particularly the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th CD's and points east.
No doubt she sent that excerpt of her book to those C. Reps, too, including Peter King (R), for input. It's just that those memos aren't on the web. </sarcasm>
Did Congressman King also lose a family member in the '93 Long Island commuter shooting? That was why I sent it to Ms. McCarthy - JH
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