ABC News still ignoring O'Reilly's Obama/GMA falsehood
On the November 5 broadcast of ABC's Nightline, ABC News correspondent David Wright reported that "some are accusing" Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) "of being too frivolous," and aired a clip of Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's recent statement, "Look, Obama -- and I told him this ... Tyra Banks ain't gonna get you elected, OK? You gotta go on the Factor." Wright's clip, however, omitted what O'Reilly said next during that October 29 appearance on ABC's Good Morning America: "[Y]ou gotta go on GMA and answer the questions," a statement that, as Media Matters for America noted at the time, falsely suggested that Obama had not appeared on Good Morning America. In fact, Obama was interviewed from New Orleans by co-host Robin Roberts on the August 27 broadcast of the show. Wright went on to report, without noting O'Reilly's falsehood: "Obama may not be a regular guest on the Factor, but O'Reilly has a point. Obama's star power hasn't yet translated into a real bump in the polls."
In a November 5 ABCNews.com article based on his Nightline report, Wright again quoted O'Reilly's October 29 Good Morning America comments, but this time included O'Reilly's full remarks and his statement that "[y]ou got to go on GMA and answer the questions." As with the Nightline report, however, Wright did not point out O'Reilly's false suggestion, and while he observed that Obama was not "avoiding tough questions," wrote: "But O'Reilly does have a point: Obama's star power has yet to translate into a real bump in the polls."
As Media Matters documented, the October 29 edition of The Note, ABCNews.com's daily political newsletter, also quoted O'Reilly's Good Morning America remarks, but simply omitted his false statement.
From the November 5 broadcast of ABC's Nightline:
WRIGHT: That zinger drove home the very point he was trying to make out on the campaign trail just a few hours earlier in a much more earnest way -- namely, that Hillary Clinton lacks authenticity. For a candidate who's sometimes struggled to find clear distinctions with his opponent, Obama couldn't have asked for a better vehicle.
So why is it that some are accusing him of being too frivolous?
O'REILLY [video clip]: Look, Obama -- and I told him this ... Tyra Banks ain't gonna get you elected, OK? You gotta go on the Factor.
WRIGHT: Obama may not be a regular guest on the Factor, but O'Reilly has a point. Obama's star power hasn't yet translated into a real bump in the polls.
From Wright's November 5 ABCNews.com article:
Bill Clinton pioneered the political cameo, the night he famously played the sax on "Arsenio Hall."
But Obama has raised it to an art form. He danced with Ellen DeGeneres. He chatted with Tyra Banks about who should play him in the movie (a toss-up between Denzel Washington or Will Smith, they decided). And, of course, his couch time on "Oprah" has meant millions for his campaign.
Why is it that some accuse him of being too frivolous?
Bill O'Reilly recently told Diane Sawyer: "What are his poll numbers 18%? 'Look, Obama, (and I told him this face-to-face) Tyra Banks ain't going to get you elected, okay? You got to go on "The Factor." You got to go on GMA and answer the questions.'"
Obama may not be a regular guest on "The O'Reilly Factor," but he is doing Gibson, Williams and Couric. He's doing Nightline too. It's not like he has been avoiding tough questions.
But O'Reilly does have a point: Obama's star power has yet to translate into a real bump in the polls.
Yeah... 'you got to go on the Factor'... self-validating BO. Okay. We all know that O'Reilly does not tell the truth. The article didn't happen to mention GMA - but did mention several others? Does anyone really give a damn about Good Morning America? Wright basically called BO a liar. I'm satisfied.
Does anyone really give a damn about Good Morning America?
No, they are irrelevant.
Does anyone really give a damn about Good Morning America?
No, they are irrelevant.
GMA jumped the shark when David Hartman left.
LMAO, watched by about 5 million irrelevant people.
It is irrelevant politically, i doubt many watch it to get political news. They watch it to see Robin Roberts and Diane Sawyer talk about cooking and Sam Champion the cute man he is tell us the weather.
But they still watch nevertheless. Did they change the channel when Obama appeared between the weather and the cooking segments?
I do not know, GMA is a joke as is the rest of the morning shows. Obama does not need to appear on that show to get elected. As usual Oreilly lies and plays games.
I mean millions of Americans watch "american idol' should Obama appear on that now?
I think if it meant Obama would get more votes... you bet he (or any candidate) would. That's actually not a bad idea.
Yes.
It's all about name recognition. Unfortunately, Sue, your average voter is NOT a politically savvy individual. They watch Dancing with the Stars, Deal or No Deal, and GMA. And they'll vote for the name they recognize best. Dennis Kucinich could bump his polling results by 10 points if he'd just concentrate on nothing more than the morning show and late night talk show circuit.
And O'Really? is still a putz because showing up on his set means absolutely nothing to the voters.
It's all about name recognition. Unfortunately, Sue, your average voter is NOT a politically savvy individual.
Yes, it's true. Name recognition. Name recognition. Name recognition. However, if voters were sophisticated enough to see that "Senator Clinton is far superior to Obama" then none of this would matter.
Bill is just pimping his worthless book. I wouldn't read it if he gave me one for free. You can send a message to this hot-tempered, aging media hack by not buying his book. Instead, take your book money and donate it to a shelter for sexually-abused women. I'm sure Bill won't object, right Bill!
LMAO, watched by about 5 million irrelevant people.
Assuming 300 million Americans, that works out to 1.667% of the country. As a point of reference, Mormons make up around 2% of our population, according to 2002 statistics.)
So I'd call that insignificant - it means that 98.33% of the country is NOT watching GMA.
Exactly, that show is a joke.
How many votes decided the last two presidential elections?
5 million is not an insignificant number of people.
Well since both of those elections were stolen it really does not matter.
That kind of cynicism just feeds the rightwing beast.
Voters are not insignificant ever.
How many votes decided the last two presidential elections?
Five people decided the 2000 Election - Billy Rehnquist & The Supremes.
One person decided the 2004 Election - Ohio Secretary of State and all-around sleazeball Ken Blackwell.
So he should go on the Factor, and reach an even smaller audience?
Obama also appeared on NBC Nightly News back in September, which reaches over 8 million irrelevant people.
What irrelevant show should Obama appear on if he wants to reach people?
He was on Saturday Night Live. He reached many young people.
He was on Saturday Night Live. He reached many young people.
Back in 1968, GOP candidate Richard Nixon appeared on "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" for about three seconds and said "Sock it to ME?" He later went on to win the election.
So I guess you never know the best way to reach the voters....
Presumming that Obama would want to lower himself to the level of Bill O and in a freaky kind of way, I hope that Obama does.......
For his appearance could only make his popularity verified to some of the FOX Noise zombies......um, maybe?
Of course, that is assuming that Bill O would give Barack the chance to say much at all? Unlike he gives the Republicans, which is all the time they want accept when he flips out when they don't say what he preceives is the truth......
Then again, perhaps that is why Barack Obama won't even bother?
Everything is always about Bill.
First, last, always.
Well when it comes to someone who constantly lies, than yes it is about Bill.
Speaking of lying, and #1...... <ahem!>
BUSH is NUMBER 1! BUSH is NUMBER 1!
I just hope you're all wearing your american flag lapel pins!
Sir! Yes Sir!
I saw that Obama sounds too much like Osama so clearly he is a terrorist.
Realizing how important this is I went out and changed my name to George. How could any good American go around with a name like Joe after everything that Stalin did? So now my name is perfectly patriotic. Who could question George Hitler's patriotism?
If the those who accused Obama of being "too frivolous" had EVER run a election campaign their opinions could be used as creditable to the story, but Bill O? His comments should be reserved for shows like "Entertainment Tonight" or "TMZ", not ABC Nightline.
I think Wright basically implied that nobody who considers themselves serious cares about what Bill-O says. I tend to agree with him, and disagree that Bill-O having his facts wrong makes Bill-O releveant enough for ABC to even bother mentioning it.
WRIGHT: That zinger drove home the very point he was trying to make out on the campaign trail just a few hours earlier in a much more earnest way -- namely, that Hillary Clinton lacks authenticity. For a candidate who's sometimes struggled to find clear distinctions with his opponent, Obama couldn't have asked for a better vehicle.
So why is it that some are accusing him of being too frivolous?
O'REILLY [video clip]: Look, Obama -- and I told him this ... Tyra Banks ain't gonna get you elected, OK? You gotta go on the Factor.
WRIGHT: Obama may not be a regular guest on the Factor, but O'Reilly has a point. Obama's star power hasn't yet translated into a real bump in the polls.
For anyone who doesn't think the media is biased.
http://www.iq.harvard.edu/NewsEvents/Seminars-WShops/PPE/papers/Tim%20Groseclose%20Media%20Bias%20Paper.pdf
Dog Run -
The Media generally tries to avoid racism and endorsing religion, so there are two big Republican causes that they can't advocate.
Rightfully so, too.
Thank you for that, it was good for a laugh. They determined liberal or conservative slant by counting think tank citations. They made zero effort to quantify use of the citations or how they were presented. It was an arbitrary and unreliable method.
However, it gets worse. The used thinktank citations mentioned in the House of Representatives in 2003 to determine their baseline on liberal/conservative bias. The House in 2003 was strongly conservative! They created a baseline that was already skewed to the right.
If you want to get an idea of how well their methodology worked, consider this one fact. The Drudge Report came out left of center in their findings.
Obama's star power hasn't brought him a bump in the polls? The guy is a junior Senator and he's already basically one of two candidates who has a shot at the Democratic nomination. He's polling at almost the same percentage as Guillianni is with the Republicans last time I looked and they're all treating Rudy as the presumptive nominee. He shouldn't have the name recognition yet to run against Gravel let alone Clinton and yet he's raised as much money as her and Bill through grass-roots fundraising. So I'm thinking that 'star-power' has maybe done something for him to this point.
Ever since Koppel left Nightline
I've gotten along without it just fine
With Stewart's and Colbert's shows going strong
I wouldn't know if Wright was right or wrong
About O'Reilly's rantings on the Fox network
(Only dittoheads would watch that jerk).
Now ABC and FOX are dating,
Both must be desperate for rating!