A Dem President. In the tradition of T. Snow, who's Press Sec'y? (poll)

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

Poll question: A Dem President. In the tradition of T. Snow, who's Press Sec'y? (poll)

Turning to those "librul" airways, what media luminary could be a Dem's spokesperson?

As I compiled this list, I realized that it's not as far fetched a concept as I first thought.

These guys would be such a huge improvement! MKJ

[SteppingRazor]

Other

Me. Clearly, I'm the best man for the job.

[Drifter]

1. Reverend Al Sharpton ...

(SNL Tweety) Come on, say something crazy Al.

On Edit: I know Al is not part of the media, but come on, wouldn't that be sweet ?

Cheers
Drifter

[waiting for hope]

2. Other: Arianna Huffington.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

3. Arianna would have total command of the room. And she's impeccably

articulate! MKJ

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

4. BTW, I see my personal nominee is ahead...I'd love to see Phil Donahue

giving the daily briefing.

I can't say exactly why, but I would. MKJ

[C_U_L8R]

5. Sean Penn

he'd kick ass and drive the repukes nuts.

[papercut]

6. I'll second Al Sharpton n/t

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Mike Malloy. He'll probably have been hired, fired and

looking for work again by then.

Seriously, though, any Dem president needs to hire the smoothest-talking PR weasel available just for self-preservation.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. Sorry ..... none of them

They're all, more or less, entertainers or pundits.

We need a party-identified spokesperson.

Mario Cuomo. We have NO better speaker in the party today. He's an intellectual who is a genius-level maestro of words, a master debater, a master of subtle, pointed, spot-on understatement. No hyperbole, no histrionics. Just gravitas.

And he has almost no current baggage.

[Totally Committed]

10. If not, wouldn't he make a wonderful Attorney General????

*sigh*

TC

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

11. OK, now you had to get all serious and everything.

Honestly, I started this as sort of a joke about putting a "media personality" in front of the press corps.

Then, I started realizing that they'd be soooo much better than what we're enduring from Snow and became less sardonic and more smitten.

I love the idea of Mario Cuomo. He would return dignity and intelligence to the position.

MKJ :hi:

[Auntie Bush]

12. Mario would be great, Also Donahue or Olbermann

All to die for.

[lonehalf]

9. Bob Bechel n/t

[mcscajun]

13. None of the above. The example of Tony Snow would be ignored

and there would be a press secretary who was not a prominent media personality in his own right.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

14. I know. I really muffed the attempt at "whimsy". Mainly, because,

as I put the list together, none of them, with the exception of creative curmudgeon Michael Moore :-), seemed as inappropriate as Snow.

MM is terrific, but he's not Press Secretary material. Although, he'd be really entertaining.


It was supposed to be fun, not serious. Really. :hi: MKJ

[mcscajun]

16. Exactly. WHO could Possibly be More Inappropriate than Snow?

:)

It's hard to imagine...really.

[Jed Dilligan]

15. In the tradition of Tony Snow,

We'd have to get someone intensely stupid.

Kid Rock, maybe? I don't know his political affiliation. It's hard to think of a Democrat as stupid as Tony Snow.

[catnhatnh]

17. Stephen Colbert....

...Picture every critisism of the President being vehemently agreed with and then ridiculed with that unique Colbert reverse psychology/stealth magic that leads to logical impasses and WTF moments of political clarity.....and think of the TV ratings!!!

[Wilber_Stool]

18. I know it would require him rising from the dead but

Rodney Dangerfield. He sure could have helped out Clinton.