Tuesday 6 January 2009

Politicians & Interviews

After sitting on the sidelines and watching her (Cory Aquino) fall into one trap after another set by Bob Novak, Malloch Brown stepped in. He explained what an interview is for a politician: not an obligation to answer the question but an opportunity to get your message across. (As Henry Kissinger once put it to a group of journalists when he walked into a press conference: "Now, which of my answers do you have questions for?")
James Harding: Alpha Dogs

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