Glitch Broadcasts Convention Snafu on CNN
2 hours, 22 minutes ago
BOSTON - The Democrats have a balloon problem.
John Kerry (news - web sites) concluded his acceptance speech Friday night, the jubilant convention crowd cheered and the balloons dropped. A few of them. Too few.
"Go balloons," said convention producer Don Mischer, instructing the balloon droppers. "Go balloons. Go balloons!" His voice was becoming increasingly frantic — and it was going out over CNN.
"I don't see anything happening," he said angrily. Unknown to him, CNN was running his name and title across the bottom of the screen.
Long minutes after the place was supposed to be a blizzard of balloons and confetti, Mischer was still shouting that it wasn't happening, at least it wasn't right. Viewers saw a lot of balloons, in fact, and Kerry, family members and delegates happily batted them around. But nothing like the 100,000 that had been supposed to cascade down.
At one point Mischer used a profanity to rebuke his balloon-dropping crew. CNN was still broadcasting his voice.
Finally, they all showered down. And Mischer's unhappy moment of TV fame was over.
His stage instructions were available to all major media covering the convention during the week — for their guidance, not for broadcast.
Stephen Jewett, a DNC official involved in podium operations, said there was no malfunction with the balloon drop. The balloons were timed to come down slowly, he said, making "for a longer ending, which was nice."
( http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040730/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_convention_balloons )
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didn't get 2 catch that...well, didn't get to view/hear any of Kerry's speech @ the convention b/c i was workin during it...but did anyone else catch that part??
lol..I would have liked to see. :lol: I could see him now...
As CNN is on the air live filming this the ballon guy is yelling " drop the fukking balloons you idiots. DROP EM!!!!! :x " lolol... :lol: :lol:
As CNN is on the air live filming this the ballon guy is yelling " drop the fukking balloons you idiots. DROP EM!!!!! :x " lolol... :lol: :lol:
**** 4real
& u know he was probably counting down the seconds to that magical ending...& was **** (& nervous) as hell when that wasn't goin' as he planned :lol:
lol..I would have liked to see. :lol: I could see him now...
As CNN is on the air live filming this the ballon guy is yelling " drop the fukking balloons you idiots. DROP EM!!!!! :x " lolol... :lol: :lol:
lol..I would have liked to see. :lol: I could see him now...
As CNN is on the air live filming this the ballon guy is yelling " drop the fukking balloons you idiots. DROP EM!!!!! :x " lolol... :lol: :lol:
Actually, that IS what he said........minus the "you idiots".........
^^^ Yeah I caught that this morning....he was about to have a stroke over some damn balloons... I mean really..would the convention have been a total waste of time if those damn balloons ain't drop.
Kerry's speech was ok...pretty much like Edwards', my only concern is that those are a lot of promises to fulfill in a 4 year time frame.
But he dug in Bush's ****.
I'm ready for the Republican Convention and Debates...just to hear the rebuttals.
That was funny...dude was like what the f**k are u doing!? that was hilarious...
Yeah i wanna hear the republican rebuttal. It'll prolly be more bullshyt and bringout out more blacks and latinos to show "diversity". Like a horse and pony show.Clarence thomas,Watts, who else....Oh yeah Colin and Condi....
purtee much...& Clarence, Condi, & Colin's relatives all sitting separately throughout the building to make it appear like more minority Bush supporters :lol:
I'm ready for the Republican Convention and Debates...just to hear the rebuttals.
Right after I believe it was either Sharpton or Edward's speech...Cheney sent out a letter in e-mail, attempting to dispute everything mentioned in whichever speech it was...
& right after Kerry's...Bush did the same thing...
i'm interested in seeing the Republican's as well...
That was funny...dude was like what the f**k are u doing!? that was hilarious...
Yeah i wanna hear the republican rebuttal. It'll prolly be more bullshyt and bringout out more blacks and latinos to show "diversity". Like a horse and pony show.Clarence thomas,Watts, who else....Oh yeah Colin and Condi....
For the most part, why aren't Asians considered minorities?
