tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766983.post-4507706318079369362008-04-18T02:51:00.001-04:002008-04-18T02:51:41.964-04:00Enough is enoughHi,<br>If you missed the Democratic presidential debate on ABC Wednesday night,<br>Editor & Publisher called it "perhaps the most embarrassing <br>performance by<br>the media in a major presidential debate in years."<p>Moderators George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson spent the first 50<br>minutes obsessed with distractions that only political insiders care<br>about--gaffes, polling numbers, the stale Rev. Wright story, and the<br>old-news Bosnia story. And, channeling Karl Rove, they directed a video<br>question to Barack Obama asking if he loves the American flag or not.<br>Seriously!<p>I just signed a petition to ABC and other media that says: "Debate<br>moderators abuse the public trust every time they ask trivial questions<br>about gaffes and 'gotchas' that only political insiders care about. <br>Enough<br>with the distractions--ABC and other networks must focus on issues that<br>affect people's daily lives."<p>Want to sign it too? We need a bunch of signers for ABC to take this<br>concern seriously.<br>Click here to sign:<p><a href="http://pol.moveon.org/enoughdistractions/?r_by=12457-4538487-.faMoh&rc=mailto">http://pol.moveon.org/enoughdistractions/?r_by=12457-4538487-.faMoh&rc=mailto</a><p>Thanks!<p><p>Morgaine Swann<br>morgaine@the-goddess.orgMorgainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13074112467402675609noreply@blogger.com