To: Interesting Times
>>Uh, you mean the one where he talked about the future shape of the Middle East?
Yes, that one. Whomever was stage managing at the WH was pretty heavy handed demanding airtime, so the scuttlebutt goes, and it came across like an attempt at anti-anti-war-protest spin.
That speech was "newspaper important", not "TV important" in the minds of the networks. Better suited to op-eds and column-4 pieces in the dailies that taking up vital, expensive TV time.
Plus, these was no cool visual, nothing exploding, no celebrities, no crowds, no good "No Blood For Oil!" sound bites. Nothing that could be summarized in <5 seconds. Too much to think about.
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To: Franking
That speech was "newspaper important", not "TV important" in the minds of the networks. Better suited to op-eds and column-4 pieces in the dailies that taking up vital, expensive TV time. Ah, well.
No doubt they'll get over it.
To: Franking
The White House did not ask for airtime for that speech. Your info is incorrect.
155 posted on
03/06/2003 4:42:25 PM PST by
Wait4Truth
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