Monday, December 31, 2007

FOX News Has Kid Journalist Rethinking Career Plans

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 5:36 PM

Apparently FOX News was salivating at the idea that Chelsea Clinton had left a fourth grader's campaign question unanswered because the little girl had a press badge. They sent a car after the girl and put her on TV in an effort to trash the former first daughter.

She has interviewed numerous candidates, and she approached Chelsea with a question: whether former President Bill Clinton would make a good “first man” in the White House.

But Chelsea told her she does not talk to the press, and, according to The Associated Press, added: “and that applies to you, unfortunately, even though I think you’re cute.”

The story became big news on anti-Clinton blogs and today, Fox News sent a car to drive Sydney and her mother the two hours to Des Moines for an interview, where commentators proceeded to criticize Chelsea and accuse her of “dissing” the fourth-grader.

If you can believe it, FOX exaggerated the story and has little Sydney rethinking her career path.

“It was a bunch of lies,” Sydney said of the television coverage and the blogs. “Chelsea didn’t shun me, and she was actually really nice, but they put on that she was really mean.”

She said that she had asked Chelsea if she could take a picture with her. “She said, ‘Sure, I’d love that,’ and then she saw my press pass and said, ‘but I can’t answer any questions because you’re press.’”

What did Sydney think of her answer? “She treated me like I was a member of the press, and that’s okay because that’s how I wanted to be treated,” Sydney said. “I really didn’t mind.”

But now she is reconsidering her career. “I don’t want to be like those people,” she said.

Michelle Obama Targets Concerned Blacks In S.C.

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 5:24 PM

Marc Ambinder points to campaign stops by the senator's wife as evidence she's helping sway South Carolina's black voters.

A turning point may be have been a big M.O, speech in on November 20, Orangeburg, where she told hundreds of black voters that she’s “so tired of being afraid” and didn’t want her daughters to grow up being afraid. She speaks of her proud, South Carolinian grandfather, who taught her that “my destiny had not been written before I was born.” Her family “gave her the strength and courage to overcome the doubts” that she faced as a young girl growing up on the south side of Chicago.

The campaign made DVDs out of Michelle Obama's “Fear” speech and plays them regularly -- at house parties, at events, at organizing conclaves, at beauty parlors and barber shops -- what the campaign calls its B and Bs.

Number Of The Day: 28,000

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 5:16 PM

Nearly 28,000 people were registered to vote in the last month, bringing the total number of registered voters to 2.5 million, up a half a million from the presidential primaries in 2000.

Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson says he believes voter participation will be better for next month's GOP primary because the six major candidates will create more excitement.

Um, there's six? I can barely name five and that's stretching the definition of "major."

Colbert, S.C. Invade Time's Top 500 List

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 1:22 PM

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Time has an exhaustive collection of 50 Top 10 lists. South Carolina pops up for John McCain's "Bomb Iran" song and Mitt's love for Gitmo.

Miss Teen South Carolina's flubbed question made it on two lists.

And hometown favorite Stephen Colbert showed up up three times.

Ron Paul Supporters March At The Ravenel Bridge At Noon

Posted by Greg Hambrick on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 9:49 AM

Here's the info:

The Charleston Ron Paul 2008 Meetup Group will host a march across the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge today at noon, meeting at the walking bridge Charleston side. This event is in support of a national grassroots event Ron Paul March.

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