The setting: NBC’s Meet The Press
The scene: Senators Webb (D) and Graham (R) indulge in what seems more like a talk radio exchange than a typical Meet The Press interview or even a political debate.
When when you watch it — if you’re not someone who watches these events deciding that the person who belongs to your party MUST be right — who comes across as sticking to talking points? Whose words somehow seem familiar with what was said in other forums (like the White House press spokesman press conferences)? And, in the end, who is more convincing?
But perhaps you will have a different reaction when you WATCH THIS.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.