ABC Touts Gaffes of GOP Children; Sawyer Recounts Battling With Republican Dad

Published: August 7, 2007, 12:57 pm

Tags: 2008 presidential, campaigns amp amp elections, conservatives amp amp republicans, political groups, al gore, barack obama, diane sawyer, george stephanopoulos, george w bush, gerald ford, patti davis, richard nixon, ronald reagan, rudy giuliani, good morning america

On Tuesday's "Good Morning America," reporter Jake Tapper used the story that Rudy Giuliani's daughter had joined a pro-Barack Obama Facebook group as a segue to recount the travails of other presidential children. Somehow, his list of wayward youths included only the offspring of famous Republicans politicians, while ignoring Democratic embarrassments, such as the recent drug arrest of Al Gore III. Additionally, GMA anchor Diane Sawyer closed the segment by discussing parent/child relationships with guest host George Stephanopoulos. Sawyer mentioned how she fought with her father, a Republican judge, over politics: Diane Sawyer: "...I remember what a hard time I gave my father about politics." George Stephanopoulos: "About his votes?" Sawyer: "Yeah." (For additional information on Sawyer's father, Erbon Powers Sawyer, click here and scroll about half way down.) Sawyer, who didn't mention her dad's party affiliation, went on to

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