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Ten-Year Old Reporter Seeking Obama Interview
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Hey, everybody! You all remember Damon Weaver? He's the ten-year old kid from Kathryn E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary in Florida who interviewed then-Senator Joe Biden during the campaign, heroically holding his microphone aloft as Biden yammered on and on, without stop, for a million hours. Anyway, Weaver charmed the internets with his poise and polish, and now, he's looking for bigger fish to fry -- namely, President-elect Barack Obama.
Weaver wants to snare Obama for an interview, and in a wonderful four minute spot, he lays out his case, discussing his school's news studio ("Where the magic happens!"), getting a testimonial from Dwyane Wade of ...
Ten-Year Old Reporter Seeking Obama Interview
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
Hey, everybody! You all remember Damon Weaver? He's the ten-year old kid from Kathryn E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary in Florida who interviewed then-Senator Joe Biden during the campaign, heroically holding his microphone aloft as Biden yammered on and on, without stop, for a million hours. Anyway, Weaver charmed the internets with his poise and polish, and now, he's looking for bigger fish to fry -- namely, President-elect Barack Obama.
Weaver wants to snare Obama for an interview, and in a wonderful four minute spot, he lays out his case, discussing his school's news studio ("Where the magic happens!"), getting a testimonial from Dwyane Wade of ...
Help Damon Weaver Get An Obama Inauguration Interview
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
One of the realities that journalists hoping to cover the inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama are confronting is that there isn't going to be enough room for all of them, because Washington, DC will instead be filled by four million people and their terrible, hulking tour buses. The Politico's Sarah Abruzzese, noting that journalists are just not being laid off fast enough to avert this crisis, reports that the bad news shall be handed down to hopeful journalists very soon:
The galleries plan to start saying no this week to those who don't qualify for credentials.
"We're going to have to be very stingy this year," said Mark ...
Help Damon Weaver Get An Obama Inauguration Interview
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
One of the realities that journalists hoping to cover the inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama are confronting is that there isn't going to be enough room for all of them, because Washington, DC will instead be filled by four million people and their terrible, hulking tour buses. The Politico's Sarah Abruzzese, noting that journalists are just not being laid off fast enough to avert this crisis, reports that the bad news shall be handed down to hopeful journalists very soon:
The galleries plan to start saying no this week to those who don't qualify for credentials.
"We're going to have to be very stingy this year," said Mark ...
Barack Obama Says "No, We Can't" to Aspiring Young Black Journalist
Debbie Schlussel —
By Debbie Schlussel
I watched the entire video plea by 10-year-old aspiring reporter, Damon Weaver, asking the President-elect for a brief interview during Inauguration week.
And I'm surprised the Obama Administration made the boneheaded decision not to give oress credentials to this cute, smart boy. That's not to mention that this is a young Black kid, for whom Obama--we are told--is supposed to be a role model.
Yes, it's hard to understand some of what he's saying, but remember, he's only ten.
If the Obama camp were smart, they ...
