tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post4928915763221535857..comments2024-03-06T05:30:41.694-05:00Comments on Pho's Akron Pages: Update on the Newt Gringrich/Diane Rehm SpatScott Piephohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849171870929674248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-62343642466132875332007-05-30T19:03:00.000-04:002007-05-30T19:03:00.000-04:00Actually, when the engineer told the Diane Rehm Sh...Actually, when the engineer told the Diane Rehm Show producer that Newt would be too tired to do the full hour, they were told, that the show had bent over backwards to get this particular time slot for the convenience of Speaker Gingrich, and that to change the agreement now would be unacceptable. Apparently that statement never made it to Newt, or if he did, he blew it off.<BR/><BR/>It was not a "hissy fit." She was angry, in her very quiet Diane Rehm way. Basically, Newtie wanted to flog his book and not answer any questions about politics. He knew the deal beforehand, and bailed because he's one of the cabal of politicians who think they can do whatever on earth they want, and usually can. <BR/><BR/>Well. Diane's response was, very naturally, to open the phones to comment rather than question. And they sure did. Rather than a Q&A period for Newtie, it was a 20-minute Newtie-bashing fest. And he deserved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-76798896782207509582007-05-26T01:42:00.000-04:002007-05-26T01:42:00.000-04:00Rehm is an expert on being MIA on her own show. Ho...Rehm is an expert on being MIA on her own show. How much warning does she give Susan Paige or Steve Roberts to fill in for her on her many absences from pneumonia, voice treatments, or just because she sprayed perfume on her contact lenses before placing them in her eyes? <BR/><BR/>There is no other radio show where the host goes into a hissy fit because they are oblivious on how to come up with extemporaneous material because a guest did not stick around for the entire hour. <BR/><BR/>Rehm was told in advance about the amount of time Gingrich was able to commit to. If Rehm is too mechanical to depart from her predictable format and adjust the segment to read emails and take calls after 15 minutes, then she is the one with egg on her face, not Gingrich.<BR/><BR/>Today she took 10 minutes to whine how she was sucker punched by Newt leaving her with 20 minutes of dead air time. She also declined his invitation to come back at a future date. Imagine her turning down Jane Fonda for a return engagement if Fonda committed the same faux pas. Not bloody likely. Apparently petulance knows no age limit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com