his camerawoman rebecca little are gearing up to cover a murder investigation for ktxl tv. early that morning, 27-year-old chester jackson was shot and killed outside a local ihop restaurant. hours later, his family and friends have gathered near the scene to hold an impromptu memorial. john and rebecca are on their way to the restaurant to report on the story. it turns out one of our assignment editors had some relationships with people who knew chester jackson. so i called her and said what s going on? what s the emotional temperature out there? what can i expect? and she says, well, i ve talked to some of the people out there. they know you re coming. they re willing to talk to you. they have a picture of him. and i said, who do i talk to? she says anybody. rebecca and john arrive at the scene and walk toward the memorial, but they are warned by
santorum talked about his grandfather who worked in a steel mill and his strong hands. it was a powerful moment for santorum. probably, i think, a moment that catapulted him into prominence. and, of course, the frustration was, jon meacham, that among a lot of republicans that didn t want myitt romney t win, that he didn t stay laser focused on that message and he just didn t channel the story about his grandfather and how his grandfather had won the american dream for his grandson and entire family. yeah. the conventional wisdom quickly became, as someone said, that he swung at every pitch. yeah. that s a good way to put it. whenever there was a chance to comment on a social issue that would get the assignment editors more interested, then the economic substance of the populist message, he would play along. he would. and, of course, mark halperin, this morning everybody is talking about what he did wrong.
in terms of the washington d.c. to new york city access almost completely united on this, it has to happen and occasionally, there s a deviation, occasionally, but you assignment editors, the news judgment, and the komen story to page one and bishop story to page 50 until it s forced by talk radio and others to put it higher. jon: i wish we had a split screen because judy was giving you a look that you disagree? i disagree. i believe that this was essentially, as the president framed it an issue of access to medical care that s essential for women. now, one can argue why they chose, the white house chose this formula, which was perhaps bound to generate controversy, but i think the climb down, the flip-flop, the about face, whatever we wind up calling it was a fair compromise for which he should be given credit because it
sacramento, california. news reporter john lobertini and his camerawoman rebecca little are gearing up to cover a murder investigation for ktxl tv. early that morning, 27-year-old chester jackson was shot and killed outside a local ihop restaurant. hours later, his family and friends have gathered near the scene to hold an impromptu memorial. john and rebecca are on their way to the restaurant to report on the story. it turns out one of our assignment editors had some relationships with people who knew chester jackson. so i called her and said what s going on? what s the emotional temperature out there? what can i expect? and she says, well, i ve talked to some of the people out there. they know you re coming. they re willing to talk to you. they have a picture of him. and i said who do i talk to? she says anybody. rebecca and john arrive at the scene and walk toward the memorial, but they are warned by other news crews that the mood
his camerawoman rebecca little are gearing up to cover a murder investigation for ktxl tv. early that morning, 27-year-old chester jackson was shot and killed outside a local ihop restaurant. hours later, his family and friends have gathered near the scene to hold an impromptu memorial. john and rebecca are on their way to the restaurant to report on the story. it turns out one of our assignment editors had some relationships with people who knew chester jackson. so i called her and said what s going on? what s the emotional temperature out there? what can i expect? and she says, well, i ve talked to some of the people out there. they know you re coming. they re willing to talk to you. they have a picture of him. and i said who do i talk to? she says anybody. rebecca and john arrive at the scene and walk toward the memorial, but they are warned by other news crews that the mood of the crowd of mourners is