Politics & Government

WaPo Video Serves Up Some Softballs for Diaz

The Washington Post is the only media outlet claiming Manny Diaz is "in the mix," as some tend to say, to run for Senate, and earlier this week, the paper sat down with Diaz for a video. That subject wasn't addressed; the interview was mainly about "leadership."  It doesn't show anything...
By Kyle MunzenriederJanuary 9, 2009
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It doesn’t show anything all that new or interesting, for anyone already familiar with the mayor. Just some nice softball questions from a D.C.-based outlet, and the video could practically double as an infomercial to remind everyone he was named by US News as a “Leader of the Year.” 
— Kyle Munzenrieder

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