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voices.washingtonpost.com - 9/5/2008
Andrea Mitchell vs. the Balloons
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By Garance Franke-Ruta NBC's Andrea Mitchell demonstrates the perils of live television as she gamely tries to report from the Republican National Convention during the midst of a major balloon drop in this clip that's amusing the chattering class the day after the two-week convention marathon ...

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Let the Media Rehabilitation Begin
Patterico's Pontifications — ... media is biased and US Weekly reportedly had thousands of subscriptions canceled after its “Babies, Lies and Scandals” cover piece on Sarah Palin. So it’s not surprising that some in the media might feel a need to rehabilitate their image with stories that humanize and encourage us to smile with reporters. Accordingly, I give you Exhibit “A” — one of the top stories at the Washington Post’s political blog, The Trail: “Andrea Mitchell vs. the Balloons” Does that make you feel all ...

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