ABC Touts 'Obama's Best Weekend Ever,' Powell's 'Booster Rocket'

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"Good Morning America" journalists celebrated the endorsement of Senator Barack Obama by former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday's program. An ABC graphic for reporter John Berman's segment did not hold back. It asked, "Obama's Best Weekend Ever? Powell and Donors Boost Obama."

Co-host Diane Sawyer teased the story by announcing, "This morning, Senator Obama's banner weekend: Record breaking crowds, cash and the endorsement heard around the world."[?] [audio excerpt here]

[i.e., how to spin a predictable, expected event into 'world news'. What bias? These folks would be comical if so many Americans didn't actually swallow this pap.]

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