tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post7555136583009588668..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Part of the Plan for VictoryMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-44804455832166606332006-11-07T22:08:00.000-06:002006-11-07T22:08:00.000-06:00Jamie Tarabay is what fat editors in armchairs bac...Jamie Tarabay is what fat editors in armchairs back in DC love: a punk 'Stralian kid - a girlie, hip 'reportatrix', in Eye-rak, deep in Moozlum hostile territory - humble, honest, perfect! To keep the ratings up - by providing an edge of fear (in her voice) and in her reports, if nothing else. Diminutive chick on the war front - I like that! From Oz - nice touch! Get in a hint of BBC prestige - and distance. 'Liberal' listeners will feel right at home. Problem is, her analysis ain't ready for prime time. Gimme a break: if this isn't Fox-style casting, right out of Frank Capra's 'His Girl Friday', I don't know what is. Much more than Anne Garrels, Jamie will get the sympathy vote - always. So who's to question her veracity?Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.com