9.16.2005

WHAT SHE SAID: Check this shit out, he said eloquently.

Posted by Scott Hess at 11:08 AM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

umm, dude? That's a S - T - R - E - E - C - H. Now, I won't say there's no media bias, but that's hardly an example of excessively leading questions. And what the political teen reads into the 17 second mark? Puh-lease.

Sat Sep 17, 12:29:00 AM CDT
Scott Hess said...

I think the whole line of questioning is leading, although I agree that the whole "17-second" thing is overblown. But the reporter seems to be looking for her to blame Bush and the Feds, and she does not. What I found most interesting is that, here is the prototypical person that we've been hearing was purposefully left behind/ignored by the administration, right there on the ground, and she says without hesitation that the people that betrayed her are her state/local authorities.

Watched Bill Maher again last night. Too bad. I used to like Joy Behar, even thought she was kind of hot. But all she wanted to do was churn out crowd-pleasing one-liners about how dumb/mean/etc. Bush is. Unfortunately P.J. O'Rourke, who served as the Lone Voice of the Right, pretty much seemed like a smarmy asshole, albeit a smart one. Oh, and Willie Brown! I've not seen much of him before, but man is he dumb and self-absorbed. I had no idea what an intellectual lightweight that dude is! And he was your mayor! (Your! Whee!)

Sat Sep 17, 07:33:00 AM CDT
Anonymous said...

Good lord, the spelling I commit sometimes.

We'll just have to disagree. In the context of doing a live person-on-the-street interview immediately after the President's address, an address prompted in part by the broad outcry of frustration with the response, I don't see the question as leading. The follow-up questions certainly did not redirect, or lead her back, but followed up on her points, which focused on the failures of local and state government.

Found myself whincing at Maher last night as well. In these parts, there's only one Slick Willie, and his middle name is not Jefferson. Though you might want to be careful about calling attention to mayors' intellectual capacities. While the Chicago School is a formidable bastion of intellectual rigor, I don't think it's got any threat from the local city hall.

Sat Sep 17, 05:09:00 PM CDT
Scott Hess said...

Our mayor is very W.-like. Seems to be dumber than a rock, but manages to hit the important themes while playing his "everyman" pose to his advantage. Plus he keeps the city very clean and full of flowers and trees. But he's no rocket scientist, and chances are our city gov't is more corrupt than most.

Sun Sep 18, 07:24:00 AM CDT

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