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    Image of CaseyPraetextatus CaseyPraetextatus
    09/04/09

    In reply to Exclusive: How the Press Pandered to Blagojevich after His Arrest
    I think Gawker got this almost exactly wrong. I think the least pathetic, and most graceful letter of all, came from the only man, apparently, who still has a producing job in television, Pat Curry of WGN.

    Yes, he's sympathetic (perhaps even syncophantic), but still seems, to me, to be genuine, caring, and professional.

    The Oprah crowd has been exposed to so much "look at me" empathy, that they can't distinguish it from a sincere, polite, declaration of caring.
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    Image of BaldwinPeriphetes BaldwinPeriphetes
    09/03/09

    In reply to Exclusive: How the Press Pandered to Blagojevich after His Arrest
    John, you didn't get Fox News because you asked for e-mails from representatives of the media. Next time try "representatives of the media, and crazy people", and the Glenn Beck e-mails will pop right up.
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    Image of maryn maryn
    09/03/09

    In reply to Exclusive: How the Press Pandered to Blagojevich after His Arrest
    Andy Shaw quit right after this to run the Better Government Association. I think we just witnessed the tipping point.
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    Image of Phyllis Nefler Phyllis Nefler
    09/03/09

    In reply to Exclusive: How the Press Pandered to Blagojevich after His Arrest
    I am a scholar in the Signoff Sciences and I have to say: this is a satisfying smorgasboard of farewells.

    We've got a handful of Bests and Thanks, a Warm Regards and a Sincerely, the simpering Humbly and the bubbly Hope you're hanging in there!

    And then there's my personal favorite:

    Thank you and please respond at your earliest convenience.

    Wham, bam, thank you ma'am.
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    Image of SurinaMelampus SurinaMelampus
    09/03/09

    In reply to Exclusive: How the Press Pandered to Blagojevich after His Arrest
    The incredible offer from Don and Roma was for Blago to guest host their show. He went ahead and took that offer of course. It was radio GOLD.
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    Image of MatthewMalleolus MatthewMalleolus
    09/03/09

    In reply to Exclusive: How the Press Pandered to Blagojevich after His Arrest
    All of this is ironic, in that, if the media had waited just a few more hours, Blago undoubtedly would have been hounding them to let him come in for an interview.
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    Image of John Cook John Cook
    09/03/09

    @MatthewMalleolus: True, but it was more like a month.
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    Image of simplicissimus simplicissimus
    09/03/09

    In reply to Exclusive: How the Press Pandered to Blagojevich after His Arrest
    The lack of sycophantic correspondence from Fox News is intriguing. Usually, they "accidentally" label whichever disgraced Republican pol as "D-" to keep their reportage on-message, but then they completely dropped the ball when a bona-fide D-Scumsylvania appeared on the horizon.
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    Image of John Cook John Cook
    09/03/09

    @simplicissimus: It is weird, but I suspect that somehow e-mails from Fox News escaped our FOIA through an administrative error.
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    Image of TriedandTrue TriedandTrue
    09/03/09

    In reply to Exclusive: How the Press Pandered to Blagojevich after His Arrest
    Blago has been hosting his own show on WLS the past couple of weekends so I'm guessing their incredible offer involved a lot of free air time to use as he sees fit.
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    Image of gusgorman gusgorman
    09/03/09

    In reply to Exclusive: How the Press Pandered to Blagojevich after His Arrest
    From someone whose job it was to send all these e-mails and make all these calls and buy all those dinners ... it sucks. But it's your job, suck it up, suck up and some how score that interview.

    It's the interviewer's job to be the fair & balanced journo. A better story would be to pair the pitch with the story that resulted.

    Just saying ... thanks for making me cry Gawker Meanie-a
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    Image of kitkatsplash kitkatsplash
    12/26/08

    In reply to Chicago Ad Mocks Blagojevich, Suggests New Gig
    Another reason why I am a-ok with move to recent move to chicago. Funny ads!
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    Image of MyCubeHas3Sides MyCubeHas3Sides
    12/26/08

    In reply to Chicago Ad Mocks Blagojevich, Suggests New Gig
    HA!
    ....
    HA! HA! HA!
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    Image of ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥ ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥
    12/26/08

    In reply to Chicago Ad Mocks Blagojevich, Suggests New Gig
    this is why i love my city. we're snarky. (and how!)
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    Image of IndianSlipper IndianSlipper
    12/26/08

    In reply to Chicago Ad Mocks Blagojevich, Suggests New Gig
    This could be an ad for the Admiral Theater, too.
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    12/26/08

    @IndianSlipper:


    I believe that's the "world-famous Admiral Theater."


    More importantly, Ha!

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    Image of mmstk101 mmstk101
    12/26/08

    In reply to Chicago Ad Mocks Blagojevich, Suggests New Gig
    AMAZING!
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    Image of PandoraSpocks PandoraSpocks
    12/20/08

    In reply to Blago Answers Charges with Poetry
    The best writing awardof the year goes to whoever wrote Anderson's intro last night on AC360:


    "...call the Men in Black to erase all memories of that hair."

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