John Berman has been at ABC since 1995, and allowed to appear on television since 2001. He covered the 2008 campaign extensively, following John McCain and Mitt Romney during the primaries and then Barack Obama in the general election. He also spent more than 20 months chasing George W. Bush around the country as a producer from 1999 until 2001, earning the clever nickname, "Pain in the Ass," from our 43rd president. He is a frequent and sometimes welcome contributor to all of ABC's broadcasts.

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October 15, 2008 7:11 PM

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Barack please keep your cool. Expect the expected and keep your focus on the issues. Don't let anyone big you down.

Posted by: BB | Oct 15, 2008 7:47:17 PM

I can see the MSM predicting Obama won. Did you know most of the debate voting comes from oversees like the middle east, Indonesia and Kenya. BTW, where is the discussion of Jesse Jackson's outburst. The MSM is so quiet. Shame on you....

Posted by: vs | Oct 15, 2008 7:54:45 PM

Did you see Bob Schieffers network projecting a 14 point lead for Obama with suggestions that McCain is negative and Palin is a risk. Release the polls before the debate. How come Zogby is just 4 points. Cook the numbers. Shame on you

Posted by: vs | Oct 15, 2008 7:56:56 PM

Time to "Spread the Wealth" from the hard working middle class to the 40 % who pay no taxes. USSA ( United Socialist States of America)

Posted by: vs | Oct 15, 2008 8:02:51 PM

You mean the, Socialist Republic of Corporate America. How about if we just repeal the income tax act and take the money away from Congress, that's where the problem is. Congress can tax the States just enough to run the Country. That will fix all the problems.

Ex Republican

Posted by: RGeier | Oct 15, 2008 8:13:36 PM

Its not surprising Jesse says those things, hes jealous of Obama, and is trying to undermine him. Jesse isnt half the man barack is. Hes tryin to cut of his you-know-whats like he said. Jesse is spiteful and mean.

Posted by: JJ | Oct 15, 2008 8:16:56 PM

Nah we are gonna take it from the corporate big wigs who are sitting on their @sses raking in the moolah, all for nothing. They are the ones who have never known hard work. They are billionaires and the poor are homeless. Take it from them and spread it around. Eat the rich! Legally or otherwise they will give it up. In France they just marched up to their front doors and took it all, maybe they would prefer that...

Posted by: JJ | Oct 15, 2008 8:21:10 PM


vs

I agree with your comments.....
The media is for Hussein Obama....
They cook the numbers........
All my family members and friends
we will vote McCAIN/PALIN ticket.

Posted by: Nicholas | Oct 15, 2008 8:21:54 PM

JJ - "my friend" .. you are the biggest loser I have ever seen post!! Congrats! Do you work for a poor person idiot?

Posted by: Marcus | Oct 15, 2008 8:26:21 PM

auspicios start to this conversation...take youre 30 minute break all you McCain volunteers, the debate wont start until you come back....The pre-spin is amazing....one more time....ITS NOT WORKING

Posted by: Chipo1965 | Oct 15, 2008 8:29:49 PM

vs: "BTW, where is the discussion of Jesse Jackson's outburst. "

If the media reported every JJ outburst, there wouldn't be time for commercials. He hardly speaks for Obama - last statement from him I heard he wanted to 'cut his (testicles) off.' Yeah, that's a guy who speaks for Obama.

Posted by: jhw539 | Oct 15, 2008 8:35:02 PM

JJ is just another distraction. Focus on what Barrack says and you might learn, you might hear a plan, you might become, god forbid, hopeful. How unAmerican.

Posted by: Chipo1965 | Oct 15, 2008 8:37:02 PM

vs, first of all Jesse Jackson says he didn't say that. Second of all, Jesse Jackson doesn't speak for Barack Obama. He's not an advisor, not part of the campaign and means nothing to Barack's policies. I guess because he's Black you equate him to Obama. Also, you talking about 40% who don't pay taxes then you must be talking about corporations.

Posted by: Liz | Oct 15, 2008 8:41:47 PM

I'm trying to hook up early. Does abcnews really need to provide advertising links to all the sleezy websites for high school contacts, veterans housing loans and all the other garbage side bars that the uninformed, untrained, National Enquirer victims believe are real because it is in a magazine or on the Internet? Or on ABCnews? Sources they trust? Not all US citizens are cynical enough to understand that 90% in mags, tv and net are junk.

Posted by: Palapala | Oct 15, 2008 8:42:04 PM

The media said that Mr. McCain is behind, but when you guys said something different. When you guys do not critiocize him or Mr. Palin. But you look the other side about Mr. Obama and his connection with Pastor Jeremia Wright, and Mr. Ayers. The Media can sell you for ratings, and they rather prefer to show people such us Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and 50 cents, right. Talking about double standars, If the Liberals do not win the election this year, you guys better get another hobby and jobs. You, Liberals and the Media already have the economic crisis, housing crisis, the gas crisis to point your fingers as usual. Mr. McCain, I hope you could read this. I just want you to be yourself, a man of values and principals as you did in Hanoi Hilton.

Posted by: Jose | Oct 15, 2008 8:43:00 PM

You right wing nuts act as though the poor have one iota of power in this country. You are being lead by the nose by right wing conservatives. Listening to swiftboat tactics is what got us Bushed the last 8 years and you are falling for it again. Shame on you!

Posted by: Liz | Oct 15, 2008 8:44:49 PM

Paalalala - It's how they make money.....

Posted by: Chipo1965 | Oct 15, 2008 8:50:07 PM

Please check out the National Republican Black Association www.nbra.info or read anything written by Dr. Thomas Sowell www.tsowell.com. There are those of us in the black community who are not voting for Obama. It would be nice if someone actually acknowledged that.

Posted by: Ronnie | Oct 15, 2008 8:53:12 PM

Ok, you have been acknowledged. You and the rest of the 4% of the Black community.

Posted by: Chipo1965 | Oct 15, 2008 8:57:12 PM

McCain may not last 4 years. Then we have Sarah Palin. You don't like Ms Clinton but airhead Palin is acceptible? Mr Obama is wildly popular with the entire world. Face it, we are not alone. I was in England when some people voted for Dubya. All they could say was "What were you thinking?" Some of those isolated in white bread WASP communities are not aware that they are not the world.

Posted by: Palapala | Oct 15, 2008 9:00:33 PM

This is a response to Chipo1965 ... Do you think if more people in the black community knew that we existed then perhaps it would be more than 4%????

Posted by: Ronnie | Oct 15, 2008 9:05:52 PM

crash and burn McCain right out the gate on the plumber issue

Posted by: KenB, MI | Oct 15, 2008 9:08:45 PM

Response to KenB, Obama is not telling me anything that I have not heard before...

Posted by: Ronnie | Oct 15, 2008 9:10:26 PM

Ronnie - no I don't, i give them credit for making their own decision

Posted by: Chipo1965 | Oct 15, 2008 9:14:43 PM

Ronnie, as an entrepreneur and my wife being one in her own right haven't heard anything we haven't heard before from Obama and we like what we've heard.

Posted by: KenB, MI | Oct 15, 2008 9:15:21 PM

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