Just for the record, who says Mike Huckabee isn’t totally serious about making Stephen Colbert his vice president?
Get set for more coverage than you can shake a remote at
Karla Peterson, San Diego Union-Tribune
February 4, 2008And the winner of the 2008 presidential election is … 2008 presidential-election TV coverage!
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From anchors who really know the ropes to the YouTube moments of our red, white and blue dreams, here is a look at what tomorrow’s electoral extravaganza might bring. Save room for pie charts!
FIVE SIGNS THAT A SUPER TUESDAY BROADCAST IS IN TROUBLE
1. The network brings out the body-language expert.
2. The anchor gets the giggles over the term “Super-Duper Tuesday.”
3. The network brings out a language expert to determine if “Duper” is actually a word.
4. Someone breaks out the Howard Dean scream video.
5. Bill O’Reilly loosens his tie.
YOUTUBE MOMENTS WE’D LIKE TO SEE
Mike Huckabee announcing that he is totally serious about making Stephen Colbert his vice president.
Hillary Clinton announcing that she is totally serious about making David Letterman her vice president.
The excitable Wolf Blitzer caught singing a karaoke version of “California Dreamin’ ” with his evil twin, Rabid Wolf Blitzer.
Any political analyst anywhere admitting that it is too soon to predict anything.
And two other superlatives that caught my eye:
Friendliest Voice of Authority: Brian Williams, whose blogs have given this NBC anchor an approachability that does not undermine his political acumen. You go, bro!
Best Reality Check: Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show.” Even without writers, Stewart manages to poke the sharp pin of context into the mainstream media’s political windbaggery.
Ha! Ha! The people on the radio talk show I’m listening to are saying that Huckabee is doing surprisingly well tonight. It sounds to me like Huckabee is getting the Colbert/Conan/Stewart bump!
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