Wednesday, June 21st, 2006...9:45 pm
It Really Isn’t That Funny When Leno Does it Either
This is me doing more catching up on the things that have ticked me off over the last four or five days.
The Star has a new political reporter named Daniel Scarpinato. I’ve met him, and he seems to be eager to do a good job. I’ve actually liked what he has gotten in the paper so far.
However, I have an issue with his Political Notebook column from last Saturday. It contained this item:
Just be careful. Last time [Howard] Dean got overly ambitious about winning (remember his speech after a disappointing showing in the 2004 Iowa caucuses when he screamed “Yeeeeeeeearrrrrrhhhhh!”?), he yelled his way right out of presidential politics.
No, Daniel, I forgot completely about the scream. It’s not like they played it on CNN six-hundred times that week. It’s not like it became the fodder for every cheap joke by wanna-be political comedians for months afterward.
You get it, Dean screamed. It’s funny, right?
Dude, I know you can do better than that.
UPDATE: So, I open up the Weekly and there is Jim Nintzel doing the same bit. Sheesh. Hopefully, we have the “Dan Quayle can’t spell ‘potato’” jokes way behind us by now.
4 Comments
June 21st, 2006 at 10:19 pm
Shows lots of creativity on his part–much deep thought.
Another reason why I hate the media. They made that into an “event”. They didn’t discuss the context–lots of noise in the large room. They “kill” Howard Dean by showing it 2 million times, then later on talk about their “mistake” and provide an explanation but NO MEA CULPA or apology for what they did. Mob media.
Iraq. Worst outcome of mob/group think/no guts media.
June 22nd, 2006 at 6:21 am
It’s about as funny as the whole thing with Dan Quayle and spelling potato.
June 22nd, 2006 at 8:04 am
Daniel seems really out of touch with the political scene. That media manipulated “scream” was what, 2 years ago? He can’t find any more recent material? Hell, I could have pulled 5 things Dean said in the past year to use if I wanted to try some sarcastic attempt at a slam. As cc burro said, “shows lots of creativity on his part”. The ‘nude erection’ comment, was that a sly stab at the hide the salami faux pau comment Dean made? The best part of Daniel’s and the Nintzel articles is it might bring more Dean supporters out.
They scheduled that event at a bad time - when most people are getting out of work. I won’t be able to make it. I could plop down $5000 to attend the other event, but it might be easier (and cheaper) just to fly to DC and see him.
Daniel needs to check his facts and data too. I have read several of his pieces and his writing is a perfect example of why blogs have become so popular now. Regular citizens do a better job of researching and reporting than the paid reporters.
I shockingly agree with phx kid too. The whole Dan Quayle thing was blown way out of proportion. Maybe he couldn’t spell, but he could speak. Which is more than we can say about Bush.
June 22nd, 2006 at 8:18 pm
As a person with a dire lack of spelling ability, I have some sympathy with Dan Quayle’s mistake.
As for the Dean scream, you know, a lot of those same stupid media people thought that Dean would bolt the party and do an independent run. Not only did he not do that, but he gave way with a lot more grace then I bet any of them would have.
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