Dayhoff Westminster Soundtrack: 20070730 Answering questions from a Snowman

Monday, July 30, 2007

20070730 Answering questions from a Snowman

Answering questions from a Snowman

July 30^th, 2007

Seems that not everyone was amused about the prospects of answering questions from a snowman…

Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney Plan to Skip Youtube ...

“ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Republican presidential debate scheduled for live national television coverage will be missing two of the GOP's leading contenders for the nomination… Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney both say they have more important campaign commitments scheduled….”

Dem Debate Attracts 2.6 Million Viewers - Politics ...

WASHINGTON — The melting snowman, Tennessee rednecks and the novelty of the CNN-YouTube Democratic debate attracted 2.6 million television viewers, a slight drop from the numbers who tuned in for a more traditional exchange last month… While the debate Monday stretched the boundaries of traditional political broadcasts, a previous CNN debate of the Democratic candidates on June 3 attracted 2.8 million viewers. A MSNBC televised debate on April 26 attracted 2.3 million… CNN reported getting 45.5 million page views on its Web site and said its television audience among 18-34 year-olds totaled 407,000, highest ever for cable news programing.

For political scientists, I will suggest that we witnessed a memorable moment in TV politics. Then again, I’m not too sure what was most memorable, the snowman asking a question or the fact that presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich actually answered it…

“I am Billiam the Snowman from Point Hope, Alaska. Due to global warming, every year, my people move closer and closer to extinction.”

Then there are others who have started a “Billiam the Snowman for President” campaign.