ABC plans prime-time Palin special

[True_Blue]

Source: Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Gibson's interviews with Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will form the basis of a special prime-time edition of "20/20" Friday, ABC said Wednesday.

Gibson is traveling to Fairbanks and Wasilla, Alaska, for the first TV interviews with Palin since she was selected as John McCain's running mate. The first excerpts of the talks will be shown on "World News" Thursday.

Gibson is having three separate interviews with Palin, ABC said. Parts of the interviews will be spread around other ABC news programs, including "Nightline" and "Good Morning America."

The prime-time special, at 10 p.m. EDT, will also include a bio of Palin by ABC's Kate Snow and a round-table discussion on the presidential race moderated by George Stephanopoulos.

Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gm0B7E3Fzr_D8xALRORRdd5H7VEgD93454N80

[napi21]

1. So is this going to be a kiss ass program? n/t

[glinda]

5. Media Giving Unfair Treatment

Is she a Queen or something?????????? WTF.

[davidinalameda]

22. it's that deference that the campaign demanded before any interviews!

show me that "liberal" media

[Buenaventura]

37. snow queen

as in "sarah's snow queen"

[kurth_]

8. Yep, complete with hagiographic worship

[Stellabella]

2. Barf

:puke:

[swag]

3. This pulls the moisture to my loins.

[Lochloosa]

34. ...

:rofl:








:puke:

[aquart]

4. And when will they schedule the Biden special?

[ErinBerin84]

6. Jesus, aren't we subjected to enough George roundtables every Sunday?

[gateley]

7. So it'll be a fluff piece, not an "interview" at all. nt

[ErinBerin84]

9. I wonder if this was part of the "terms and conditions" of the McCain campaign providing this

"exclusive" to Gibson. barf.

[kurth_]

10. subtitle: Sarah, All-American Warrior Hunter Princess, Mother, Reformer With Results

Creationist Idiot Corrupt Lying Trash

[ryanmuegge]

11. This may be the nail in the coffin for us if a lot of people watch it.

Luckily for us, we have a public that generally isn't interested in the news. They have cooler things to do and real things to worry about (like working three jobs to make enough money to get by with the amount of debt they have available), so hopefully not many people will see it because you know it'll be a glowing puff piece.

The mainstream media is more vile than kiddie porn. What fucking trash.

[geek tragedy]

16. I'm afraid tons of people will watch.

Picking Palin was THE political masterstroke of the past four years--by any politician.

McCain went from dead in the water to frontrunner overnight with that pick.

[silverojo]

20. How is "tied after convention bounce" equal to "frontrunner"?

Just askin'....

[Auggie]

26. Could be worse. Late Friday night is not an ideal time slot.

Thursday, say 8:00 pm, would be killer.

[Frank Cannon]

27. People are too broke to go out on Fridays anymore

As for myself, I'm sure I can find a sock drawer to rearrange while this is on.

[Auggie]

29. LOL

Yeah, I guess that's true. I'll be asleep by then.

[still_one]

12. I want Obama/Biden to demand equal time /nt

[Democat]

13. Where is the equal time for Biden?

ABC news is campaigning for McCain.

[rpannier]

14. A friend gave me a list of the questions in advance

1. Gov Palin just how unqualified to be president is Sen Obama?

2. How badly betrayed do you feel by the poor treatment you've received in the media?

3. How badly has Sen Obama betrayed the memory of presidents like Truman and Kennedy?

4. We all know that faith helps you through the rough spots. How dangerous is it to elect a closet radical-Muslim, anti-White Christian to the presidency?

5. Is it true that had we listened to Mc Cain back in 1973, we'd have won the Vietnam War and would have put an end to the Soviet Union by 1974?

6. Is McCain the most qualified man to ever run for office, or is he merely in the top 3?

7. Is it true that you have found documents that prove Obama hates America?

8. Have you seen McCain's brilliant plans for capturing Osama, winning in Iraq and ending the blight of terrorism around the world?

9. Follow up to 8. If so...Is it as brilliant and perfect as I imagine it is?

[KeepItReal]

18. You forgot: "George Bush... Great President? -or- The Greatest President?"

Courtesy Steven Colbert

[Spouting Horn]

41. For question #8,

don't you mean "Osama"instead of "Obama?"

[rpannier]

44. Sorry

Thanks for the catch

Color me stupid

Proofreading...Makes the world a better and more intelligent sounding place.

[JI7]

15. sickening

[kayla9170]

17. Better Give Biden His Own Special Too!!!!

Or they will feel the wrath of my e-mails. Caribou Barbie prime time special my assets!!!!!

[deacon]

19. I must have missed Bidens, Oh wait Biden didn't get a special. What's the deal

with this BS? Get her on the talk shows. Face the music. No free passes.

[mrih]

21. Hmm, so let me get this straight

The Candidate to Nowhere speaks. Whoopy, I wonder how many new "KEY PHRASES AND SAPPINESS GESTURES" the Electric Barbarella is gonna spew with her new "LIEberman" upgrade module.

Here comes Sara Palin .v2.0

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-oxkkkpeYQ

Because it fits.

[not fooled]

23. "Three Separate Interviews"

To provide sufficient opportunity for re-takes (until she gets it right) :eyes:

[heliarc]

24. Equal Time.... This needs to be an FCC issue. nt

[Frank Cannon]

28. Unfortunately, "Equal Time" is a relic of the old FCC

You know, the one that used to monitor media ownership, required TV stations to produce a certain amount of local and public service programming, and prohibited commercials for pharmaceuticals.

"Equal Time" needs to go in the Museum of Broadcasting next to the wax figure of Edward R. Murrow.

[heliarc]

40. Sad but true. nt

[mhatrw]

25. Always Backing Criminals n/t

[City Lights]

30. A "special?"

Well, isn't that special. :eyes: I'm sure Chuck will show her the respect and deference she's demanded. abc can count on me not watching any of it. :puke:

[ima_sinnic]

31. make a point of boycotting this. screw them & their tacky "specials"

why in hell would I want to watch a serial liar mouth a bunch of memorized lies?

[krabigirl]

36. No worries. I don't watch MSM news shows anymore. Can't stand it anymore.

[Doctor_J]

32. The All Bush Channel rolls on

Destroy Big Media and democracy will return to the US

[Liberalynn]

33. My e-mail, I just sent to ABC News Special's Department

So you are going to air a Sarah Palin special in Prime Time? Will you be airing a Senator Joe Biden special as well?

Wouldn't that be in your viewers best interest and ABC's best interest to provide information on both candidates for VP, so that Americans can make an iformed choice about who should be President and VP?

If you don't answer, I will be forced to conclude that your motive lay elsewhere than helping America make a fair and balanced decision about who shall lead this nation. Please answer?


**** Note to fellow posters: Please be kind, its early and I didn't go to sleep till 12:30 a.m because I could not break away from the P.C. waiting for more good news for our side. This is the best I could come up with this early. lol

No I am sure they won't answer or read, but hey, at least I said what I wanted to say to them.

[krabigirl]

35. Pass the barf bag. WHat a joke this is.

[young_at_heart]

38. ABC = propaganda machine for Republicans

It's been gradual but they are now openly campaigning for Palin.

[ContinentalOp]

39. Here's what I sent them:

"I just read about ABC's planned prime-time Sarah Palin coverage that will span 20/20, World News, Nightline and Good Morning America. It sounds like an impressive amount of reporting on the VP candidate throughout the ABC News division.

I was wondering when the special on Joe Biden is scheduled to air. I haven't been able to find any information about it on the ABC website. I'm excited to see the kind of in depth coverage that you're going to give Senator Biden on all of the ABC News shows."

They have separate contact forms for 20/20, Charlie Gibson, Good Morning America and Nightline. So since they're plastering Palin over their whole channel I thought it was only appropriate that I spam all of their divisions with my message.

[RiverStone]

42. I heard some talk that she got the questions ahead of time, anybody know for sure?

[truebrit71]

43. EQUAL TIME!!!

..this is SUCH bullshit!