Emotion vs. Thoughtful
Harry Shearer weighs in on Aaron Brown….
People on modern-day American television can’t just be thoughtful guys, assuming that Mr. Brown is one. They have to play one; and, given that newscasters aren’t actors, that means overplay. Of course, emotional guys have to play their role, too, but, in modern-day American television, we know which of those two acts inevitably wins out.
Nonetheless, it’s worth pausing over some of the quotes uttered by CNN’s honcho du jour Jonthan Klein as he shoved Mr. Thoughtful out the door for Mr. Emotional.
Anderson Cooper had better pay attention to Geraldo Rivera because that’s where his career is headed.
Comment by Staycee — November 6, 2005 @ 12:10 pm