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Friday, May 16, 2008 --- 53 days ago http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2008/05/16/abc-launches-pc-investiga
 On Friday's "Good Morning America," various ABC reporters fretted about the political implications of Barack Obama referring to a female reporter as "sweetie." GMA co-host Diane Sawyer nervously asked, " When do 'honey,' 'sweetie,' cross the line? " Guest host David Muir introduced an investigation into " the debate over what words we can use and can't use when we're talking to members of opposite sex ."
To further examine the issue, GMA even dug up previous clips of the presidential candidate using what has become the other S-word. So, only two days after "Sweetie-Gate" broke, the morning show had already provided detail and background on the case. This stands in stark contrast to how GMA (and ABC in general) covered a much more serious subject, Obama's relationship with indicted political operative Tony Rezko, a man that raised money for the senator and was also involved in a questionable land deal related to the purchase of Obama's home in Chicago. In 2006 and 2007, ABC only mentioned Rezko once . Apparently Rezko and the senator's dealings don't measure up to the sweetie story.
For the sweetie controversy, however, Harris intoned, "[Using the word], apparently, is a habit. We dug into our tape library and found these moments." He then played old file footage clips of Obama using the offending language: "Sweetie, if I start with a picture, I'll never get out of here. [Cut to second video clip.] Sweetie, If I start ... |
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