Hey journalists! Here's how to properly interview a Senator.

[Crowman2009]

For those who never lived in or watched TV from the local Detroit-area. This is local WXYZ-TV channel 7 action news anchor Bill Bonds interviewing Orrin Hatch during the Anita Hill hearing. Notice how he doesn't care about future access or give a damn how he feels:

[dlk]

1. Too Many Important Stories Are Never Reported Because Reporters Fear Losing Access

I met with a reporter from a paper in a large US city who said he could not report certain important stories for exactly that reason. He didn’t want to lose his access. Our free press is seriously compromised.

[Ohioboy]

2. Damn, that was good!

Wow, that is the way it should always be.

[DownriverDem]

12. Loved Bill Bonds

Bill passed on, but we here in Detroit still miss him.

[tomhagen]

3. Wow; he didn't just drone on like Wolf Blitzer....

[DAngelo136]

4. Bill Bonds was quite the colorful figure himself

Here's his obituary:https://www.freep.com/story/news/obituary/2014/12/13/bill-bonds-channel-broadcaster/20375881/
It's also noteworthy that Orrin Hatch was as much of an a**hole then as he is now.

[Scarsdale]

5. As "public servants" shouldn't they

be expected to be interviewed? It is time for term limits, to end the perception by these politicians that they are really "royalty". Hatch should have retired many years ago.

[woundedkarma]

6. Don't think I ever saw him do such a serious interview

Grew up near Detroit and Bill Bonds was a regular voice on my television. Usually commercials for the news hah. Never saw him do a serious interview like this. Glad to see it.

Orrin Hatch is still a jerk.

[llmart]

7. Orrin Hatch - still an asshole, only a bigger asshole.

[Harker]

8. Master of the phony "offended dignity" shtick.

When the questions get difficult, fall back on accusing the questioner of being "discourteous."

I liked that this interviewer didn't waste time with pleasantries... just went straight at him.

[llmart]

9. Bill Bonds was quite the character.

[irisblue]

10. Bill Bonds was quite a figure in Detroit for decades.

When he was good, he was very very good. When he was bad, it was quite a fall.

[Crowman2009]

13. Remember the story about the Gardner-White Al-qaeda rant that he had?

Well the Comedy Central show "Detroiters" paid homage to it with a scene involving Bill's arch-rival Mort Crim. Enjoy!

[niyad]

11. YES!!!!!

[apkhgp]

14. He is tired of hearing people talk

I am tired of hearing all of them talk, PERIOD. No more listening to any of them. NO MORE.

[smirkymonkey]

15. Now that's the way it should be done.

Orrin Hatch is and always has been such precious, pathetic hack. I can't wait until he's gone.