Wednesday, October 17, 2012

David Westin, Former ABC News Chief, On Media Bias: Absolute Objectivity 'Can Never Be Achieved' (VIDEO)

  • Kennedy vs Nixon '60

    From ABC News, portion of first presidential debate September 26, 1960.

  • Carter-Ford Oct. 6, 1976 Debate - "No Soviet Domination"

    In this clip from the Oct. 6, 1976 debate between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, Ford botches a rehearsed line from his briefing book and declares, "There is no no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe." At the time, all countries in Eastern Europe had Communist governments and were under the Soviet sphere of influence. You can watch the entire debate and read a transcript at millercenter.org

  • Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney

    FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2012 file photo Republican presidential candidates former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum counters former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, during the South Carolina Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Remember Newt Gingrich calling Romney a liar? Michele Bachmann saying Romney's unelectable? Santorum calling Romney "the worst Republican in the country" to run against Obama? They're hoping you don't. And acting like it never happened _ even though most of their words are just clicks away online. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

  • George W. Bush, John Kerry

    FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2004 file photo, President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., wave as they enter the stage before the third and final presidential debate in Tempe, Ariz. President Barack Obama's "we can't wait" refrain is all about projecting a sense of urgency and bold action heading into his fourth year in office. It turns out recent presidents haven't had much luck with that. The fourth year is often a disappointment, particularly when a president facing re-election is trying coax action out of a Congress in the hands of the other party. The heady optimism of earlier years gets bogged down in partisan bickering, and big initiatives give way to less ambitious steps. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

  • Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford

    FILE - In this Sept. 23, 1976, file photo President Gerald Ford speaks during the first of three televised presidential debates with Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theater. During one of those debates Ford didn't dominate when he declared in a 1976 debate that Poland was not under the domination of the Soviet Union, which at the time it was. Time magazine called it "the blooper heard round the world." Ford's rival said the president had "disgraced our country." (AP Photo/File)

  • GOP Debate

    Preparations continue on a stage at the Mesa Arts Center for Wednesday nights GOP presidential debate hosted by CNN and the Republican Party of Arizona on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012,. (AP Photo/East Valley Tribune, Tim Hacker ) MANDATORY CREDIT, ARIZONA REPUBLIC OUT

  • Rick Perry

    Texas Gov. Rick Perry, talks to the media in support of Newt Gingrich after a Republican presidential debate Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

  • Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton

    FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008 file photo, then-Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., stand together before the start of a Democratic presidential debate in Cleveland. With no end in sight, the Republican presidential nomination fight may end up mirroring the epic 2008 battle between Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton that stretched into June. But Length may be the only true parallel to draw between the two races. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

  • Mitt Romney, Rick Perry

    FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, right, spar during a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. Perry, still nursing wounds from his failed presidential campaign, did himself a world of good with his self-deprecating jokes at a dinner in Washington in March. First, he joked that his time as the GOP front-runner had been "the three most exhilarating hours of my life." Then he perfectly skewered Romney by quipping that during the GOP debates, he'd been tempted to turn to his rival and ask, "Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?" (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

  • Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich

    FILE - I this Feb. 22, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidates, from left, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich share the stage during a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz. If he can manage it, now is the time for Mitt Romney to mend his Republican fences and bring around those dubious voters who kept spurning him for Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and others on the right. After a nasty Republican primary battle, he's got to somehow fire up the party's staunchest conservatives without alienating independent voters he'll need to defeat President Barack Obama in the fall. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

  • George W. Bush, Al Gore

    FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2000 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, left, speaks as Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore watches during their third and final debate at Washington University in St. Louis. Finally, the fall season delivers the matchup Americans have been waiting for, President Barack Obama goes one-on-one with Republican Mitt Romney in three prime-time debates. With the race a dead heat, the debates take on an oversized role in the few weeks between now and Election Day. One small mistake or impression _ a glance at a watch, repetitive sighing _ could roil the campaign for days and linger in voters? mind. This is especially true for two polished candidates who will have the soundbites and rhetoric down cool. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)

  • George H.W. Buas, Ross Perot, Bill Clinton

    FILE - In this Oct. 15, 1992 file photo, President Bush, left, talks with independent candidate Ross Perot as Democratic candidate Bill Clinton stands aside at the end of their second presidential debate in Richmond, Va. Finally, the fall season delivers the matchup Americans have been waiting for, President Barack Obama goes one-on-one with Republican Mitt Romney in three prime-time debates. With the race a dead heat, the debates take on an oversized role in the few weeks between now and Election Day. One small mistake or impression _ a glance at a watch, repetitive sighing _ could roil the campaign for days and linger in voters? mind. This is especially true for two polished candidates who will have the soundbites and rhetoric down cool. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File)

  • Bob Schieffer; Barack Obama; John McCain

    FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, exchange responses as debate moderator Bob Schieffer listens during a presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Finally, the fall season delivers the matchup Americans have been waiting for, President Barack Obama goes one-on-one with Republican Mitt Romney in three prime-time debates. With the race a dead heat, the debates take on an oversized role in the few weeks between now and Election Day. One small mistake or impression _ a glance at a watch, repetitive sighing _ could roil the campaign for days and linger in voters? mind. This is especially true for two polished candidates who will have the soundbites and rhetoric down cool. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama

    FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential hopefuls, from left, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, participate in a Democratic presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Finally, the fall season delivers the matchup Americans have been waiting for, President Barack Obama goes one-on-one with Republican Mitt Romney in three prime-time debates. With the race a dead heat, the debates take on an oversized role in the few weeks between now and Election Day. One small mistake or impression _ a glance at a watch, repetitive sighing _ could roil the campaign for days and linger in voters? mind. This is especially true for two polished candidates who will have the soundbites and rhetoric down cool. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)

  • Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama

    FILE - In this April 16, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., return from a commercial break during their debate at the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia. In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something _ awkward words or an embarrassing image _ that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws. Now all eyes are on the series of three presidential debates that starts Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

  • Richard M. Nixon

    FILE - This Sept. 26, 1960 black-and-white file photo shows Republican presidential candidate Vice President Richard M. Nixon wipes his face with a handkerchief during the nationally televised with Democratic nominee Sen. John F. Kennedy, in Chicago, Ill., Sept. 26, 1960. In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something _ awkward words or an embarrassing image _ that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws. Now all eyes are on the series of three presidential debates that starts Wednesday. (AP Photo, File)

  • Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan

    FILE - This Oct. 28, 1980 black-and-white file photo shows President Jimmy Carter, left, and Republican Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan shake hands after debating in the Cleveland Music Hall in Cleveland. In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something _ awkward words or an embarrassing image _ that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws. Now all eyes are on the series of three presidential debates that starts Wednesday. (AP Photo/Madeline Drexler, File)

  • George W. Bush, Al Gore

    FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2000 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Al Gore, right, and Republican presidential candidate Texas Gov. George W. Bush wait for the start of a debate, at Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. In presidential politics, everybody's searching for "the moment." The campaigns don't know when or how it will come, but they watch for something _ awkward words or an embarrassing image _ that can break through and become the defining symbol of the other guy's flaws. Now all eyes are on the series of three presidential debates that starts Wednesday. (AP Photo/David Phillip)

  • Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, John McCain

    FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2008, file photo Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, is greeted by Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., respectively second and third from left, while on stage with other Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls during a break in the debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. When they stand side by side on the presidential debate stage Wednesday night, Oct. 3, 2012, it will be one of the few times Obama and Romney have ever even met in person. Others from left are former New York City Mayor Giuliani, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Republican presidential hopeful, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C.,former Sen. Fred Thompson, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.(AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

  • Rudy Giuliani, Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, John Edwards, John McCain, Hillary Clinton

    FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2008, file photo Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., second from left, talks with Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachussetts Gov. Mitt Romney, hidden fourth from left, on stage with other Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls during a break in the debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. When they stand side by side on the presidential debate stage Wednesday night, Oct. 3, 2012, it will be one of the few times Obama and Romney have ever even met in person. Others from left are former New York City Mayor Giuliani, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

  • George H.W. Bush, Ross Perot

    FILE - In this Oct. 15, 1992, file photo President George H.W. Bush looks at his watch during the 1992 presidential campaign debate with other candidates, Independent Ross Perot, top, and Democrat Bill Clinton, not shown, at the University of Richmond, Va. They spend hours mastering policy. Learning to lean on the podium just so. Perfecting the best way to label their opponents as liars without whining. But presidential candidates and their running mates often find that campaign debates turn on unplanned zingers, gaffes or gestures that speak volumes. Debate wins and losses often are scored based on the overall impressions that candidates leave with voters. In the history books, though, small debate moments often end up telling the broader story. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

  • FILE - In this Oct. 22, 1984, file photo, President Ronald Reagan, left, and his Democratic challenger Walter Mondale, shake hands prior to their televised presidential debate, in Kansas City, Mo. When Reagan won the White House in 1980, he was 69 _ the oldest man ever elected to the office. During his successful 1984 re-election campaign, he faced questions about his age in his head-to-head contest with 56-year-old Walter Mondale, the former vice president. They spend hours mastering policy. Learning to lean on the podium just so. Perfecting the best way to label their opponents as liars without whining. But presidential candidates and their running mates often find that campaign debates turn on unplanned zingers, gaffes or gestures that speak volumes. Debate wins and losses often are scored based on the overall impressions that candidates leave with voters. In the history books, though, small debate moments often end up telling the broader story. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

  • Dan Quayle, Lloyd Bentsen

    FILE - In this Oct. 5, 1988, file photo, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, left, shakes hands with Sen. Dan Quayle, R-Ind., before the start of their vice presidential debate at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Neb. They spend hours mastering policy. Learning to lean on the podium just so. Perfecting the best way to label their opponents as liars without whining. But presidential candidates and their running mates often find that campaign debates turn on unplanned zingers, gaffes or gestures that speak volumes. Debate wins and losses often are scored based on the overall impressions that candidates leave with voters. In the history books, though, small debate moments often end up telling the broader story. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

  • Barack Obama

    FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama waves to supporters as he arrives at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. President Barack Obama has one mission heading into his first debate with Republican Mitt Romney: Don't screw things up. Less than five weeks from Election Day, Obama has political momentum and an edge in polls of the battleground states that will determine the election. But he's expected to face a blistering challenge from Romney, who needs to use Wednesday's debate in Denver to change the trajectory of the race. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)

  • Mitt Romney

    FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney arrives at his campaign headquarters in Boston, to prepare for the presidential debates. If Republican Mitt Romney doesn't perform well at the presidential debate on Wednesday, it's not for lack of trying. On one out of every four days this September, the Republican presidential nominee held preparation sessions for the first of his three debates with Democratic President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

  • George Bush v Bill Clinton 1992 Debate Short

  • 1984 1st PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: REAGAN VS MONDALE (FULL)

    twitter.com (CSPAN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE) The full-length 1st 1984 Presidential Candidate Debate between President Reagan and Walter Mondale on 10/07/84. In Center Of The Performing Arts, Louisville Kentucky For more information on the ongoing works of President Reagan's Foundation, visit us at www.reaganfoundation.org

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