George Will: Wife’s work on Rick Perry’s campaign doesn’t pose problem (Poynter)

Rick Perry image via Wikipedia

Mr. Media® Radio Network • Email • Twitter • Facebook • LinkedIn • YouTube

by Steve Myers

Nov. 14, 2011  

Asked about Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s election chances on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, syndicated columnist George Will disclosed that his wife has joined the campaign, then proceeded to say that candidates can recover from gaffes like the ones that have plagued Perry. Will’s wife Mari Maseng, who’s worked in politics for 30 years, is advising the Perry campaign on messaging and debate preparation. Will said on the show that some staffers for Mitt Romney had tried to make an issue about it. Politico’s Dylan Byers notes that Will has used his column to criticize Romney, including an Oct. 28 column headlined, “The pretzel candidate.”

Click HERE to Keep Reading!  
 

 Tweet Follow @andelman  Subscribe in a reader

Newspaper editor defends Cain interview (Editor & Publisher)

Herman Cain image via Wikipedia

Mr. Media® Radio Network • Email • Twitter • Facebook • LinkedIn • YouTube

by CNN Producer Gabriella Schwarz

(CNN) – The editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel criticized efforts by Herman Cain's campaign to discredit the newspaper's interview with the presidential candidate when he stumbled over questions on Libya and collective bargaining.

"Trying to spin it and say it was edited or handled some other way is just not accurate," Marty Kaiser said Tuesday on CNN's "American Morning."

After video of the interview went viral Monday, Cain Communications Director J.D. Gordon said the video was "out of context in some measure," adding that the former pizza executive endured 45 minutes of questions from the paper's editorial board.

Click HERE to Keep Reading!

 

 Tweet Follow @andelman  Subscribe in a reader

Bachmann Camp Accuses CBS of Bias After Email Suggests Candidate Would Get Fewer Questions (TVNewser)

Image by Getty Images via @daylife

Image by Getty Images via @daylife

Mr. Media® Radio Network • Email • Twitter • Facebook • LinkedIn • YouTube

By Alex Weprin
November 13, 2011

The Michele Bachmann campaign is furious at CBS News this morning, following the foreign policy debate held last night. The reason? The campaign volunteered Bachmann to appear on the post-debate webcast, and (just announced) CBS News political director John Dickerson–apparently unaware a Bachmann staffer was on the email chain–responded in a way that suggested that Bachmann would be getting fewer questions than other candidates, and that they should hold out for a better candidate on the webcast.

“Okay let’s keep it loose though since she’s not going to get many questions and she’s nearly off the charts in the hopes that we can get someone else,” Dickerson wrote.

Click HERE to Keep Reading!



  Tweet Follow @andelman  Subscribe in a reader