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White House Scores Exclusive Interview With…Elena Kagan

by Tommy Christopher | 4:37 pm, May 11th, 2010

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Man, that’s one helluva “get.”

At today’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked whether Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan would be granting any one-on-one interviews, other than the one conducted by official White House videographer Arun Chaudhary. Gibbs pointed out that the interview is available on WhiteHouse.gov, and that there are no plans for other interviews.

Gibbs was pointedly asked if there would be any interviews conducted by journalists, which might lead you to believe that this interview is a complete waste of time. You tell me.

From a PR standpoint, the short (3 min 22 sec), slickly-produced interview is a triumph, showcasing Kagan’s personality in a milieu of graceful camera changes and stylishly floating stills. She also gives a handy explanation of the difference between the Solicitor General and the Surgeon General.

Journalistically, you could argue that Kagan’s feet weren’t actually held to the fire here, or even a warm pair of slippers. This is nothing new, but it would have been a nice surprise to see her swing at a couple of curveballs. Maybe there’s an outtake reel somewhere.

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TheStiffmeister

Of course she won’t give any more interviews!!!!!!3 You can’t let a SOCIALIST go on tv, their brains are too small, they’ll reveal they’re a SOCIALIST!!!!!!!!!3
badr

Why are they giving her the Sarah Palin treatment? I thought this genius that has never been a judge was better than that?
badr

Do you know Elena? :)
SC Citizen

She used to married to Morgan Fairchild.
NYCRetired

How pathetic…
http://www.facebook.com/people/Geraldine-Bachanes/1492860240 Geraldine Bachanes

I love Elena Kagan she tells it like it is what do you want Jewi sh people to do decorate a tree ,give gifts another roman pagan custom and not even go to church read her resume with princeton oxford and yale under she wasnt home baking cookies gerry b
Dandee

Am I wrong or is the date this news was printed dated MAY 11,2010? What good is this after all this time? We log on here for latest news. As for Kagan, she should never be affiliated with the federal government, In my Opinion.