I saw this interview, and I had no idea it had been edited like this. I am not sure why Brokaw/NBC would remove all of those pieces, because id did make Bus less coherent, and it did seem to distort the over-all feel of the interview.
Then again, maybe I do know why they edited it the way they did.
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Even my pinko-communist co-worker thinks this was a travesty. In his words, “it is one thing to show part of a speech, but to interview someone and leave out half the answer is ridiculous.”
Dave Violence
This is why one should never, ever rely on TV – unless it’s C-span or live sports, I guess, for information. TV exists to sell advertising, and there’s only so much time that can be given up to the show, thus, there have to be edits somewhere. I think W did a good job of making it hard (talking fast) to edit him without it looking like he was edited (the “chopiness” of the interview was obvious) so anyone watching probably though it was a little weird. http://www.centerforriskcommunication.com/home.htm is a good source for info on how to talk “with” the media.
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You have a job?
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Tom Brokaw and Michael Moore have that in common.
Kimmitt
Weird.
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I bet the president whishes he could travel back in time and edit out the part of his MTP interview where he recalled an Oval Office meeting w/ Iranian spy Ahmed Chalabi. Bush seems to have forgoten that meeting, because in just the past couple of weeks he denied ever meeting Chalabi outside of a handshake. Weird.