Obama admits to using cocaine. Was that a composite drug or does he have a actual history of drug dependency?

I would have apprecieated this information if it was posted or raised at the time the book hit the NY TIMES list or before. Now that he may run you make this known. Smearing is not welcome by anyone of character..you are not one of those!Smear, dumping finding all of the dirt before one runs is why we have dumb Bush! NO ONE CHECKED him why??? because daddy was with the CIA and hid all of the dirt????!!!!!!

If this is a non-news story, as it appears to be, why do you feel compelled to try to make it a story? In such circumstances, it is irresponsible to cast aspersions as you have done, without any clear purpose for having done so.

Irresponsible reporting. To flash top headlines that strongly imply Obama of lying in his autobiography; yet, by the reporters own account, no one has shown that there are any blatant lies or mistatements in the book. Furthermore, composite characters are frequently used and to make it sound so scandulous is also irresponsible. Perhaps Clinton should have gone with composite characters .. would have spared us the 900+ pages.

Obama is a stooge. No way a black man carries the south at all especially on a ticket with Hilarity Clinton.

I have no idea whether I'll support Obama or not but this type of "reporting" is why I get turned off from politics. Obama discloses the composites and name change; the reporter proved it out in one case. Move on. I believe these type of stories are planted - over and over and over again - to create doubt even when the facts don't warrant it. Whoever believes that our media is unbiased is living in denial.

I agree with the Barack campaign that this is a non-story. His book admits, unlike James Frey's, for instance, that his recollections are "composites" and include name changes. Moreover, the revelation by Sweet that Gerald Kellman, to whom some 40 quotes were attributed, validates the accuracy of his portrayal, there is left nothing but cynical conjecture on her part. He does not portray the book as 100% full, unabridged fact, and the media should not distort it as such so as to create controversy and a story. If the media have issues with Barack's positions as a potential presidential candidate, they should devote their reporting resources to highlighting those and avoid trying to Frey-itize everyone who henceforth does anything that can be considered a memoir, even when the memoir is upfront and honest about its contents!

Having someone with integrity and intelligence in the White House is exactly what this country so desperately needs, and Obama posseses both. I am in awe at how quickly people will jump to try to destroy his image and credibility. I am sick and tired of the negative campaigning. How about we focus on what a person stands for, as opposed to trying to dig up every little facet of their past to use against them?

Sounds like James Frey, who was run out of town by literary critics and Oprah as I recall. I was one of the few who thought that whole thing was stupid, consdering, not only was Frey's book wonderful, it got people to read a book. Maybe that is Obama's thought too at least they are reading something :)

ABC puts this on the front page like there's something terrible. In truth the story shows there's nothing worth even mentioning. Shortly before elections, ABC became quite anti-Democrat though they were previously the opposite. Is there a new editor or something?

I find it difficult to believe that a professional journalist cannot grasp the concept of a "constructed reality" and clings to the belief that life consists only of verifiable objective facts. The only texts that may be said to be immune from multiple interpretations are sentences in some formal logical calculus; and even there, where the text is "logically closed," we can never assess its validity against any "objective view of the real world." It sounds to me as if Ms. Sweet needs to take some lessons in how to read before she writes any more book reports!

Grasping for straws...

What the? What is the purpose of this story. You folks are pathetic.

You let Bush and Company bankrupt the country because you are too afraid of them.

Go to hell

With all of the criminal malfeasence going on in the White House and Bush administration, ABC chooses to immediately report "discrepancies" in Barack Obama's book.

How about "discrepancies" in bogus WMD intelligence? What about illegal searches, seizures, and detentions? Failure to follow due process of law? The ludicrous actions of a self-styled "decider" who believes he is a "unitary executive" and above any law he chooses to ignore with a "signing statement"? Surely "discrepancies" in military advice against Bush's arrogant and hopeless troop "surge" in Iraq could be investigated and reported?

No, for all of the actions by the current "leader" of our country that treat the US Constitution as toilet paper, ABC News sits mute. You are just another Republican lickspittle, no better and no more objective than the jokers at the Faux Snooze channel. Peter Jennings must be turning over in his grave.

C. cunningham. You guys kill me. You will stop at nothing to get your hate Bush agenda out there. Quite a stretch on this one tho' or will you still find a way to blame Bush for Obama's book?

If you pay attention, many of the articles do not match the title. I think it is sleazy, regardless of subject matter, when the title of an article is as misleading as it is in this one. Many people don't bother to read the article, but retain the impression left by the title. Reporters think/know it is a clever way to get more people to read the article. However, I have seen that happen several times in relation to George W. Bush, and no one seems to mind.

Is Brian Ross a real journalist? Most of the stuff in 'The Blotter' is 2nd or 3rd rate rumor hoping to be news.

ABC, you should be ashamed of yourselves! What are you doing? The headline on this article is ridiculous and reeks of the sensationalized crap that the media continues to be guilty of propagating. Is there *nothing* else you can drum up for your top 5 headlines? Give me a break! Why don't you cover the story about the criminals (drug dealers, etc) that Bush pardoned for Christmas!?! Oh, right, Bush and his deeds are old news, I get it....

Many people of Obama's age tried one drug or another, as did most of the people of my generation, the sixties. If drug or substance experimentation precluded someones candidacy for leadership, we would have to disregard the presidency of many. My bet is Sweet is a conservative.

Stretching Baby...You're Stretching...You're Trying To Make Wine Outta Water...Relax...Until He Really Gives You Fodder...Then Be Dismayed and Proceed To Pounce...Until Then...B EZ!

Peace