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Norah O'Donnell aired cropped "John is right" clips, but in nearly all instances, Obama was criticizing McCain

September 27, 2008 6:48 pm ET

SUMMARY: On MSNBC, Norah O'Donnell aired a montage of what she described as "the multiple times that Barack Obama said 'John [McCain] is right' " during the first presidential debate. Following the montage, O'Donnell commented, "I thought this was a debate." In fact, in nearly all instances, Obama was actually criticizing McCain after first noting a point of agreement on the topic Obama was discussing.

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