http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/abcnews/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:20:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417862/posts Vintage shut down on Sam Donaldson during a press conference. This man's timing was flawless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRUbwnkEPqc YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417862/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:20:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415125/posts Two sentences contained in an ABC News article published today stand as proof that the network and its faux reporters are in denial when it comes to identifying terrorism and terrorists: Bob McCarty Writes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415125/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:15:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415069/posts At face value, it seems harmless enough. According to ABC "Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts, every Christmas the show features various "spiritual leaders" to talk about the role of faith in their lives. And this year's Christmas Day broadcast was no exception. "And now, it is a ‘GMA' tradition on Christmas Day, to talk about the role of faith in all of our lives," Roberts said. "We gathered a group of spiritual leaders from different traditions to talk about the importance of belief, in good times and belief in bad times, too." Roberts' panel featured Father Edward Beck, an... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415069/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:00:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415003/posts Imagine the outrage if any Republican President went on vacation during a recession and spent $4,000 a night on accommodations. On ABC’s Good Morning America Wednesday, correspondent Yunji de Nies seemed to suggest that President Obama’s family will be spending such an amount renting expensive living space at an estate house in Hawaii for a two-week Christmas vacation. De Nies: "Christmas trees here aren't cheap – neither is staying in this $8.9 million house, which runs $4,000 a night. The Obamas rented this one and the two next door for family and friends. When you spend that kind of money,... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415003/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:17:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414000/posts Millions of Americans tuned in (and millions more around the world saw clips) as Diane Sawyer made her full-time debut behind the anchor desk Monday night for World News with Diane Sawyer and shared an exclusive sit-down interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. They heard Sawyer level harsh accusations at Ahmadinejad about Iran’s nuclear program, its treatment of its citizens as well as of three American hikers arrested after they crossed the border. They also heard Ahmadinejad refer to Sawyer as “respectable lady.” But what most people don’t know is that the voice they heard translating Ahmadinejad belonged to a... Mediaite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414000/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:49:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410606/posts NEW YORK -- Considered one way, Charles Gibson 's career in TV news seems to be a model of stability: 34 years logged with one employer, ABC. There, he did his job well and rose to the top echelon of his profession, forming a firm bond with his viewers and offering his gracious signoff, "I hope you had a good day." On the other hand, Gibson, who Friday retires from the "World News" anchor desk and from ABC as a full-time employee, is bowing out as more than an admired network news star. At 66, he's a proven utility player,... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410606/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:04:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410444/posts The health care debate began for real in June when ABC devoted an entire hour to Obamacare in a special edition of ABC's Prime time hosted anchor Charlie Gibson and (now incoming anchor) Diane Sawyer. Called "Questions for the President: Prescription for America" the special aired on June 24, 2009, from the East Room of the White House. Basically Obama was given solo airtime to pitch his health care agenda both in prime time and later that evening on Nightline. To make matters worse, Conservatives for Patients' Rights (CPR) a group that opposes Obamacare tried to air commercials giving the... National Center/The Lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2410444/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:05:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2407315/posts Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz presented quite a paradox in a Charlie Gibson profile Monday. The retiring ABC World News anchor said that "it’s time to move on" since objectivity is "less of a marketable commodity." But Kurtz also underlined how Gibson dared to keep airing live coverage of Ted Kennedy’s funeral until they were able to broadcast the reading of Ted Kennedy’s letter to Pope Benedict. These passages came late in the article: Gibson worries whether broadcast networks will be able to support sizable editorial staffs in an era of declining audiences, when cable news channels are louder... Newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2407315/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:40:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401805/posts Gibson:"The White House has been under considerable scrutiny regarding the number of jobs created by the 727 B dollar economic stimulus program. Reports from the administration and congress have provided only rough estimates. So we asked Chris B… if he could find evidence to what the program had paid off. “ Plays video :”For these police cadets in MO, teachers in VA and construction workers in PA the stimulus means paychecks…….”. The rest of video is all the grateful workers who got jobs partially funded by the stimulus. Report ends with: “…but any jobs are better than none say the... youtube/ABC NEWS--World News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401805/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 03:06:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2387905/posts Jake Tapper gets visit by Chinese official while interviewing a student at Shanghai Town Hall, the official "commanded" them to stop the interview...(Video) hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2387905/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:46:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378623/posts I opened ABCNews.com the day after the Democrats and Obama got destroyed in the election and what do you know. This is what is in the right hand column (YOU CAN'T MISS IT) A Look Back The 2008 Election: The 2008 Election PHOTO President-elect Barack Obama waves to supporters during his election night party at Grant Park in Chicago, Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2008. ELECTION MAP REPLAY: How Obama Won the White House Obama Promises New Dawn of Leadership '08 Election Is One for the Record Books EXITS: Economy Allows Obama to Remake Map WATCH: Obama's Road to the White... ABCNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378623/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:14:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376046/posts Good Morning America co-host Diane Sawyer on Tuesday helped promote an upcoming HBO documentary on Barack Obama and allowed producer Ed Norton to gush over the "zen" presidential campaign of the Democratic candidate. Sawyer breathlessly teased the program as "the Obamas behind closed doors. The grandmother who raised him and the man you’ve never seen." Sawyer played several clips of the By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, a film that followed Obama and his family during the 2008 campaign. The segment, which ran six and a half minutes, will be supplemented by more promotion on Tuesday’s Nightline. When... Media Research Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376046/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:25:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2375788/posts ABC News fields at least one real reporter. He’s White House correspondent Jake Tapper. Most AT readers, like many Americans, are thoroughly convinced that the legacy media reports with a bias toward Obama and the policies of his administration. So, when a notable exception surfaces, it’s only right that he or she be acknowledged. Jake Tapper has a front row seat at the White House (WH) briefings. He shows all the signs of being a for-real reporter. Here’s visual evidence of that. Remember the cell phone irruption episode back on May 19th during one of Robert Gibbs’ press conferences before... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2375788/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:01:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375374/posts Early Saturday morning, 7Online.com, the website for ABC's New York affiliate WABC-TV, reported the previous night's arrest of Jason Shih, an alleged campaign worker for Governor Jon Corzine (D-NJ) charged with "possession of a controlled narcotic and paraphernalia that is used for distribution." For some reason, although the headline "Corzine campaign worker arrested" shows up in a Google News search, the page is no longer available: "We are sorry, but the URL you requested could not be found. The page you are looking for may have been renamed, moved, or deleted." A search of "Jason Shih" and "Corzine" at 7Online.com... Newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375374/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:06:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373889/posts While CBS and NBC ignored yesterday’s expansion of the federal definition of hate crimes to include sexual orientation, ABC’s Charlie Gibson reported it, explaining that the amendment was “named for Matthew Shepard, a Wyoming college student killed 11 years ago because he was gay.” It’s true that the amendment, attached to a defense spending bill, was named for Shepard but Gibson ignored his own network’s investigation of the Shepard case that revealed sexual orientation was not the sole motive behind his murder. ABC’s “20/20” investigation in 2004 found that drugs fueled Shepard’s brutal murder, not homophobia, as is widely believed.... Culture and Media Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373889/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:06:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370702/posts Ingraham: "I might not be invited back..." ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370702/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:13:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366247/posts The ABC's of Media Bias By: Lowell Ponte FrontPageMagazine.com | Thursday, October 14, 2004 IS THE ESTABLISHMENT MEDIA BIASED against conservatives? Dan Rather remains in the anchor chair at the CBS Evening News despite his involvement in recent news stories based on dishonest reporting, fabricated documents and even Internet gossip falsely alleging that President George W. Bush secretly intends to begin the military conscription of students. These stories were obviously designed to damage Mr. Bush in the final weeks before a national election. And now ABC News has left in place its Political Director Mark Halperin. ABC has done this... FrontPageMagazine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366247/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:15:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2366236/posts Demonstrating the media never tire in coming up with new rationales to tout President Barack Obama's popularity, ABC led Monday night with a poll timed to the night before Tuesday's nine-month mark of the Obama presidency -- as if that's some kind of important anniversary, and spent as much time on how it found record low affinity for Republicans. Anchor Charles Gibson announced “the President has a 57 percent approval rating, his rating rising for the first time since April. And only 20 percent of the country now consider themselves Republican. That is the lowest level of support in 26... Newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2366236/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:49:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364188/posts George Stephanopoulos will be the primary substitute for Diane Sawyer when she becomes anchor of “World News” next year, expanding his already formidable command of the airways as ABC’s chief Washington correspondent and anchor of “This Week.” “As Diane Sawyer prepares to assume her new role at ‘World News,’ George Stephanopoulos is also expanding his duties,” a network official said. “It’s just been established that George will be Diane’s primary substitute on 'World News.' In addition, he will also be at her side on set for all major ABC News special events coverage.” Stephanopoulos has made his George’s Bottom Line... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364188/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:26:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351984/posts Watch ABC World News Tonight NOW For Great Story On Congressional Health Care Scam ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2351984/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:49:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2348406/posts Adultery did not fare well during a September 25 “Nightline” broadcast about the issue, but that didn’t keep ABC’s Cynthia McFadden from asking an evangelical pastor if he felt “a little intolerant” for his conservative views on the subject. McFadden moderated a debate that tried to answer the question, “Are we born to cheat?” but appeared to mock Pastor Ed Young’s responses whenever she could. The proponents of adultery who appeared on the panel included Jenny Block, an author and participant in an open marriage, and Noel Biderman, the president and CEO of Ashley Madison, a Web site designed to... Culture and Media Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2348406/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:10:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344676/posts Just heard in on WMAL (DC) at 9am….No link. Maybe someone can find the link. ABC NEWS Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344676/posts#comment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:13:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2344468/posts In a discussion that centers on the meaning of the word "tax" President Obama tells us that relying on the definition listed by Merriam-Webster is "stretching." Instead, we should just accept his position: the dictionary is wrong, let's move on. Here is the transcript, courtesy of ABC News. The argument between George Stephanopoulos and President Obama, over whether the requirement that every person in America must purchase government-approved insurance or pay a fine, has just begun. The incoherence is in the original. I presume Mr. Obama's telepromtors had the day off. STEPHANOPOULOS: That may be, but it's still a tax... Leibowitz's Canticle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2344468/posts#comment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:40:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344342/posts President Obama and ABC News' George Stephanopoulos got in a testy sparring match Sunday over whether the president's health care plan includes a tax increase, leading the host to look up the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of taxes. In the interview airing Sunday, Stephanopoulos pressed the president on his plan to require people to purchase health insurance. "Under this mandate, the government is forcing people to spend money, fining you if you don't. How is that not a tax?" the host asked. Obama responded: " No, but -- but, George, you -- you can't just make up that language and decide... foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344342/posts#comment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:31:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344391/posts It was one of the most popular topics among the questions you submitted to me for my interview with President Obama – the controversy involving ACORN. While the President said that ACORN "deserves to be investigated" in light of the "inappropriate" video that's gone viral, he did not endorse recent votes in Congress to cut off federal funding for the community group. Here’s our FULL exchange: STEPHANOPOULOS: How about the funding for ACORN? OBAMA: You know, if -- frankly, it's not really something I've followed closely. I didn't even know that ACORN was getting a whole lot of federal money.... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344391/posts#comment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:28:35 GMT