I’m not a fan of Christine O’Donnell. Neither am I a detractor. I simply haven’t taken the time to find out about her.
However, a story that came across my news stream got my attention. The news source was rather sensationalistic, stating that she’d burst off an interview with Piers Morgan on 17-Aug-2011, upset by the interviewer’s sexually-focused questions. I did some searches to get some better (i.e. less emotional) sources of information and came across a follow-up interview.
If one watches the follow-up interview (linked to below) , one would see there was no emotional outburst and rushing off the set, but a rather professional response to someone who has no intent of staying on point.
When she asked the host if he didn’t think he was being a “a little rude”, and the subsequent dialogue between them, I saw no tantrum-throwing and certainly no “storming off the set” in the closure of the original interview.
Particularly telling is the question she asks of the host, (and I’m directly quoting) “Well, don’t you think that if you’re a host, if I say, ‘This is what I want to talk about’, that is what we should address? ”
He pauses, then responds, “Umm, not really, no”.
It was at THAT point she knew it was time to go – not because she wanted to avoid answering a particular question, but because she knew she had been baited-and-switched.
Granted, she knew who she was dealing with when she went into the interview, which is probably why she DIDN’T have an emotional outburst but responded firmly and quickly. Kudos to her, regardless of her political stance.
I’d have walked out as well, particularly if it was true – as she states in the follow-up interview – that he was overrunning the time slot by continuing to stray off-target and causing her to be late for an already-booked meeting.
