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Friday, April 18, 2008

your mother should know

mediabloodhound gives us the untelevised portion of wednesday's debate:

charles gibson, abc anchor: for the televised portion of this debate, we began segments with brief quotes from the constitution apropos to what we would be discussing. for the untelevised portion, we will move away from the constitution and quote liberally in a wild card fashion from whatever source seems appropriate. ok, so let's continue. "sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come. corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody tuesday. man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long. i am the eggman, they are the eggmen, i am the walrus, goo goo g'joob."

gibson: that is a quote from the beatles drug-inspired anthem "i am the walrus." senator obama, exactly how stoned were you the first time you heard this song? and did the bog hits, combined with the tabs of acid you ingested, make this song less or more enjoyable?

senator barack obama: you know, charlie, i've already addressed my slight dabbling with drugs when i was a confused youth. i think i went through what many troubled youths go through when –

gibson: but how wasted were you the first time you heard "i am the walrus," senator, and did your psychotic drug binge -- which may have caused you to black out for days on end while committing unspeakable acts you don't remember -- add or subtract from your listening pleasure?

obama: again, charlie, i'm not sure how this helps get americans health insurance, brings home our troops, or fixes the economy.

gibson: i'll take your response as an admission that pot and acid do, in fact, make this song better. but shooting heroin and the possible murders you committed during your unconscious fugue state detracted somewhat from the overall listening experience.

george stephanopoulos, abc anchor: senator clinton, if a tree falls in the woods but no one is there to hear it, did it make a sound?

senator hillary clinton: george, that is something which has been debated for centuries.

stephanopoulos: so you admit there was no gunfire that day you landed in bosnia?
addendum: tim f. over at balloon juice, gives us some back door phone numbers to reach abc to let them know what you think about the debate:

bc new york newsroom: (212) 456-5100 newsradio@abc.com newsroom fax machine 212.456.5150

peter salinger (the man in charge of election coverage) director, special events & sports 212.456.5105 peter.salinger@abc.com

cristi landesmanager, programming 212.456.5107 cristi.d.landes@abc.com

wayne fisk director, programming 212.456.5327 wayne.fisk@abc.com

jeff fitzgerald executive director, operations 212.456.5554 jeffrey.t.fitzgerald@abc.com

heidi oringer executive director, entertainment 212.456.5541 heidi.b.oringer@abc.com

jon newman news coverage 212.456.5100 jonathan.m.newman@abc.com

joyce alcantara assignment manager 212.456.5106 joyce.a.alcantara@abc.com

jim kane deputy d.c. bureau chief 212.222. 6604 james.f.kane@abc.com

andrew kalb executive director, programming 05.567.2269 andrew.l.kalb@abc.com

robert garcia executive director, news & sports 212.456.5103 robert.garcia@abc.com
double addendum: real journalists write a polite, but firm, letter to abc decrying gibson and snuffleupagus.

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1 Comments:

they got polite and pointed letters from me........
commented by Blogger Distributorcap, 2:36 AM PDT  

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