Sam Donaldson Tells NewsBusters 'Real Journalism' Is 'A Dying Breed

NB Staff
August 27th, 2012 1:10 PM
"I think there’s some real journalism left, but it’s a dying breed.” So said ABC's Sam Donaldson during an impromptu interview with NewsBusters at the Republican National Convention in Tampa Monday (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):
 

Even NBC's Donny Deutsch Doesn't See Racism in Obama Interruption

Kyle Drennen
June 19th, 2012 11:14 AM
During a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today about President Obama being interrupted by a reporter during a Friday speech on immigration, even liberal pundit Donny Deutsch didn't buy veteran newsman Sam Donaldson claiming the incident was racially motivated: "Sam Donaldson in response said he thought that some of this was racially driven....I didn't see that..." Fellow panelist and Today…
 

Bernie Goldberg Debunks Sam Donaldson: Right Wing 'Would Love' a Conse

Noel Sheppard
June 19th, 2012 9:40 AM
NewsBusters reported Saturday that ABC's former White House correspondent Sam Donaldson said a lot of conservatives oppose Barack Obama simply because he's black. On Fox News's O'Reilly Factor Monday, political commentator Bernie Goldberg thoroughly debunked Donaldson's claim with an inconvenient truth liberal media members dishonestly ignore: people on the Right "would love" a conservative…
 

Don Lemon Agrees With Sam Donaldson About Conservatives Opposing Obama

Noel Sheppard
June 18th, 2012 12:14 AM
As NewsBusters previously reported, former White House correspondent Sam Donaldson said Saturday, "Many on the political right believe this president [Barack Obama] ought not to be there – they oppose him not for his policies and political view but for who he is, an African American!” On CNN Newsroom Sunday, Don Lemon agreed with Donaldson's indefensible observation (video follows with…
 

Rush Calls Sam Donaldson 'Ignorant' for Saying People 'Like Limbaugh

Noel Sheppard
June 17th, 2012 12:17 AM
As NewsBusters reported Saturday, former ABC White House correspondent Sam Donaldson told the Huffington Post, "Many on the political right believe this president [Barack Obama] ought not to be there – they oppose him not for his polices [sic] and political view but for who he is, an African American! These people and perhaps even certain news organizations (certainly the right wing talkers…
 

Sam Donaldson: Many on Right 'Like Limbaugh' Oppose Obama 'Not for His

Noel Sheppard
June 16th, 2012 7:16 PM
The mainstream media's response to Barack Obama being interrupted by a Daily Caller reporter during a Rose Garden press conference Friday is getting more preposterous with each passing second. ABC's former White House correspondent Sam Donaldson told the Huffington Post Saturday, "Many on the political right believe this president ought not to be there – they oppose him not for his polices […