“The reporters want to do what? Talk? Oh, hell no!
10:30 P.M., THE SPIN ROOM: The “spin room,” set up in a basement of the Wolstein Center, is an aptly named place. It’s where TV reporters (known in the industry as The Sculpted Hair Army) interview politicians and “experts” on the debate they just viewed, and, depending on the agenda of the person being interviewed, so many different versions will be spun that it’s sometimes hard to remember if the debate actually happened at all. It’s the type of place that would be perfect for Frank Jackson. But, alas, last night, the Invisible Mayor once again disappeared. …
This article appears in Feb 27 – Mar 4, 2008.
He left because he didn’t want to be around fakers and liars. He’s got more class then that. He’s got a broke down city to revive and knows none of these airheads can solve it.