Thoughts on the Soup Supper

Thoughts on the Soup Supper

Bloiun gets points for launching it. I've heard of similar events before - low dollar event to contrast the fat cats - but it's still unusual enough that it gets attention. Journalists love this stuff. The straightjacket of objectivity forces them to find The Other Side, whether or not there is an Other Side. Usually that means a five second clip of Sign War. Here, they're literally forced to cover the soup supper. And the charity angle is a nice touch.

Fallon was crafty for latching on to it. Blouin welcomes him and Fallon shares the spotlight. Had Blouin rejected him, he would have stepped on his own event and made Fallon the victim. And the mandatory "balance" story becomes "Democrats feud while GOP welcomes Bush." It was no lose for Fallon and no choice for Blouin.

So where is Chet Culver: still running it by the focus group?