Sen. Mccaskill took a swipe at Town Hall media coverage today.

[pinto]

As she closed out her local event in a St. Louis suburb today, she noted the back and forth, the ability to get some real discussion in, even amid the disruptions, and commented directly to the camera - "But what do you think is going to get replayed on TV?"

Regardless of her stand on health care reform, I thought it was a good use of some media time. CNN, to give some credit, ran the comment. Of course, they ran the crowd sniping as the main event.

Go figure.

[gratuitous]

1. The Senator is correct

After all, a respectful question and answer session with an exchange of information, opinions and views, just isn't nearly as much fun to telecast as a raucous mob scene. Remember the toppling of the Saddam statue early in the invasion of Iraq? It required a very tight focus on the action, because a wider-angle shot would have betrayed just how insignificant the whole affair was to most of Iraq.

[pinto]

4. Great reminder, as well.

Thanks. :thumbsup:

[malaise]

2. She's right

GEM$NBC seemed very upset that no one attacked Pres Obama and all they keep replaying from Specter's TH is the one person who disrupted the meetings.

[pinto]

7. Yep, they glommed in on Specter's. CNN, to its credit, ran Obama's start - finish. Did MSNBC?

I don't watch them much, except for a few programs - Olberman, Maddow and Mathews, I guess. Sunday economics shows.

:hi:

[BlueIdaho]

3. Sadly - if it bleeds it leads...

Hats off to Senator McCaskill - at least she's trying!

[pinto]

6. She is, at that. And doing a good job of standing up to the shout fest.

:kick:

[bobburgster]

5. Good for her!

I'm becoming more and more impressed with her.