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Cry Me a Press Conference

Posted at 10:16 AM on June 25, 2009 by Steve Seel

There's nothing American TV journalism likes more than a sex scandal. Important things are happening all over the world, you know. But hoo boy, when a politician is caught in a tawdry affair, stop the proverbial presses.

So the kleig lights were on and the shutters were clicking yesterday when South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford gave his very, very, very tearful presser explaining why he was missing for days - because he was in Argentina, saying goodbye to his mistress, since his wife had thrown him out of the house after discovering his infidelity. Talk about tawdry. But if that weren't enough, more tears were shed during this press conference than you might see in a whole month of Oprah's.

So, tears, crying, sobbin' and weepin' seemed the appropriate topic for today's 9:30 Coffee Break. We had to hand it to the requester of the first song - a tune that didn't occur to us (so sue us, we were slow today). Jill does get credit, however, for tracking down the absolutely fabulous version we played.

1) Tom Jones, "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"
2) Roy Orbison, "Crying"
3) The Cure, "Boys Don't Cry"
4) Rosie Grier, "It's OK to Cry" (from Free To Be ... You and Me)
5) ? and the Mysterians, "96 Tears"

Okay, the Rosie Grier track wasn't requested - I came across it and absolutely had to play it. Especially after Robert Smith had just gotten done admonishing us that boys don't cry.

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