ABC News Sets the Record Straight
By SusanUnPC on April 18, 2008 at 10:02 PM in ABC News, Barack Obama, George Stephanopoulos, Hillary Clinton
I just spotted this at Memeorandum.com, and wanted to rush this story to you: Mediabloodhound blog — living up to its name (and reputation) — has released a transcript of the unaired portion of the now-infamous ABC debate:
[In response to criticism], ABC News President David Westin has [released] a transcript of the untelevised portion … Westin, speaking with The Wounded-Courier, said, “While I think, on the whole, Charlie and George did an admirable job, I believe the most substantive part of the debate occurred after the cameras were turned off … [I've released] this transcript to make clear ABC’s commitment to excellence in journalism. [T]he questions asked in these remaining minutes address substantive issues that are of the utmost concern to Pennsylvanians and every American.”
Courtesy of ABC News, here is the untelevised transcript in its entirety:
CHARLES GIBSON, ABC ANCHOR: For the televised portion … we began segments with brief quotes from the Constitution. … For the untelevised portion, we will move away from the Constitution and quote liberally in a wild card fashion from whatever source seems appropriate … “Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday. Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob.”
GIBSON: That is a quote from The Beatles drug-inspired anthem “I Am the Walrus.” Senator Obama, exactly how stoned were you the first time you heard this song? And did the bong hits, combined with the tabs of acid you ingested, make this song less or more enjoyable?
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA: You know, Charlie, I’ve already addressed my slight dabbling with drugs when I was a confused youth. I think I went through what many troubled youths go through when –
GIBSON: But how wasted were you the first time you heard “I Am the Walrus,” Senator, and did your psychotic drug binge — which may have caused you to black out for days on end while committing unspeakable acts you don’t remember — add or subtract from your listening pleasure?
OBAMA: Again, Charlie, I’m not sure how this helps get Americans health insurance, brings home our troops, or fixes the economy.
GIBSON: I’ll take your response as an admission that pot and acid do, in fact, make this song better. But shooting heroin and the possible murders you committed during your unconscious fugue state detracted somewhat from the overall listening experience.
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC ANCHOR: Senator Clinton, if a tree falls in the woods but no one is there to hear it, did it make a sound?
SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON: George, that is something which has been debated for centuries. ..
Read all at Mediabloodhound blog.
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True story: A pal sent me that image this morning. I saved it in my “Pictures” folder because, well, one never knows … then I ran across that story tonight … and.
I wrote in my reply to my pal this morning, “You are incorrigible.”
And so, apparently, am I.
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