An actor who reads Campaign Spot passes along this interesting notice in Backstage.com:
PRESIDENT OBAMA TOWN HALL, MTV
MTV, BET and CMT are casting the audience for town hall meeting with President Obama. Shooting Oct. 14, 4 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
Seeking—Audience Members: males & females, 18+.
To apply, email townhallaudience@mtvnmix.com and put “Town Hall” in the subject line. To ensure that the audience represents diverse interests and political views, include your name, phone number, hometown, school attending, your job and what issues, if any, you are interested in or passionate about. Also, provide a recent photo and short description of your political views. Submission deadline: Oct. 14. No pay.
When you suspect the questioners have been pre-screened . . . well . . . there you go.
I love the “what issues, if any, you are interested in.” If you know nothing about politics and have no interest in any topic . . . eh, come along anyway.
Then again, maybe they just want to make sure they get the pretty people.
UPDATE: On Twitter, a reader observes, “No more ‘I’m sick of defending you’ kerfuffles.”
Proving that our president is Bear Grylls (see External Link
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYou know who goes to casting calls?
Actors.
You know who conducts casting calls?
People who make up stories to present to the public.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse"provide a recent photo" ... translation, pretty people only. This is MTV people! It has standards!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYes, providing a recent photo weeds out the plain. However, dont' forget, it also allows for the diversity police to know what race the applicants are. Can't just have only blacks or hispanics behind the one, we need some whites too! Not enough young people, not enough old? Well photos sure help that don't they.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseVanity Fair has an article for the do's and don'ts for getting on the show. Unbelievable.
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseJust when you think this Administration can't get any worse, well, "there you go again!"
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHere's the link to the page where the casting call appears, right in between "Bachelors for Dating Show" and "Landau Music, Cruise Ship Musicians." That just about says it all!!
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Back Stage has posted a follow-up about this Obama casting story with more info, clarifications, and corrections:
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