VP's and the Olympics-timing is everything
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Wed Jul-30-08 08:46 AM
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VP's and the Olympics-timing is everything |
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The Olympics are going to suck ALL of the air out of the room from a news stand point. So we will probably see both VP picks within the next week.
Don't forget that the Olympics -with Congress taking off for August (slow news month normally) -is going to make the VP decisions TIMING ever so important. The Olympics run from the 8th until the 24th. THEN the Dems convention starts the next day (August 25-28) and the Republicans take their wide stance in Minneapolis starting that following Friday (Sept. 1-4).
Something to keep in mind.
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Wed Jul-30-08 08:50 AM
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1. Honestly, I hardly ever pay attention to the Olympics, especially towards |
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the end--I'm willing to bet that an announcement a couple days before the closing ceremonies would get plenty of attention, even with the competition from whatever events are going on.
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Wed Jul-30-08 08:54 AM
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They are probably feeling this out. I would doubt that they would announce it AT the convention but hey, who am I to tell team Obama what they should do (they are pitching an almost perfect game so far) ?
:shrug:
You may not pay that much attention but a lot of people do and this is going to be the first Olympics offered on-line and with increases both in technology to see it and speed upgrades for a large part of the population to view it. Just saying.
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Wed Jul-30-08 08:59 AM
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3. My guess is that by the last few days, people will be "Olympicked out" |
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and ready for a big news story, unless something crazy happens.
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Wed Jul-30-08 09:01 AM
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4. "Republicans take their wide stance"? |
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Wed Jul-30-08 10:12 AM
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6. I did a double take on that line! |
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Wed Jul-30-08 09:18 AM
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I was keeping an eye on the olympic schedule. If the Olympics run from the 8-24th, and the convention starts on the 25th, then Obama will pick next week.
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Wed Jul-30-08 10:29 AM
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Wed Jul-30-08 10:31 AM
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I don't watch the Olympics, but I watch politics. Others watch the Olympics and not politics and others watch both.
I don't think it will make one bit of difference. The two aren't all that related.
People - and news rooms - can and do multitask and those who are that interested in politics will be able to watch track and the VP choices.
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