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By Tim Graham
March 22, 2013
Radio hosts like Mark Levin and Web sites like Canada Free Press are mocking President Obamas statement in a press conference yesterday with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, where he compared the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to U.S.-Canada relations.
But ABC, CBS, and NBC failed to notice. They acted like a press release service for Obama on their newscasts Thursday night and Friday morning, offering Obama 18 soundbites adding up to 215 seconds, often ending in applause.
On ABC, reporter Jonathan Karl gave Obama four sound bites totally 44 seconds. The report ended with anchor Diane Sawyer insisting So the White House is considering this trip a big success? Karl agreed: Given the low expectations, they view this as exceeding expectations, because they reaffirmed the strong relationship with Israel, and challenged the Israelis to move forward with peace talks.
Read more:
Obama Compared the Palestinians to Canada? Networks Ignore The Gaffe, Lavish Time on Obama | NewsBusters
March 22, 2013
Radio hosts like Mark Levin and Web sites like Canada Free Press are mocking President Obamas statement in a press conference yesterday with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, where he compared the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to U.S.-Canada relations.
But ABC, CBS, and NBC failed to notice. They acted like a press release service for Obama on their newscasts Thursday night and Friday morning, offering Obama 18 soundbites adding up to 215 seconds, often ending in applause.
On ABC, reporter Jonathan Karl gave Obama four sound bites totally 44 seconds. The report ended with anchor Diane Sawyer insisting So the White House is considering this trip a big success? Karl agreed: Given the low expectations, they view this as exceeding expectations, because they reaffirmed the strong relationship with Israel, and challenged the Israelis to move forward with peace talks.
Read more:
Obama Compared the Palestinians to Canada? Networks Ignore The Gaffe, Lavish Time on Obama | NewsBusters
