An Open Letter to Charlie Gibson

Dear Charlie,

I watched your interview with Sarah Palin and I have to say that I was a little disappointed in your performance. Everyone in the country knows a question or two that they could have thrown at her that she wouldn't have known. You couldn't think of any?

I have to be honest with you Charlie, I was a little bit more than disappointed. I would say that I was downright disgusted with what you did. You held Mrs. Palin's hand and let her walk all over you.

As a journalist and a citizen of America don't you feel a bit ashamed of yourself? You know you let the wolf stay in grandma's clothes last night. You know that you could have asked her any number of things so that the American public would see how unfit to lead she truly is.

I know you could have done this Charlie, but why didn't you? I'm sorry if I'm using your name so much in this note but I was just so inspired but the number of times Mrs. Palin said your name. It was like you two were best friends. Did it annoy you in the room when she kept saying your name like that? I cannot imagine that it didn't because I know there was a large part of this country who felt ill by her performance. So how was it to be in the first row?

I also think that it is obvious to America that Sarah Palin chose you and ABC to put on her little show. She didn't want to come out of her cave to unfriendly waters so she chose the path to the best island for her act. And by act I mean that performance that you allowed her to do without a single rough, or tough, or dare I say journalistic question.

You know Charlie, you are a representative of the people. The press and journalists that sit on TV and get to ask these politicians questions do it on behalf of the people. I do not think I'm off base by saying that your questions were not in anyway representative of what America wanted to know about her. You let her do her dance and you never let her trip once.

Frankly, Charlie, I see what you did as a little sexist too. You know its very popular to call the media sexist these days so I will throw it at you now. If there was a person of the opposite sex with the same unknown background who was running for VP of America then I know you would have let him have it! Even if you were told to be nice I know you would have at least given it a fair go to get something new or revealing out of him. Instead you didn't do anything new with Mrs. Palin last night. All you did was allow her to repeat her practiced talking points so that she sounded a little bit more competent to America.

The problem with that is that you have done this country a huge disservice. Instead of giving the country a more real view of who Sarah Palin is, you gave them this lie that I don't think America is buying.

I think that the voters of this electorate can see through the games that the Republican party is playing with the media. Your interview with Sarah Palin played more like an afternoon soap opera than a real journalistic interview. I know you could have done better Charlie, you owe it to this country to give it a better try.

If I were you I would start watching "The View". Those ladies just held John McCain's feet to the fire and asked him the tough questions that Americans wanted to hear. Maybe you should give it a try.

Thanks for listening,
Jason Pollock

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[scared4ALL]

Your "Open letter to Charlie Gibson" on Huffington Post summed it up pretty good, Jason. What did we expect from the powers that be, anyway, huh? I do believe Charlie was under orders myself. Shame on him, either way. No matter. Truth's coming out now.

Honeymoon's over for McPalin as I said when I heard about the Alaskan protest against Sarah last Saturday. The biggest in Alaskan history. That coupled with super exposure from the ladies of "The View" when they held McCain up for all to see was all we needed in the name of truth.

Now I see in blogs everywhere many saying, "THE HONEMOON'S OVER."

Hey everyone, how about let's start holding the media more accountable? Many are telling it like it is without the spin but we need more truth out & now.

Please use and pass the media list to everyone you know. I'll be sending it in the next post. Our children and future generations are depending on "US"

[BassMent]

I think Charlie had to walk a very fine line in this interview. If he had really ripped into her, I could imagine some undecided voters (especially women) thinking, "Why is that sexist pig being so unfair to that nice hockey mom? What did she ever do to him?"

I think he did a pretty subtle job of giving her just enough rope to hang herself. If you were listening closely to her answers, you would realize that while she was using lots of words there was very little real content to what she was saying. She simply mouthed a lot of platitudes and never really gave the impression that she was thinking for herself. That fact that he didn't call her out for doing this gave him the appearance of fairness. If he had blown that by being too aggressive, it would have just rallied more viewers to her cause.

I think the decline in her favorability ratings over the last 72 hours shows that she did herself no favors with that interview. Her debate with Joltin' Joe will complete the falling of her star.

[FuturePrez]

My question, is she going to mandate that women only where skirts or dresses in public or workplace?

[Wooty]

The idea that Charlie Gibson was going to ask tough or relevant questions is laughable. Remember the primary debate he and fellow marshmallow George Stephanopoulos hosted? The guy's a lightweight even by today's infotainment standards.

[Jason Pollock - Huffpost Blogger]

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[PlantGod72]

Give 'im HELL, Jason, give him HELL!

[alansky]

The thought that a voting majority of American citizens may actually approve of Sarah Palin is utterly sickening. Please tell me that this can't happen in America!

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PART 2
It's time for the middle class to stand up and be heard. National rallies will garner
national press coverage. Here's a link for a rally against Palin in Anchorage that came together within a few short days by simply sending press releases to their local media:
http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/alaska-women-reject-palin-rally-is-huge/

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PART 1
I am one of a growing group of people across the nation preparing to hold
national rallies for Obama on Saturday, Oct. 4th at 1pm EST and adjusted accordingly
across the time zones. We'd like the rallies to continue from that point on to every Saturday until
the election. A focus on issues affecting women and families. Home made signs that reflect the
individual's concerns.

We need someone who can create a web page that would note dates and times and where
people can meet in each town or city. The page would also allow us to coordinate with people
across the country regarding permits and press releases.

If you are interested in getting involved please reply to: berta@birt­hsearcher.­com