ABC anchor, Charlie whathisname misquotes Michelle Obama as per Repub disinformation.

[JohnWxy]

Last night Wednesday, June 18, The ABC News anchorman misquoted Michelle Obama as saying: "For the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country." Quite consistent with Repub disinformation. Of course, what she actually said was: "For the first time in my adult life I am really proud of my country.". For you Charlie this could be paraphrased as "...I am especially proud..." which is an entirely different meaning of course, from what your disinformation quote conveys. But of course you knew that, just as you knew you were misquoting her. I hope you won points with your corporate conservative handlers.

For the ABC news anchor man the first rule of real journalists is to get the quote right. Particularly when it is easy to do so. there must have been hundreds of copies of tapes of her statement floating around - even at ABC. Well, what you lost in credibility you gained in Republican friendships. Hope is pays off for you. You've just given another example of why people who want to be informed are flocking in droves away from network right-wing public relations outlets.

Congrats.

[AndyTiedye]

1. They Have Their Marching Orders

[FrenchieCat]

2. It doesn't matter whether she said "really" or not.....the point is that

the quote is out of its context, and she has explained this enough. Laura Bush understands this, so why won't ABC "journalists"?

Guess giving Tim Russert a 6 days send off without criticism means that these journalists now think they can say and do whatever, because in the end, they will not be criticized when they go to their grave.

[MagickMuffin]

3. His pay off is $8,000,000 annually

That's right he makes 8 million dollars a year. Let that sink in.

Is it any wonder he is sooooo out of touch with working Americans?.?.?

Remember he thought teachers made over $100,000 a year.

Talk about Elitist.

[olkaz]

4. Charlie Gibson is just following orders. Period.

He's COMPLETELY out of touch. He thought $100,000 is a normal salary among Americans.

And he also made a **really** unconvincing argument about how lowering taxes increases tax money brought in (during one of the Clinton/Obama debates). Ugh.

At least the mask has slipped this election season.

[JohnWxy]

6. It's amazing how well the make-up covers all that Repub excretia on his nose.

He must get it in there really deep.

If this makes you mad go to www.congress.org click on Media Guide (see left side of page) it takes you to this page (or just click on following link):

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/


there you can just enter a name in the appropriate field and it will list matches in the media. Charlie Gibson is among the results if you search for "Gibson". You click on an envelope button and you can enter your own letter telling Mr. Gibson what you think of his partisanship and dissemination of disinformation. They send the letter for you free. Or how much better would it be to send a letter to ABC news Executive Producer, Jonathan Banner?

[bunkerbuster1]

5. Happens virtually every time I hear that line

I'm actually surprised when they leave the "really" in there.

[dbmk]

12. Afaik

.. both versions are actually in play, as there are recordings from two different events - one where she used really and one where she didn't. Can't dig up the proof for it now though. Just avoid playing that card to hard, as it might backfire a bit.

She has since explained that it was in relation to the political process and not the country in general terms - and thats perhaps what should be focused on.

[JuniperLea]

7. God forbid Gibson should die...

We'd have to listen to more disingenuous bovine excrement about what a great guy/journalist he was.

I hope all the RW media tools live forever... in a Monkey's Paw kind of way.

[JaneQPublic]

8. Contessa Brewer did the same thing at noon on MSNBC.

She also said Sen. Obama had broken his promise to take federal election funding.

Looks like we need to form a truth patrol to keep these "objective" newsreaders from slanting their stories.

[Tim4319]

9. That is the norm!

It was even done on The View! Whoopi caught it and even made a point about encluding "REALLY"!

[Blue-Jay]

10. I hope we can talk about this some more!

[cstanleytech]

11. Well to me he seems to be a moderate

or atleast when compared to the likes of Hannity or Cavuto over on Fox News, who knows maybe one day he will move over to there to join them.

[JohnWxy]

14. Fox is known and hann & colmes are overt in their bias but Gibson et al are portraying themselves as

unbiased sources of information. IT's worse when NBC, ABC, CBS news shows slip disinformation in.

BTW, good book to read: the Republican Noise Machine .

[uponit7771]

13. I don't think Gibson likes Obama, not on bit

[givemebackmycountry]

15. Here is how effed up things are...

She was just on The View.
The View is on ABC.
She explained the whole NON-issue.
Charlie was sitting in his office watching it - and I got a 100 dollar bill that says that's true.
YET...
He went on a national broadcast and lied.

Charles Gibson.
Media WHORE.

[anonymous171]

16. Remember his obsession with the capital gains tax?

[mrreowwr_kittty]

26. OMG yes! I couldn't believe how he harped on that in that ABC travesty/debate!

It was so clear that he had some personal peeve with that. I want Obama to push for a CG increase just to piss Chuck off!

[MonkeyFunk]

17. She actually said it twice, one time omitting the 'really'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjR81pFJI4

[GoldieAZ49]

19. Ahah! facts. in the video age everything is verifiable.

good thing too!

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[MonkeyFunk]

22. Youtube's a right-wing source?

:shrug:

[chascarrillo]

23. You linked to a video made by a right-winger to attack Michelle Obama. Shame on you.

Shrug all you want.

[MonkeyFunk]

27. How does it attack her?

It's a video of her giving the two speeches.

I'm merely rebutting the claim that she was horribly misquoted. She wasn't - she gave the speech twice, and that's all the video showed.

YOu should be ashamed of yourself of being a hyperventilating nut. NOTHING in that video is an attack on Michelle Obama. It's simply two clips of her speaking. How do you interpret that as an attack?

[GoldieAZ49]

28. Quoting is no longer acceptable it seems.

Certain public figures are not accountable for their words or actions.

[MonkeyFunk]

30. It's gotten insane

telling a simple truth is now considered an attack.

[chascarrillo]

32. Don't be fatuous.

[MonkeyFunk]

33. I want you to explain

how that video is an attack.

Don't insult me, don't respond with a one-liner. Explain how a video that does absolutely nothing but show two clips of speeches she gave is an attack on her.

[chascarrillo]

34. Okay, follow along...

Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnb2IrsU1Cg

[MonkeyFunk]

35. That's a video of John McCain

it doesn't address my question.

How is the video I posted an attack on Michelle Obama? Answer in your own words.

Your accusation is insanely idiotic - I'm giving you a chance to defend it. Don't deflect with a video that has nothing to do with the subject. Use words, sentences, and paragraphs, if you're able, to explain why it's an attack. Bonus points if you can explain how it's a right-wing attack.

[chascarrillo]

36. Exactly. It's an attack video on McCain which is solely comprised of two videos of him talking.

The video you posted is an attack on Michelle Obama because it was used to make her look unpatriotic, also using her own words. That's plainly evident and incontrovertible. Both videos only use the words of the intended targets in order to attack them. That's how they're similar.

Extra Credit: Look at the Favorites of the person who posted the video on YouTube. He's a rightwing nut. He's clearly a conservative who posted the video in an attempt to disparage Michelle Obama.

[MonkeyFunk]

37. It wasn't meant to make her look unpatriotic

it was to show that she said both "proud" and "really proud" in two separate speeches.

And many others posted that video - if the guy who posted it has some favorites you don't like, it doesn't make the video itself a right-wing attack. It's simply video from two different speeches she gave, and it shows that she said both "really proud" and simply "proud".

You're reading far too much into it, and it makes you look silly.

[chascarrillo]

38. The person who posted that video also posted a Morning Joe segment that bashed Michelle Obama.

So much for your argument. C'mon, put two and two together.

[MonkeyFunk]

40. You're not really that thick, are you?

I don't care if Hitler posted the video. The video ITSELF is not an attack. It's just clips of her speaking. That's all.

Now you don't LIKE what the clips show, but that doesn't make it an attack.

I posted it simply to demonstrate that those who claim she's being misquoted are mistaken. She's not being misquoted, and the videos prove that one simple fact.

But to call it an attack is just absurd.

[chascarrillo]

41. So the McCain video I linked to isn't an attack on McCain because it's just him speaking?

At this point, I'm completely flummoxed. I have no idea why you're carrying on with this assertion that somehow, if a video (or, hell, any medium you choose) only consists of a subject's own words, then it could never be an attack on the subject. That's just ridiculous. You refuse to admit that context has some role to play.

Is this all because you don't want to admit that you're wrong? (And hence, the insults?)

[hendo]

31. Yup, she mis-spoke

It is odd how some people refer to anything they disagree with as a right wing attack.

[hokies4ever]

18. She said the quote twice, once with 'really', once without 'really'

Of course it's interesting to see which quote people choose to use. For example, McCain has said that Obama would be a Carter 2nd term and also that Obama would be a Carter 3rd term. Yet they never use the 3rd term quote since it will sound like another senior moment for McCain.

[NC_Nurse]

21. Gibson? He's an asshat! Worst debate moderator EVAH!

[Hamlette]

24. she said it both ways, this is faux outrage n/t

[my3boyz]

25. I can't stand his ass. I can't believe I liked him on GMA. nt

[Skwmom]

29. Hmmm... with LIMITED public financing how could Obama correct this misinformation?

Anyone?

[Max_powers94]

39. WOW...These people are afraid