Thursday, November 13, 2008

The LuLac Edition #638, Nov. 13th, 2008

PHOTO INDEX: 13 QUESTIONS LOGO.

13 QUESTIONS

1. NOW THAT THIS ELECTION IS OVER, DO YOU FIND THIS THE MOST EXCITING FOR YOU?

WELL, IT’S BEEN A CRAZY YEAR FOR ME PERSONALLY. BUT I HAVE TO SAY COVERING THIS ELECTION AS A BLOGGER GAVE IT A NEW DIMENSION FOR ME. THIS YEAR WAS BOTH PREDICTABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE. THANK HEAVENS THERE WAS NO VIOLENCE LIKE 1968. WHILE THIS WAS A CLOSE SECOND, MY HEART STILL BELONGS TO 1968 AS THE MOST INTERESTING ELECTION OF MY LIFE.

2. ANY THOUGHTS ON A BI PARTISAN CABINET?


IT’S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA. SHOWS THAT A LEADER IS INCLUSIVE. I HOPE OBAMA CAN FIND SOME GOPers OR EVEN A WAYWARD DEM LIKE JOE LIEBERMAN WHO CAN ADD DEPTH TO HIS TEAM. KEEPING GATES AT DEFENSE MIGHT BE A GOOD START IF HE CAN COME TO TERMS WITH HIM ON IRAQ.

3. SEEDED RYE OR NOT?

SEEDED.

4. BEST NETWORK COVERAGE ON ELECTION NIGHT?

NBC AND CBS. ON THE CABLE, I THOUGHT CNN DID A GREAT JOB AS WELL AS FOX. AND PCN DID A NICE JOB TOO COVERING STATEWIDE RACES.

5. CAN SARAH PALIN MAKE A COMEBACK IN 2012?

SURE. I DON’T THINK SHE EVER WENT ANYWHERE BUT SHE CAN REBUILD SOME OF THE CHINKS IN HER IMAGE. REMEMBER, NIXON CAME BACK FROM 1960 SO ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. AMERICA IS THE LAND OF SECOND CHANCES UNLESS YOU’RE O.J.

6. ANY THOUGHTS ON CONGRESSMAN KANJORSKI’S WIN?

HE CERTAINLY HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HELPING HIM. LACKAWANNA COUNTY REALLY CAME THROUGH FOR HIM AND I REALLY THINK WHEN HIS SEAT WAS RE-DISTRICTED, ONE WOULD THINK THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. THE GUY CAMPAIGNED HARD AND DESERVES TO WORK WITH THE NEW DEM MAJORITY AND PRESIDENT. I STILL THINK HE SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE DEBATES BECAUSE THE MAN HAS AN EXCELLENT COMMAND OF HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS AND OPERATES. HE DOESN’T APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT GOVERNMENT CAN PROVIDE TO ITS CITIZENS IF IT’S RUN CORRECTLY.

7. YOUR SERIES ON 1968 IS GREAT. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE SONG FROM THAT YEAR?

THERE ARE TOO MANY THAT I LIKE FROM THAT YEAR BUT I REALLY AM PARTIAL TO “MaCARTHUR PARK” AND “THIS GUY’S IN LOVE”. AND THEN THERE’S “HEY JUDE”. SEE WHAT I MEAN, TOO MANY TO PICK.

8. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR NEWS NOW THAT ELECTION 2008 HAS COME AND GONE?

YOU KIDDING ME? THIS IS AFTER ALL LUZERNE AND LACKAWANNA COUNTIES!

9. WERE YOU SURPRISED THAT ONE OF YOUR GIRLS LORI SAUNDERS CAME OUT FOR OBAMA?

VERY MUCH SO. I ALWAYS PEGGED HER FOR AN UNCLE JOE/SAM DRUCKER FISCAL CONSERVATIVE.

10. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT NEPA BEING THE EPICENTER OF NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS?


WE WERE IN THE WILDERNESS FOR SO LONG THAT IT’S KIND OF NICE. IT ACTUALLY STARTED IN 2000 THEN BUILT IN 2004. GROWING UP, I REMEMBER THIS AREA SOMETIMES HAD TO BEG TO GET PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO VISIT MORE THAN ONCE.

11. THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS HAD SOME ARTICLES ON THIS WEEK COMPARING THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN TO BOBBY KENNEDY’S. IS THAT A TRUE REPRESENTATION?

I READ THE ARTICLES AND THERE ARE VALID COMPARISONS. BUT THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THAT RFK’S CAMPAIGN WAS UNORGANIZED AND THROWN TOGETHER ON THE FLY. THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN WAS ORGANIZED AT EVERY TURN. KENNEDY HIMSELF WAS NOT VERY WELL SCRIPTED ON THE STUMP AND HE CERTAINLY WAS MORE PASSIONATE THAN OBAMA ON THE ISSUES HE CARED ABOUT. KENNEDY AT TIMES WENT OFF THE RESERVATION HAVING HIS AIDES SCRAMBLING TO PICK UP THE PIECES. BUT HE DIDN’T CARE, HE JUST SPOKE HIS MIND. OBAMA DID THE SAME THING BUT WAS MORE CAREFUL WITH HIS WORDS AND PRONOUNCEMENTS.

12. HOW COME WYOU TV DIDN’T ASK YOU TO BE ON THEIR ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE?


ELECTION NIGHT IS TRADITIONALLY THE BUSIEST TIME IN A NEWSROOM. I’VE BEEN THERE. WYOU HAD A STABLE OF EXPERTS TO HANDLE THE CHORES OF COMMENTING ON THE ELECTION PLUS THEIR EXCELLENT TEAM OF REPORTERS. IF YOU SAW THE COVERAGE, YOU’D SEE THERE ISN’T A GREAT DEAL OF TIME FOR LOCAL INSERTS FROM THE NETWORK. TIME IS SHORT DURING THIS SPECIAL BROADCAST AND THE BIG STORY WAS THE PRESIDENCY. WYOU TV HAD ENOUGH EXPERTS ON TO CARRY THE MESSAGE THAT NIGHT. THAT ALL SAID, IT WAS GREAT BEING ON DURING THE ELECTION CYCLE, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE DEBATES. THE STAFF THERE IS GREAT AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE ON THEIR INTERACTIVE SHOW DURING THE PRIMARIES AND THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE GENERAL. AND NOT TO SOUND BIASED HERE, BUT I RATHER ENJOYED SITTING IN MY LIVING ROOM IN MY SWEATS WATCHING WYOU AND WBRE TV DO THE BEST LOCAL COVERAGE OF THIS ELECTION. BY FAR, BOTH STATIONS EXCELLED WITH THE LATEST AND MOST RELEVANT COVERAGE.

13. HOW CAN PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA BEST USE HIS VICE PRESIDENT IN THE COMING ADMINISTRATION?

LET HIM HANDLE THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IN BOTH HOUSES. HAVE HIM BE ALMOST LIKE THE PRESIDENT’S ENFORCER AND LOBBYIST AT THE SAME TIME. MAKE SURE FIEFDOMS ARE KEPT TO A MINIMUM AND THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS WILL BE THE SUCCESS OF WHAT THIS PRESIDENT PROPOSES.



7 Comments:

At 1:05 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Agree on Biden. How he uses this veteran of the Senate will say a lot about his leadership.

 
At 2:02 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You're right about Bobby. Less calculating than Barack. Both good men mind you but Bobby let it fly.

 
At 4:20 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kanjorski ran a good race and had a ton of money. And he did well in that debate. You're right, he should've debated more, might have shut it down earlier.

 
At 6:48 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

14th Question
Which gig does Hillary get, Atty Gen or Sec of State? I'm bettin on the job at State. Whats you guess, David?

 
At 9:47 PM, Blogger David Yonki said...

IN RESPONSE
14th Question
Which gig does Hillary get, Atty Gen or Sec of State? I'm bettin on the job at State. Whats you guess, David?
I JUST CAN'T SEE A CABINET POST WORKING OUT BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. I TEND TO SEE HER MORE AS A MAJORITY LEADER IN THE SENATE. KERRY CAME OUT FIRST FOR HIM, RICHARDSON TOO. BUT IF HE'S INTO THE LINCOLN TEAM OF RIVALS PHILOSOPHY, MAYBE. BUT BEING SECRETARY OF STATE DOESN'T HAVE THE CACHE OF BEING THE FIRST. MY GUESS: STAY IN THE SENATE AND HOPE FOR THE BEST....OR SOMETHING ELSE.

 
At 9:39 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have to tell you that your work on 'YOU this campaign season was very good. And Eric is just a political junkie that loves this stuff! Now, on the Clinton cabinet appointment, don't bet on it. She has a better role in the Senate than in an administration of as you say rivals. Let her make history as a Majority Leader than give her the Veep spot in 2012 when Biden gets too old and way too vocal.

 
At 12:45 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Whatever happens we havent heard the last of Hillary as a force to be reckoned with. On the other hand we can only hope after she gets finished grabbing attention at the GOP Governors Ball that Sarah Alaska gets back to moose hunting and fades away.

 

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