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Democrats and George Stephanopoulos (But I Repeat Myself)

Posted on | September 19, 2015 | 32 Comments

The “revolving door” between the Democrat Party and the liberal media functions as a full-employment program for party operatives, who can collect paychecks from TV networks for doing the same work they would otherwise do for Democrats. Nearly everyone in the major media is a Democrat (e.g., 89% voted for Bill Clinton in 1992) and so it does not seem at all unusual to them that George Stephanopoulos, a lifelong Democrat Party operative who worked for the Clinton campaign, should be employed as a “journalist” hosting ABC’s Good Morning America:

Former Democratic activist turned journalist George Stephanopoulos on Thursday went after Carly Fiorina for attacking Planned Parenthood during Wednesday’s presidential debate. The Good Morning America co-host grilled, “Another powerful moment last night was when you talked about those Planned Parenthood tapes. But analysts who’ve watched all 12-plus hours say the scene you’ve described, that harrowing scene you described, actually isn’t in those tapes.”
He wondered, “did you misspeak?” Fiorina shot back at the man who secretly donated $75,000 to the Clintons: “I don’t know whether you’ve watched the tapes, George. . . . Certainly none of the Democrats who are still defending Planned Parenthood have watched those tapes.”

We have previously discussed the Planned Parenthood videos and Fiorina’s reference to them during the Wednesday debate. The facts of the matter are known. What is important here is that (a) Fiorina emerged from the debate as a much more viable candidate for the Republican nomination, and therefore (b) Stephanopoulos was obligated, as a Democrat Party operative, to attack Fiorina.

The naked partisanship of Stephanopoulos is not merely “liberal bias”; it is outright propaganda on behalf of the Democrat Party, which reflects ABC News policy of supporting Democrats. All of the producers and executives at ABC News are also partisan Democrats, so that the network has an organizational mission of advocacy on behalf of the candidates and policies of the Democrat Party. This is not only dishonest (because it presents partisan propaganda as objective “news”), but also dangerous, in that individuals like Stephanopoulos and organizations like ABC News cannot be expected to report honestly about the failures of Democrat officials and policies. The public is deliberately misled about, for example, the effectiveness of the Obama administration’s foreign policy, because many millions of citizens are spoonfed disinformation from Democrat partisans like Stephanopoulos.

Democrats will likely nominate as their 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, for whom George Stephanopoulos formerly worked and with whom he is still friends. Does anyone anticipate that Stephanopoulos will be objective in reporting on evidence of Mrs. Clinton’s incompetence, dishonesty and corruption? No, of course not. No one expects honest political coverage from ABC News. They belong to an industry whose business is manufacturing lies.

(Hat-tips: Evi L. Bloggerlady and Aleister at Legal Insurrection.)





 

Category: ABC, Abortion, Democrats, Media Bias, Planned Parenthood

Comments

32 Responses to “Democrats and George Stephanopoulos (But I Repeat Myself)”

  1. smitty
    September 19th, 2015 @ 11:41 am

    Restated, I guess the Democrats consider the Codpiece Media sort of a thoughtless think tank?

  2. kinthenorthwest
    September 19th, 2015 @ 12:06 pm

    The abortion tapes are no laughing matter. However they are not videos to be misused as Carly did.
    Carly Lied–The segment she talked about does not exist
    Makers Of Sting Videos Can’t Point To The Scene Fiorina Said She Watched
    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/carly-fiorina-abortoin-defense

  3. RKae
    September 19th, 2015 @ 12:16 pm

    When you called George Stepinsomethingawfulus a journalist, I thought at first, “Hey, that should be in quote marks!”

    But, no. The occupation of journalist has fallen so far that it’s now like alchemist. It’s so unworthy of respect as it is that it needs no quotes.

  4. Daniel Freeman
    September 19th, 2015 @ 12:20 pm

    89% voted for Bill Clinton in 1992

    I would love to see more recent numbers. I’d bet that the poll itself had an effect, with conservative would-be newsmen deciding that they’d rather not be surrounded by libs all day, as a quality-of-life issue, and adding a business concentration so that they could do something more respectable, like PR (heh). I’d expect something closer to 99% in the under-35s.

  5. Daniel Freeman
    September 19th, 2015 @ 12:26 pm

    Well, but someone like our host can put it in quotes, since he’s the real thing.

  6. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    September 19th, 2015 @ 12:35 pm

    If ABC presented Stephanopoulos as a Democrat Partisan (which of course he is), I would not have a problem with his bias. Just be upfront that he is biased.

  7. jakee308
    September 19th, 2015 @ 12:46 pm

    I still don’t understand why they can’t be sued for In-Kind donations to Democrats. All of the Media is guilty and it’s so blatantly obvious.

    It may however be the one reason why we won’t see a resurrection of the Fairness Doctrine by the FCC. So there’s that.

  8. jakee308
    September 19th, 2015 @ 12:48 pm

    Actually, alchemists come up with some useful stuff. Journolists? Not so much.

  9. trangbang68
    September 19th, 2015 @ 3:26 pm

    Wow dead babies, ghouls selling fetal parts over brie, etc. …wait look over there bunnies

  10. trangbang68
    September 19th, 2015 @ 3:35 pm

    Your post is unmitigated b.s.. It’s disingenuous to play semantics with Fiorina’s words when everyone with a lick of sense knows she was addressing a horror that we all know is Planned Parenthood’s stock in trade.

  11. Wombat_socho
    September 19th, 2015 @ 5:55 pm

    Also, -1 for using a Democrat agitprop site as if it was any kind of authoritative source. Inept troll, 1/10.

  12. Wombat_socho
    September 19th, 2015 @ 5:56 pm

    ISWYDT.

  13. RKae
    September 19th, 2015 @ 6:13 pm

    I think we just need to go for a new word. The old one is soiled beyond repair.

  14. kinthenorthwest
    September 19th, 2015 @ 7:21 pm

    I am VERY Anti Abortion.

    If we are going to get rid of PP for their outrageous acts, we have to be honest not using this for political means. https://youtu.be/ZJzDo7lptqk

  15. kinthenorthwest
    September 19th, 2015 @ 7:23 pm

    First Off I am Anti-Abortion.
    Yes we know PP is bad,

    When you start making up stories it hurts the chances of being able to win others over to see what we are about.

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  17. Finrod Felagund
    September 19th, 2015 @ 11:51 pm

    Sites like talkingpointsmemo have zero credibility here.

  18. RKae
    September 20th, 2015 @ 1:13 am

    Politics is the act of electing lawmakers. It’s only through electing the right lawmakers that we can eliminate abortion.

  19. Daniel Freeman
    September 20th, 2015 @ 2:04 am

    Zero would like for you to retract that insult.

  20. Finrod Felagund
    September 20th, 2015 @ 2:53 am

  21. Elizabeth Richards
    September 20th, 2015 @ 4:35 am

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  22. Adjoran
    September 20th, 2015 @ 4:35 am

    The former employee describes the exact thing Fiorina spoke about. Did anyone think they had actual video footage of a felony murder?

    You cannot have watched even one of these videos in full (and all were posted in full unedited versions within 24 hours of the edited releases) and defend PP in any fashion.

  23. Adjoran
    September 20th, 2015 @ 4:38 am

    Remember that was the year Perot won 19%, Clinton only won 43% of the vote, so it is likely other journalists who would have voted Democratic normally but drew the line at Slick Willie went for Ross. The anti-GOP vote was likely 95% or more.

  24. Adjoran
    September 20th, 2015 @ 4:39 am

    Media is exempt. They can’t give free commercial time, but their coverage is not subject to regulation.

  25. Matt_SE
    September 20th, 2015 @ 9:23 am

    He cited Talking Points Memo. ‘Nuff said.

  26. Matt_SE
    September 20th, 2015 @ 9:25 am

    My current roster:
    1) Fiorina
    2) Cruz
    3) Walker
    In that order.

  27. kinthenorthwest
    September 20th, 2015 @ 10:14 am

    Every media site says Carly is a liar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJzDo7lptqk

  28. V the K
    September 20th, 2015 @ 12:34 pm

    There are no journalists; there are only Democrat Media Operatives.

  29. V the K
    September 20th, 2015 @ 12:45 pm

    Of course they are all calling her a liar; PPact donated $5million to get Democrats elected in 2014.

  30. Wombat_socho
    September 20th, 2015 @ 4:45 pm

    There are a handful of conservative or libertarian journalists, but they don’t work for the Lamestream Media.

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