Precedents for Clinton's interviews on all five channels = also called the full Ginsburg

[Mass]

name of Monica Lewinski's lawyer Ginsburg, first person to have done that.

They also give a few other examples.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-clinton24sep24,1,4882187.story?coll=la-headlines-nation&track=crosspromo

Appearing on all five major Sunday talk shows -- the political equivalent of hitting for the cycle in baseball -- is known among TV producers and political operatives as a "full Ginsburg," after the first person to pull it off, Southern California attorney William H. Ginsburg. He made the circuit on Feb. 1, 1998, in defense of his client Monica S. Lewinsky, the onetime White House intern at the center of a Bill Clinton sex scandal.

Ginsburg had to scurry from studio to studio that day; Clinton taped her appearances from her home in Chappaqua, N.Y.

Only high-profile guests in the midst of major news events have the cachet for the five-show circuit. Those who have done it include then-vice presidential nominee Dick Cheney during the 2000 Republican convention; Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, then the Democratic vice presidential candidate, during the 2000 Florida recount; and then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell during a nuclear weapons showdown with North Korea in 2002. Giuliani and then-Rep. Rick Lazio (R-N.Y.) also did it in 2000 in their race against Clinton for the Senate.

[Totally Committed]

1. So, I assume ALL the other candidates will be treated to "The Full Ginsburg" in the coming weeks....

:sarcasm:

Brings to mind the old addage: When you ASSUME, you make an ASS out of U and ME. Make no mistake, no other candidate (except, maybe, Obama) will ever see that sort of media blitz during this campaign.

I'm surprised he's not Oprah's co-host for the week.... ;)


TC

[daninthemoon]

2. I was wondering that, too. Seems like equal time would require

one Sunday for each candidate, including and especially Mike Gravel and Ron Paul. Oh yeah, and Alan Keys :silly: .