> ...And though > some may commend the president for his heartfelt concluding comments, > it only brings home the idea that this dinner wasn't for the > corresponents at all. It was a way for the president to give a > soundbite without having to answer tough questions. The president took > advantage of the captive audience, ignored them, and spoke directly > into the cameras... and that's not right.
C'mon, Kevin. Nobody went to the Correspondents' Dinner expecting to question the President on serious issues. Without doing any research, I'll guess that it's evolved from the White House press corps getting together for a nice dinner to an EVENT with celebrity guests, a big-time stand-up, the President doing his set, and C-SPAN now televising it all. At no point was it meant to be anything approximating a White House press conference. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
