Stephanopoulos Pushes Liberal Justice Stevens to Bash GOP Audience
“Good Morning America's” George Stephanopoulos on Thursday invited retired Supreme Court Judge John Paul Stevens to bash the audience of a GOP presidential debate. The ABC host repeatedly offered up softballs to the liberal Stevens, asking at one point, “I don't know if you saw it, but there was actually a moment in one of the presidential debates where's the number of executions in Texas was cited and the crowd cheered .” After cutting to a clip from the debate, Stephanopoulos prompted the ex-justice of the nation's highest court to offer a critique on a political party: “What did you think?” The segment also aired on Wednesday's “Nightline.” [See video below. MP3 audio here .] Stevens appeared to promote his just-released memoir, Five Chiefs . On the subject of the death penalty and judicial philosophy, Stephanopoulos uncritically wondered, “How did you evolve?” He continued, “It seems like there may be another evolution now in the country that the case of Troy Davis, executed last week.
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