ABC Chides Money-’Obsessed’ Candidates’ Fourth of July, Gushed Over Obama in 2007
Good Morning America's John Berman on Tuesday offered a condescending, dismissive take on how the money “obsessed” presidential candidates spent their Fourth of July. Yet, four years ago, the same program offered a fawning look at what Barack Obama did on Independence Day. After mentioning Michele Bachmann and Newt Gingrich, Berman suggested that the Fourth of July could be ” a chance to take a break from their recent big obsession, cash .” The journalist quickly followed this up by noting that the President has raised $60 million. Berman pointedly explained, “… Though he spent the day with men and women whose value is beyond priceless .” (This was a reference to Obama's speech to U.S. troops at a barbeque.) The reporter joked that Newt Gingrich was “lonely” while campaigning in Iowa and sarcastically added that the former Speaker “has lost most of his staff” and “was surrounded by his wife, a Ford and this [homemade] sign.” In contrast, on July 5, 2007, GMA's David Wright offered a sympathetic look at Independence Day and the toll the campaign had taken on then-candidate Obama: “For most of us, the Fourth of July is a family event. But if you run for president, you have to make certain sacrifices.” Wright continued, “For Barack Obama, the Fourth of July in Iowa was too important to miss. The solution? Bring the family along.” He explained to viewers that “the [Obama]
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