Well, I screwed up ETV last night — once. I was reading off results from a laptop that Andy Gobeil had put in front of me (in response to my constant off-air griping that I didn’t have up-to-date info to speak from), and I got one thing wrong.
I said William Malinowski was the new councilman from Richland County Council District 1. Actually, while he got the plurality of votes, he and Jim Holcombe will be in a runoff.
Mea culpa.
I’m still trying to get the hang of this TV thing — you have to keep talking to avoid "dead air," but you don’t get to edit yourself.
Besides that, though, how do y’all think I did? Should I keep my day job?
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You’ve already violated the primary directive of TV Talking Heads: Never admit a mistake.
Well, you were fine, but, you know, what ETV really needs is a couple of bloggers on that panel.
And by the way, Nathan owes me – well, damn, we didn’t actually bet anything but remember this:
Me: Say huh? I’ll bet you right now that Doc Ock gets a higher percentage of the vote in the Republican primary than Fisher got against Coble.
Nathan: First, Tim, I doubt it. Second, it is a PRIMARY. Not a general election. If “Doc Ock” were running in the general election, he wouldn’t get the 32% that Fisher got. Private polling has had Sanford at a 73%-16% advantage over Lovelace and the doctor even has a gushing news article on his website trying to declare it a victory if he garners 30% of the vote.
I was grateful for the ETV program since it was the only real coverage of the night. But I’d like to see more yelling, screaming and insults exchanged on the panel, like on FOX news.
On the plus side, Brad, the camera “likes” your face.
And, for TV pundits, that’s far more important than intelligence or acumen.
Good. That means the hair spray DID hold.
Seriously, it was fun (as wonks measure fun), and I hope to get similar opportunities in the future. But for now, I AM keeping the day job as long as I can.