Saturday, February 02, 2008

Hillary's Spokesman: I Don't Speak to Foreigners!

Once the hubbub of Super Tuesday is over I'm going to meet up with the Telegraph's Washington correspondent Toby Harnden - hopefully we'll record a short piece for the video box (right). I'll be sure and ask him about THIS wonderful example of how to p*** off a journalist in one easy lesson.
at

9 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 02, 2008 7:55 pm

    Compare and contrast with this Dutch news article (ok, actually a Democrat press release regurgitated): http://www.expatica.com/nl/life_in/feature/U_S_-Democrats-Reach-Out-for--Minority-Delegates-Overseas.html

    Clearly this candidate isn't toeing the party line.

    ReplyDelete
  2. rob's uncleFebruary 02, 2008 8:25 pm

    I think the spokesman acted correctly: if time is short and the opportunity to influence voters is fleeting, talking to foreign journalists is a total waste of time. If they are offended, tough! Journalists have an over inflated sense of their importance in the scheme of things. Fewer journalists covering the US primaries and more spent on digging out the human interest stories [divorces, murder, neighbours at war, etc] back home that Telegraph readers want to read would make it a better and more profitable paper.

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousFebruary 02, 2008 9:28 pm

    In fairness, she did take his question.

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousFebruary 02, 2008 10:49 pm

    jeez that Toby's cute - look I have an opening (fnar) for an ass-istant. Think he's available?

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousFebruary 02, 2008 11:15 pm

    ...'separated by a common language'.

    One couldn't have a better example of Churchill's wonderful aphorism.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Guido FawkesFebruary 02, 2008 11:30 pm

    Steve Morgan of Morgan Allen Moore, Peter Hain's campaign managers, is in charge of international liason for Hillary.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Michele BoselliFebruary 03, 2008 3:43 am

    hello Sir,
    I shamelessly draw your attention to my blog for your directory! :)
    (obviously I've already linked you).
    keep up the great job

    ReplyDelete
  8. BrianFebruary 03, 2008 3:33 pm

    It's message control: once the intended soundbite has been given say nothing that might distract the audience.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Jeremy JacobsFebruary 03, 2008 7:28 pm

    Rob's Uncle:

    Harsh but you have a point.

    ReplyDelete