Wednesday, November 03, 2004

CNN

I know that I am biased, however CNN had by far the best coverage tonite. The video wall at the Marketsite was absolutely incredible. It puts all the other networks to shame -- including the distant second place contestant NBC and Democracy Plaza. Btw, didn't they make it look like that map they used to use on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

Dan Rather on CBS had a physical map and a pencil. Hey Dan, Walter Cronkite called and he wants his election night technology back.

Overall, Wolf Blitzer gained big points with me tonite. Professional the whole time and factually accurate the entire night. Compared with miscues at MSNBC and Fox News (surprise, huh?), CNN is gold. I must say, however, Larry King has to have long since lost his mind. I didn't see this, but it was reported that he asked Wolf Blitzer how many representatives were in the Senate. He has been argumentative with both Carlos Watson and Jeff Greenfield the entire night. I was hoping that Wolf would drop him with an open handed slap.

If you wanna read very interesting commentary about the coverage, check out http://www.tvnewser.com.

As Peter Jennings would say, "can you say Ohio with a Floridian accent"?

Will

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