December 19, 2007

Take that Tim!

Madden_2Preparing your boss for a MTP appearance isn't an easy assignment (especially when it's the full hour)!  Many a guest has recruited high-priced talent to do their best Russert in hopes of better preparing for the grilling they will receive on Sunday.  Word on the street was that former Bush Administration flack, Adam Levine did the best Russert impersonation in town.  Looks as though he has some serious competition after Romney's appearance last Sunday. 

Russert_4 From today's The Caucus Blog ... Among other small talk he shared as reporters chatted with him was that Tim Russert, the host of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” who grilled him about his religion and so-called flip-flops on Sunday, was a patsy compared to Kevin Madden, Mr. Romney’s national press secretary, who conducted a grueling practice interrogation to prep him beforehand.

Apparently, all those Handsome Institute instructional videos aren't a hoax after all.  Good stuff Guybo!

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