Posted on 09/12/2008 7:51:38 PM PDT by NewMediaFan
For ABC anchor Charlie Gibson, it was almost a no-win situation, yet he came out of it not losing. Gibson's interviews with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin -- who had been carefully sheltered from the media previously -- would have been criticized if he'd seemed too gentle, and yet attacked from other quarters if he'd seemed too tough. So he tried to be both and neither -- a very iffy trick.
Usually likable and personable on-screen, Gibson seemed uncharacteristically pompous during part of the first interview, excerpts from which aired on "ABC World News" on Thursday. But in subsequent sessions with Palin, he was his old chummy self.
Regardless of how one feels about Gibson's technique, he definitely scored a hit in the ratings. "NBC Nightly News" with Brian Williams usually wins the three-network evening news race, but Thursday, ABC's newscast beat NBC's by more than 2 million viewers (9.73 million to 7.5 million, with CBS trailing at 6.1 million), according to quickie Nielsen numbers.
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That was outstanding !!
May I go beyond unconscionable and unfair? Charlie lied, and when given an opportunity to correct his premise within the question, he lied again. He said exactly. Words have meaning. And Charlie is a liar. Not a good resume builder.
So Tom Shales does not read the DC Post either? If he did, he would have read Dr. Krauthammer and know that Gibson committed a gaffe with his Bush Doctrine question and showed his own ignorance.
Dork. I turned it off half way through.
pompous? So in todays liberal lala land, you win if you are and ass?
I seen that on fox news.Krauthammer also told Juan in a reply to something Juan said,Sarah Palin has more experience than Obama. Ya gotta love that guy.
It was a debate, not an interview.
AFter the interview, I consider Gibson a major WANKER, to borrow from the Old English.
Hope he can keep his teeth to old age...
She passed w/a solid B+ on her first attempt. She will only get better as she becomes more comfortable. She’s a natural.
Pray for W Mccuda and Our Troops
Likely to be the last hit he’ll ever score.
Later
I didn’t know who he was and after watching the interviews I hope I never see or hear of the jerk again.
Anyone that won’t accept an answer and continually tries to reward the question to get an answer they want is a total a**hole!
I had the urge to punch old Charlie in the mouth.
He needed it to haul his garbage.
Very well put. This was the very FIRST time I ever watched Gibson, and obviously, it will be my last.
What a condescending jackass. But now I support the McPalin ticket even more, as I’m sure is the case with most of us here.
Absolutely. PALIN'S the DRAW - not 'Charlie'.
Sarah's a HOT DRAW right now. Hannity's ratings are gonna GO THRU THE ROOF next Tuesday. She's a STEAMROLLER!
No way Hitlery is gonna get in Sarah'sr line-of-fire now. Sarah's the most popular woman in American right now.
"Watch out, NOBAMA. Your Nightmare is just beginning!"
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