| So now that Jon Runyan is formally a candidate and has the official backing of the county parties in the Republican primary, he's venturing out and doing the media rounds.
In his interview with Vai and Gonzo on the Philadelphia ESPN affiliate, Runyan talked about the Eagles and as an afterthought got his standard talking point of why he wanted to run for Congress. More of the probing questions were on the topic of trading Donovan McNabb. They said if they asked any more, they'd need to have is opponent in, though he still got to plug his website and give his standard line.
If you were hoping for a more in depth interview about who Jon Runyan the candidate is and what he stands for on Fox and Friends, first I'm not sure why, but second you were disappointed. He got the questions again about the comparisons between football and politics, because doesn't every candidate chop block their opponent?
In this interview with insidetheiggles.com, he was asked two questions about politics. Does he worry people won't take him seriously and what's the most daunting part of politics. Not exactly hard hitting stuff for the candidate, but this is certainly more of the sports arena.
But even sites that should be dedicated to finding out where Runyan stands have dropped the ball. In this Politico interview, they focus more on the celebrity of his candidacy than who he really is and what he stands for. He got to rail on career politicians without being questioned, even though he names career politicians as people he wants to be like. Of course they got into him being the dirtiest player in the NFL and would he be like that in politics. He even got the extremely difficult question of what to do with the Washington Redskins, because voters in the 3rd district really care if their member of Congress can rebuild football franchises.
At least Max Pizarro at Politickernj was able to ask him about oil drilling. And the Courier Post tried to get some answers, but only got a few talking points on healthcare.
I'm a football fan and I liked Jon Runyan as a football player while he was a Philadelphia Eagle, but this is pathetic. Even the people who are supposed to ask him legitimate questions are star crossed and can't see past his time as a football player. It's a sad commentary on what has become of the media. |
