September 12, 2008
Charlie Gibson Interviews Barack Obama
In his interview with Sarah Palin, it seemed to me to be pretty clear that Gibson was bound and determined to trip her up, working desperately for a "gotcha" moment, twisting her words to make it seem that she said something she didn't, accusing her of being guilty of hubris for even agreeing to run for VP.
Nonetheless, it occurs to me that maybe Charlie Gibson is just a tough interviewer. Maybe he sees that as his job.
Here's Gibson's recent interview with The Messiah. You be the judge.
No questions about Jeremiah Wright, Tony Rezko, Michael Phleger, William Ayers or foreign policy. No questions about his myriad changes of positions on issues like national defense and wire-tapping. The only prodding Gibson gave was on The Messiah's complete abandonment of principle for expediency in abandoning public financing--and even that was light as a feather.
A few examples of Gibson's questions:
GIBSON: Do you worry that [the 2008 race] could turn on race, age and class?...These guys aren't even TRYING to look neutral anymore...GIBSON: Is the hardest part of all this behind you or ahead of you?...
GIBSON: The picture of you in the paper, this morning, with your wife, watching the Clinton speech. What did you think of the Clinton speech?...
GIBSON: And finally your daughters. What did they say to you? Did they take it as a matter of course that Daddy could be nominated to be president? They never knew what older people know in terms of discrimination, although they may still feel some. What did they say about that?...
GIBSON: I watched closely your countenance last night, your mien, as you stood in that hall. You didn't smile much. Has the joyfulness of this hit home yet? Do you take joy from it?...
By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at September 12, 2008 10:59 AM | | l digg this
