Republicans for Obama have McCain on the mind October 12, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism.Tags: Jeanne Moos, Joe Biden, John McCain, Republicans
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There is an actual organization called Republicans for Obama.
Maybe the guy in this video is a member.
Jeanne Moos does it again in a video explaining the trouble a Republican has as he’s introducing Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden at an event.
…the next vice president of the United States, Sen. John McCain!
And he didn’t even realize it.
McCain ditches Letterman for Couric September 25, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Cut to the Chase.Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, David Letterman, John McCain
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It’s one thing when Sen. John McCain cancels an appearance on Letterman because of a financial emergency.
But then, like a cheating significant other, he’s caught being interviewed (live) by Katie Couric for the CBS Evening News.
Letterman wasn’t happy about this. He was never a fan of Sarah Palin, but he loves McCain (he loves Obama a little more, however).
This nine-minute video is worth the watch…
Just a year and a half ago, this was the scene — McCain announcing his bid for presidency on the same show…
Pets prevail in election coverage July 8, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Journalism, Random Rubbish, Temple University.Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, Barack Obama, John McCain, Journalism, Pets
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Deadline’s fast approaching. Your editor tells you to write a story on the election. There’s nothing new - Obama and McCain have bored you to tears ever since the Democratic Primary ended. The election is still a few months away. The conventions haven’t even happened.
What do you do?
Contact pet associations and get their take.
That’s what the AP did. The article actually ended up in CBS3’s “News of the Strange” section. The article, which says that people who own pets will most likely vote for Sen. McCain, is based on an AP-Yahoo! poll.
But, it’s written like the writer was scrambling for information, for facts, for substance. And that’s where it loses me.
It’s no use to predict who’s going to be president until election night. Polling is usually flawed. I don’t care what pet lovers think. I don’t care what ice cream scoopers think. If I cared what psychics think, then I don’t anymore.
(The world’s only psychic twins, who just happen to be Temple alumnae, predicted in March that Sen. Hillary Clinton would be the next president. While that’s not fully out of the picture yet, it does seem quite unlikely.)
And we all wonder why the media get criticized so much.
Next at Comedy Sportz: John McCain June 4, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Random Rubbish.Tags: Humor, John McCain
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What I like about John McCain — which is something that could quickly make me dislike him — is his attempt at humor.
It began on American Idol when he basically reiterated the plot to American Dreamz. Odds are you didn’t see the movie (as I didn’t either), so ignore the reference.
Really…I own it, but I haven’t watched it.
Then while watching Lifetime — OK…Frasier is on Lifetime at 12 and 12:30 a.m. Monday through Friday — I saw he appeared in a commercial for Army Wives, a show about…well, anyway…
His appearance went something like this:
“Thanks for watching Army Wives. I’ve become a big fan of Army Wives, mostly because Cindy makes me watch it. Anyway…”
Incredibly random. Somewhat funny. But it’s the kind of funny that’s only funny because he’s John McCain. He’s almost 72. He’s got a 50-50 shot of being the 44th president of the United States of America. And he looks like your favorite grandfather.
It’s a type of humor that could some day get him in trouble. Not only would it turn some people off, but it also increases the chances of him unintentionally digging himself into trouble by offending someone. But for now, it’s fun to watch.
Seriously, why would I lie about seeing the movie if I already told you that I own the DVD?
Events of today too current for Hollywood flicks April 28, 2008
Posted by Chris Stover in Clips & Videos, Cut to the Chase, The Temple News.Tags: Alycia Lane, Cut to the Chase, Humor, John McCain
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Original version from The Temple News.
CHRIS STOVER
The Temple News
Remember when the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League debuted in 1943?
Regardless if you were born or not, you probably know little about it. Unless you’ve seen A League of Their Own.
But how much do you, in fact, know based on the flick? Former leaguer Doris Sams said the movie was “about 30 percent truth and 70 percent Hollywood.”
If you’re going to fabricate info, let’s just lie like God’s not watching.
