There's more foul news regarding the ABC so-called debate last week. This comes from the Houston Chronicle via Field Negro. See the full article at chron.commons.
After several days of Charlie & George lying about ABC's questions and format in probably the most disastrous TV debate in history, an interesting little tidbit came to light yesterday. To distance themselves from the trivia and stupidity of the flag pin issue, they played the question on videotape "raised by a voter in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, a woman by the name of Nash McCabe."
McCabe was actually interviewed in the New York Times on April 4. She was quoted in that article saying, "How can I vote for a president who won’t wear a flag pin?" and "I watch him on TV. I keep looking for that lapel pin." ABC provided no follow up about whether she could vote for McCain or Hillary, since they don't wear flag pins, either.
Will Bunch describes the reality perfectly when he says, "So Nash McCabe wasn't located at random at all. Instead, someone at ABC News decided that they wanted to go after Obama on the patriotism issue, and they actively sought a Pennsylvanian who ...