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A ‘Casting Call’ for Obama’s MTV/BET/CMT Town Hall Meeting

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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.

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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.”

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