NETWORK SNOBS AT PLAY - AT 9:45 P.M. ET:  Another outrageous example of press bias has come to light.  The culprit, no shock here, is Charlie Gibson of ABC, whose glasses-down-over-his-nose interview with Sarah Palin during the presidential campaign was a classic of slanted journalism.  Now Mr. Gibson informs us that certain stories are, well, beneath him:

Is the ACORN scandal worthy of national broadcast news coverage? ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson suggested Tuesday that the answer is no.

The story has escalated in the past week as hidden-camera videos have been released showing workers at separate offices of ACORN — a nation community outreach group that receives millions in federal funding — appearing to advise a couple dressed as a pimp and prostitute how to skirt the law and set up a brothel.

But Gibson told a radio show Tuesday morning that he wasn't even familiar with the story — and it might be "just one you leave to the cables."

Now you see why the guy had the glasses down over his nose with Sarah.  He's a certified snob.

ABC reporter Jake Tapper has filed some reports on the scandal, and Gibson was asked on WLS Radio's "Don & Roma Show" what he thought of the story.

"I don't even know about it," Gibson said, laughing. "So you've got me at a loss. ... But my goodness, if it's got everything, including sleaziness in it, we should talk about it in the morning."

When one of the radio show's hosts described it as a "huge issue," Gibson said ABC had "done some stories about ACORN before, but this one I don't know about."

COMMENT:  The eyes and ears of the public.  The protector of the First Amendment. 

And these guys wonder why every survey shows they're losing the confidence of the public.

September 15, 2009