tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post3216356801611458044..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Unconventional coverageBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88084242488999885622008-09-06T12:13:00.000-07:002008-09-06T12:13:00.000-07:00"Uh - 'priest's daughter'?"Really! How do you sire..."Uh - 'priest's daughter'?"<BR/><BR/>Really! How do you sire a daughter molesting alter boys?<BR/><BR/>Much as Barry "Extremism in the pursuit of (the extreme) right is no vice" Goldwater was perceived as the Devil Incarnate at the time, compared with our current crop of Republicans, Goldwater seems positively moderate. And he had something utterly lacking in the Bush-Cheney-McCain-Palin cabal: integrity.<BR/><BR/>I have just said something nice about a Republican. They can hold the Winter Olympics in Hell now. (But then, Goldwater is dead, and I always like conservatives better when they're dead. My opinion of Nixon grows every day. Why these days, I merely loathe his revolting memory.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45168660255091510232008-09-05T11:24:00.000-07:002008-09-05T11:24:00.000-07:00I thought Chancellor was pushed around at the '68 ...I thought Chancellor was pushed around at the '68 Democratic convention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-89367387511038551602008-09-04T19:08:00.000-07:002008-09-04T19:08:00.000-07:00Mary Stella...did you know Jessica Savitch or any ...Mary Stella...did you know Jessica Savitch or any of her family?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29121034382823948532008-09-04T08:29:00.000-07:002008-09-04T08:29:00.000-07:00"On the scale of rebellious children, that ranks a..."On the scale of rebellious children, that ranks above the priest’s daughter who becomes a hooker."<BR/><BR/>Uh - "priest's daughter"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72891832982736255332008-09-04T06:35:00.000-07:002008-09-04T06:35:00.000-07:00My mother took my older brother and me to little B...My mother took my older brother and me to little Bader Field airport in Atlantic City to welcome LBJ. I was six. The man didn't "press the flesh". He crushed my poor little hand. <BR/><BR/>Ambassadress Perl Mesta (better known for being a renowned Washington D.C. hostess)rented a big house a few streets away from our home in Ventnor and threw a big party. Quite the biggest thing to have happened in our little town.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45628629481761798112008-09-04T06:28:00.000-07:002008-09-04T06:28:00.000-07:00I remember the Democratic convention. After LBJ ga...I remember the Democratic convention. After LBJ gave his acceptance speech, the entire hall exited out to the boardwalk so Danny Thomas could suck up to the Democrats since he was Master of Ceremonies for a birthday party, it also being Johnson's birthday that day. Amidst the sounds of fireworks, waves breaking against the shore and drunks coming out of the convention center, Thomas was egging the crowd on and yelling "Come on, folks, let's show everyone how much we love our President!".... Of course, that all happened before anyone knew the truth about the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which would eventually fall under the same category as "Weapons of Mass Destruction"....<BR/><BR/>BTW, Stephanie Miller also toiled on the ariwaves here in Rochester for several years, as the sidekick of a popular local morning radio personality, Brother Wease... She earned the nickname "Sister Sleaze," mostly because it rhymed with "Brother Wease" (although I saw her stand-up act one time -- there was plenty of sleaze)... Her father was probably rolling over in his grave...Tom Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959628996361620134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33391810504025006792008-09-04T05:44:00.000-07:002008-09-04T05:44:00.000-07:00The media coverage of the 1964 Democratic conventi...The media coverage of the 1964 Democratic convention was noted for a number of things. First, Walter Cronkite was NOT in the anchor booth. After being soundly beaten in the ratings by NBC during the Republican shindig, CBS installed the team of Roger Mudd and Robert Trout.<BR/><BR/>Then, the biggest scoop was delivered by one of the few women reporters on national TV at the time. Nancy Dickerson of NBC met President Johnson before his podium appearance and verified her report that Hubert Humphrey was his vice-presidential pick (she had seen Lady Bird meet with Mrs. Humphrey, putting two and two together).<BR/><BR/>The biggest drama on the floor was the battle over which delegation from Mississippi would be recognized--the official, all-white state party grouping, or an integrated "Freedom Delegation"<BR/>As part of keeping order, undercover FBI agents were on scene, wearing press passes.<BR/><BR/>Finally, the main "background" reporting feature was how tired and seedy Atlantic City had become since its peak as a resort in the 1920's. It's felt that the coverage sent the city into an even faster decline that didn't end until gambling arrived in the late 1970's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com