Thursday, January 12, 2012
News First Slice 1/12/12: Mr. Reed shocks Washington
Posted by Scott Henry @ScottTheHenry on Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 9:21 AM
1. Mayor Kasim Reed causes a minor stir at the White House when he bashes GOP hopeful Mitt Romney at a trade forum. Did he go "off-script" or perform the function for which he was invited?
2. Incoming PR nightmare! Video supposedly shows Marines pissing on dead Taliban. Lovely.
3. Once upon a time, a storied alt-weekly offered everlasting fame and riches to the winners of its annual Fiction Contest. The end. Oh, except that they partied their butts off with all the cool kids at the Highland Ballroom. And they all lived happily ever after. Aww…
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Excellent spin job, Scott. The Mayor made an amateurish mistake and used the White House Press Briefing Room for partisan purposes. He should know better. I don't buy what Reed's people are feeding you, that Mr. No Drama Obama would compromise the official/political divide in that way. What would be the point? Gingrich and Perry are already doing Obama's job, painting Romney as the Vulture Capitalist he is.
Time will tell, though. With this mistake and the Airport concessions issues, will see how closely the President keeps Reed around as a campaign surrogate.
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pissing on some guys u just killed might be classless, but not exactly on the level of torturing people or detaining them indefinitely.
next scandal.
Help Wanted: Sock Puppets, no experience necessary. Many positions open as Mayor expands to national stage. Black, brown, or white socks only. Red socks need not apply. Applicants should NOT stink. No holes allowed. Experience in ass kissing a plus. Must be willing to play the victim. Call 1-800-LUV-REED for details.
I don't see the big deal with the piss video. I was pissed on several times this summer by a visiting Saudi Arabian friend and you don't see me complaining...ofcourse, he didn't kill me first, so perhaps that is the difference. Though he did call me a "filthy American pig" at the time.
Is it me or does Scott Mcpharlan come across kind of douchy? Reed said this after the meeting in response to a question that Scotty cuts out. And its hardly an attack, sure its political and the White House doesn't want that done so he shouldn't have but this is typical news media these days. Take something minor, edit the soundbites to make it sound like something its really not and blow it up to try to get ratings and people to talk about you (you being the reporter or station).
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