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The Straight Story

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Mon Jan 23, 2012, 12:23 AM Jan 2012

News station reports on trial using puppet reenactment

When Channel 19 in Akron, Ohio was prohibited from bringing its cameras into the corruption trial of former county commissioner Jimmy Dimora, the outcome was a stroke of pure media genius.

The station took transcripts of the trial and reenacted them using muppet-like puppets.

Dimora is accused of using his political influence in exchange for bribes. In the video segment, a witness describes setting Dimora up with a prostitute named Suzanne.

“I think that all court proceedings should be reported in this way,” the Lowering the Bar blog suggests, “but would settle for either puppet coverage of arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court or a full reenactment of the Rod Blagojevich trial.”



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/22/news-station-reports-on-trial-using-puppet-reenactment/

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News station reports on trial using puppet reenactment (Original Post) The Straight Story Jan 2012 OP
They are not puppets, they are Fabricated-Americans nt Xipe Totec Jan 2012 #1
I think they should be considered real Americans, like corporations. /nt Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #6
omg is that Janice from the Electric Mayhem ??? dweller Jan 2012 #2
I'm glad that the second-string Muppets have found work in this economy. nt msanthrope Jan 2012 #3
That is hilarious. They even have an entire jury of muppets! qb Jan 2012 #4
Keith used to use stick puppets rocktivity Jan 2012 #5
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