Monday, May 17, 2004
Tim Russert: Drama Queen
Did anyone besides me catch Sunday's Meet the Press Interview with Collin Powell? Did anyone think that Tim Russert was exploiting a communications error to create controversy and make himself look ever-so-important?
Powell agreed to a remote interview on Meet the Press. I've both done and observed my former bosses on such interviews. The person sits in front of a camera with an earphone connected to the studio. The hapeless aide cannot hear the interviewer and must rely on their instincts to guess when is the best time to pull their boss by the arm to their next interview or meeting that they are already a half hour late for. I'm guessing that's what happened here, very common from my experience. Also, I've met the aid in question on a few occasions and she's a great person. (For those who didn't see here's a link to the story )
http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2004/05/16/20040516_163402_flash.htm
Here is what I've heard from my State Dept. sources:
Emily could not hear the interview -- only Powell's responses -- and they were doing 3 shows that morning with the same crew. She kept saying "wrap it up" and "last question" and when Powell finished his answer to (the second to last question) she had the camera moved so Powell could get powdered before the next remote. She didn't stop the interview because she didn't like the line of questioning -- she couldn't hear them.
Russert's going on and on about how "this shouldn't happen in America" is helping Emily since they think Russert is milking it.
Funny, with so much material out their to indict the administration Russert would have to resort to manufacturing controversy to make himself look better. The worst part is that the segment was pretaped and could have easily been edited.
Stay Strong Emily!
Powell agreed to a remote interview on Meet the Press. I've both done and observed my former bosses on such interviews. The person sits in front of a camera with an earphone connected to the studio. The hapeless aide cannot hear the interviewer and must rely on their instincts to guess when is the best time to pull their boss by the arm to their next interview or meeting that they are already a half hour late for. I'm guessing that's what happened here, very common from my experience. Also, I've met the aid in question on a few occasions and she's a great person. (For those who didn't see here's a link to the story )
http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2004/05/16/20040516_163402_flash.htm
Here is what I've heard from my State Dept. sources:
Emily could not hear the interview -- only Powell's responses -- and they were doing 3 shows that morning with the same crew. She kept saying "wrap it up" and "last question" and when Powell finished his answer to (the second to last question) she had the camera moved so Powell could get powdered before the next remote. She didn't stop the interview because she didn't like the line of questioning -- she couldn't hear them.
Russert's going on and on about how "this shouldn't happen in America" is helping Emily since they think Russert is milking it.
Funny, with so much material out their to indict the administration Russert would have to resort to manufacturing controversy to make himself look better. The worst part is that the segment was pretaped and could have easily been edited.
Stay Strong Emily!
