One little moment. The news anchor of our local morning news show

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

began a report,by saying "The president will give an important national speech on Tuesday night" and then corrected himself and said "what the president says is an important speech".

I loved that moment. A moment in time when a media person didn't just spew, unchecked, the drivel coming from the WH.

For a moment, an acknowlegement that, just because they say it is, doesn't make it so.

Here's hoping for many, many more of those little moments.

MKJ

:toast:

[still_one]

1. which state was he broadcasting from?

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

4. Channel 9 news, Denver, CO...the anchor was Gary Shapiro

MKj

[Lars39]

8. You might want to delete this identifying information,

it could be used against him.
We want to keep the comments coming as long as we can. :hi:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

11. Yikes, are you serious? Really, if I could snag it on video, I'd be

posting it. MKJ


edited to add: he didn't OVER emphasize the word "says", just enough to identify that what he was reporting was the WH description of the speech, not his.

I would be surprised it this caused him a problem. The show is by far the number one morning news show in Denver, and he has been a true "anchor".

No matter how many times other personnel on the show change, Shapiro keeps the perfect tone, and people watch in droves.

MKJ

[Lars39]

12. Yes, I'm serious.

RWers have been known to get people fired for stuff like that.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

14. Can I just ask what "stuff like that" actually is? He clarified that the

description of the speech as "important" was from the WH, not their newsdesk.

Seems harmless enough. MKJ :7

[Lars39]

18. Dissent.

Don't get me wrong; I'm not against speaking out, but the anchor is well-placed to reach a lot of people.
We need all the plain-talking we can get. :)

[lonestarnot]

17. You are contributing to the media silence! It only takes one step to

start a journey and only one drop to start the flood!

[Lars39]

19. No, I'm pointing out that if someone is speaking out,

we might not want to accidentally jeopardize his job, so that he can continue to "sow" some discontent. :)

[lonestarnot]

20. Well ratings are what they are after in the business... and he is

apparently getting them. With the publication, he should get even better ones. I say the opposite is true.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

21. I see both sides of this....so that means

A poll!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3945872

MKJ

[Lars39]

23. lol

:hi:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

24. The results are in..

7 votes...should give details

1 vote...I shouldn't reveal the anchor's identity.:hi:

I hope that this moment occurs more and more.

It's called "reporting" not "repeating".

MKJ

edited to correct vote count

[Lars39]

25. I didn't vote. : - )

Is the area he's at Repub, Dem, a mix?
I hope he continues to speak out.
Can you tell it's too hot to be outside? :hi:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

26. Actually, even though CO was "red" (barely), the Denver metro area

is heavily blue.

Gary Shapiro is probably about as close to "beloved" by the Denver community as any other media person. Other anchors and/or reporters may be respected by the community, but he completely projects the everyman kind of attitude that people relate to.

A friend of mine was at Cirque de Soleil (sp?) a few years back, and sat in the same aisle as Gary Shapiro.

She said he was just as relaxed and amiable as he appears on the news.

She also talked about one of the male performers who was performing these intricate flips, twists and so forth, on a rope above the crowd.

Apparently, even though the performer was a short, thin man, he had an eye catching,large "package" that didn't appear to be restrained.
As he flipped and flopped, his package did the same, distracting my friend, and others near her.

She said they were laughing and commenting on this, and Gary just about fell apart, he was laughing so hard.

Well, that's my favorite (and only) Gary Shapiro story.

MKJ

edited to add, lol, I'm checking on this thread between errands and yard work, myself.

[Lars39]

28. He sounds neat!

Ohhhh, to live in a blue place. I'm truly envious! :)

[lonestarnot]

2. You must share the details on this one! Who? What? When? Where? and

we all know WHY!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

7. Sorry I omitted the details. Actually, Gary Shapiro is an interesting

anchor.

He's quite ordinary looking, and yet he projects smarts, a great sense of humor and an occasional touch of (probably healthy) cynicism.

I'm almost afraid to post this, because I like him, and if it turned out he was a repub, I'd be pretty disappointed.

We have a lot of intrepid Colorado DU'ers who pretty much know the inside scoop on most public figures in our state.

But, I sure liked what he did yesterday.
MKJ
:hi:

[lonestarnot]

9. Well hats off to Gary Shapiro!

:toast: :thumbsup: He rocks!

[Vickers]

16. *True* Republicans aren't so bad...this horribly misfigured monster they

call conservatism these days does not resemble the real thing.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

22. True, I should have said neocon fundy, which is something I am

fairly sure, he isn't. MKJ

[Sydnie]

3. And you were there to see it.

Amazing isn't it, when the light bulb goes off for other people and you get to see it happen, right before your eyes.

Watch this guy in the future. He may be waking up more often.

[Lars39]

6. He may have been "awake" for some time, but just now

getting up the nerve to drop little things into his newscast, seeing what he can get by with without being fired.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

15. Why would he be fired for a simple clarificaition?

MKJ

[fooj]

5. Isn't it on Tuesday?

:shrug:


peace.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

10. I would have sworn he said Monday, but I really was only half paying

attention until he made that "little" correction.

MKJ

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

13. Made the change on the OP, thanks for heads up n/t

MKJ

[Liberal In Texas]

27. Always like to have visuals:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

29. Thanks for posting the pic

MKj

:hi:

[Liberal In Texas]

30. My pleasure! ;-))