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Aug 05 2008 4:59pm EDT

'Shoddy' ABC Left Out of Presidential Debates

The Commission on Presidential Debates just announced who will moderate the three presidential debates between Barack Obama and John McCain, as well as the face-off between their yet-to-be-named running mates. PBS's Jim Lehrer, NBC's Tom Brokaw and CBS's Bob Schieffer will referee Obama-McCain match-ups; Gwen Ifill, also of PBS, will moderate the vice-presidential showdown.

Missing from that list is anyone from ABC News -- which, you'll recall, put on the April 16 debate between Obama and Hillary Clinton. That broadcast, moderated by Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos, was slammed by critics, almost unanimously, as "shoddy," "shallow," "despicable," shameful," etc., for dwelling overwhelming on preposterous non-issues.

Coincidence?. □

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