I Used To Be A Print Reporter.

The Government's View Is That The Best Time To Announce Bad News, News That It Doesn't Want The Public To Dwell On Is Late On A Friday, When It Will Wind Up In The Saturday Papers, Which If You Were Readers, Then The Week Day Editions. A Holiday Weekend Is Even Better.

A Police Reporter Walks Into The Worst Moment In Someone's Life On Every Single Story That He Covers. It's Not Like Being A Sports Reporter. That's A Great Job And All That And Takes Certain Skills. But, You Know, They're Glad To See You When You Show Up To Cover The Football Game. Nobody Is Ever Glad To See A Police Reporter When He Shows Up.

And As A Result, I Guess I'm Just Kind Of A Rubberneck. I'm Kind Of A - Someone Who Likes To See Things And Likes To See These Events And Talk To The People Who Make Them Happen. But I Don't Think Journalists Are As Important As The People They Cover.

Well, You Know, In Any Political Campaign, You're Gonna Have People On One Side That Are Gonna Slip A Reporter Something Because They Think It'll Hurt The Guy On The Other Side.

Good Policy Always Trumps Bad Public Relations And The Best Pr Can't Trump Bad Policy.