Hearings In A Television Age

Back in the stride of writing his daily column, Howard Kurtz today looks at the shear boring-ness of yesterday John Roberts confirmation hearings–and how he would have played it if he was a cable network executive:

“Senators bloviating for the cameras for more than three hours while the likely next chief justice sits there uncomfortably isn’t news. Senators cross-examining the judge is news. I’m usually a fan of cable television covering the events rather than engaging in punditry, but only when the event is real, not prepackaged and warmed-over rhetoric.

“The

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