ABC's Gibson asks if the fact that Obama can raise so much more money than MdCain "Is that fair?"

[JohnWxy]

Well, Charlie, nobody in media cared when the Republicans outspent the Democrats throughout history using corporate contributions. Now that Obama looks like he might raise more money from PEOPLE than McCain will raise from corporations and various interest groups aligned against fairness in the tax code or in access to health care, or honesty and full disclosure in lending by banks and credit card issuers to name a few issues where corporate interests consistently line up against the interests of people, you are concerned with fairness of one candidate haveing more funds than the other. OBama's contributions average about $75. They come from average people who don't have high-paid lobbyists to snuggle with Republican degenerates to get laws written for the specific advantage of one industry or even one company.

Your concern for the "fairness" of Obama's appeal to those who don't have the power and money required to buy lobbyists to apply insider pressure for them (that's how the Republican party stays in business after all) is disgusting and contemptible. YOUr kind of reporting is just a bit more subtle than Rush Limbaugh's but just as reprehensible.

Frankly you're no better than Katie Couric despite your feigned earnestness.

[FrenchieCat]

1. I hope that you wrote that as a letter to him!

If you haven't done so yet, here's his mailing address:

Charles Gibson -- ABC News http://www.abcnews.go.com/Site/page?id=3068843
Title: Co-Anchor
Department: Good Morning America
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Address: 147 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023

[JohnWxy]

19. thanks for the link. I did email ABC news about it. My email was shorter though.

I encourage everybody to email the media sycophants (they are important enablers to fascism, no small matter) and call them on spreading disinformation and slanting their coverage. You never know. Your one email might be the one that hits the tipping point.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

2. Chuckles is deeply concerned about his capital gains taxes

As we all learned during that travesty of a debate on ABC.

[Faygo Kid]

3. Gibson is horrid. Another right-wing Limbaugh buddy.

[my3boyz]

4. Kiss my @ss Gibson! He is as bad as Dobbs! Two peas in a pod! nt

[anonymous171]

5. Nope.

But it wasn't fair when republicans did it either and I didn't hear you making a fuss about it then, Gibson. Payback's a bitch.

[blogslut]

6. Define fair, Charlie

But first, can you provide your estimate for an average, professor's annual income? I'll give you a hint. It isn't $100,000

[boobooday]

17. That was when he truly exposed his cluelessness

I almost fell out of my chair. I loved the groaning that came from the audience at the tiny private college.

[otohara]

7. Lobbys Owning Presidents or Millions of Citzens Participating in Democracy???

call an ambulance for another used up, egotistic, bad so-called journalist! Worst moderator ever in the history of presidential debates. Go jump in a lake Charlie, take George with you!

[AndyTiedye]

8. ABC and the Rest of the Mighty Slime Machine Will More Than Make Up the Difference

by giving lots of FREE airtime to anyone, anywhere, who will bash Obama.

[hedgehog]

9. I forget, is it Charlie Gibson or Colbert that's the parody?

[slinkerwink]

10. Gibson can go fuck himself!

[woolldog]

11. I think he looks particularly stupid when he wears those

over-sized reading glasses in an attempt to look "distinguished."

[FrenchieCat]

12. Yep. Benjamin Franklin, he ain't.

[JohnWxy]

20. What about that 'oh-so serious' look he puts on. He's no deeper than Katie Couric who was and still

is a cheer-leader (now for the GOP).

[MidwestTransplant]

13. Hey Charles is it fair that you make more money than a local news weatherman?

I would say ABC is getting ripped off, but yes it's fair.

[City Lights]

14. Poor Chuck. Poor John. Poor GOP.

:nopity:

[arewenotdemo]

15. Gibson is clearly AFAR (A Fucking Asshat Repuke).

[TwilightGardener]

16. ABC/Disney and Gibson are officially right-wing. So...I'm not surprised.

[Raine]

18. Bwahahahaha ... "it's not fair, it's not fair"

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :nopity: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[powergirl]

21. The Fair's in October, baby

This is a presidential election. I am so impressed that Charles Gibson is so concerned about fairness in the election. :sarcasm:

[dzika]

22. Charlie Gibson has become a Brit Hume clone.

[JohnWxy]

28. yes! (must be his hero)

[Median Democrat]

23. With MSM Bias Like This, Obama Should Embrace The Role Of Underdog

Disney and News Corp's operating budgets dwarf the amounts that Obama can raise.

[NewJeffCT]

34. If any Democrat does not act like the underdog

when running for president, they're not looking at reality.

[sourmilk]

24. Doesn't the RNC have a little cash advantage over the DNC?

Like about $50 million worth?

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/gop_retains_50_million_cash_ad.php

Gibson is a fucktard.

[Vinca]

25. Is it fair???? What kind of question is that????

Geez, pardon Obama for being so much more popular than McBush that people flock to his site to donate. Is it fair an old coot with a wealthy wife can fly around in her corporate jet on campaign jaunts and not pay for the privilege?

[Labors of Hercules]

31. obviously it is perfectly fair.

What I don't get is how it can be WRONG to opt to take donations from the people directly instead of using tax dollars that are sorely needed elsewhere. :wtf:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

26. I like "MdCain".

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

27. It's baffling to me why there are still many people are believe that the media is treating Obama

with "kid gloves." It's amazing to me the biased coverage he is receiving. It's not even subtle.

[Puzzler]

29. Yeah...

... just look at all of the CNN "concern" (AKA "hit") pieces about Obama they've run recently.

[Raine]

30. GROW UP Charlie...Life is NOT fair

GET USED TO IT!!! :evilgrin:

[Alter Ego]

32. I guess it isn't fair that McCain is utterly inept at raising money.

Of course Barack Obama should deliberately hamstring himself so that the 527s can shoot him out of the sky! What were we thinking, trying to win?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

33. it's surprising that McBushCain can even raise a dime?