RNC welcome party lacks big names in national media

[highplainsdem]

Source: Tampa Bay Times

ST. PETERSBURG — Critics concerned about big-name reporters such as ABC's Diane Sawyer or NBC's Brian Williams having drinks and munching food with GOP delegates at a reception funded by the people they are supposed to be covering needn't have worried.

As it turns out, few big names in national media seemed to turn out for the Republican National Convention's opening night party Sunday at Tropicana Field, despite its billing as the first time that media and delegates would mingle at a combined celebration, paid for by the convention host committee. (Rain and storm warnings may have kept some people away.)

One of the exceptions was Jesse Watters, a producer for Fox News Channel star Bill O'Reilly, who was treated like a celebrity by delegates who crowded about, taking pictures and complimenting him on his work.

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The ranks of media seemed to be filled mostly by local figures, including Dave McKay and Veronica Young from WQYK-FM (99.5), Mark Wilson from WTVT-Ch. 13 and Linda Hurtado from WFTS-Ch. 28; all conducting interviews for their respective programs.

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Read more: http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/rnc-welcome-party-lacks-big-names-in-national-media/1248121

[Iwillnevergiveup]

1. Isn't Jesse Watters

O'Lielly's hired stalker?

[winstars]

2. You are correct sir!!!

[goclark]

3. Where is Fatso Rusho

>

[mountain grammy]

4. They'll be crawling out of the woodwork soon enough

As soon as the storm threat is over.. weanies!

[pstokely]

5. What about the A-list conservative celebrities?

like Kirk Cameron?

[Joe Bacon]

7. Kelsey's probably doing another line of coke!

[Grins]

9. ...or doing yet another woman.

Proof he's a true "Republican Family Values" kinda guy.

Then again, he can bring the coke!

[Grins]

10. ...or Craig T. Nelson, or Jon Voight, or...

...porn stars Jenna Jameson and Ron Jeremy, or Heather Locklear (is she out of Rehab yet?), or Pat Boone!!!

I hope they went out of their way to invite Steven Colbert.....!

[2pooped2pop]

6. yeah, media hanging out with republicans is new. Right.

billing as the first time that media and delegates would mingle at a combined celebration

Yeah media hanging out with republicans is just unheard of. This will surely be the very first time.

[nxylas]

8. Well, what do you expect?

The media is completely owned by Obama, or so Republicans keep telling me. They know this, because they were told so by Rush Limbaugh, and Joe Scarborough, and Charles Krauthammer, and Bill Kristol, and Ann Coulter, and Bill O'Reilly, and Sean Hannity, and Michael Graham, and Glenn Beck, and Niall Ferguson, and Mark Steyn, and Jonah Goldberg, and....

[wordpix]

11. congrats that respected reporters stayed away from the free drinks & food

Let them do their jobs instead of fraternizing with crooks and liars