Damon Dash Quotes
It's funny: when the press knows someone's gonna say something stupid, they're quick to pass them a mic and put a camera on them, and everybody talk about it.
The American Press was actually split and there were Tory and revolutionary editors. However, like almost all politicians of all times in time of crisis, he saw the press as inaccurate and corrupt and an unfortunate “appendage of public liberty.”
The 1980 presidential campaign was held in the middle of the Iran hostage crisis. President Carter remained in the White House and left the campaigning to the Vice President who received very light news coverage:
Since so many politicians have lied to the public and the press, denials, the press is very suspicious of any denials. In this particular case they were concerned that this denial is stated in the present, but is not a denial about the past including the recent past. So they continued to press him.
Damon Anthony Dash is an American entrepreneur, record executive, film producer, director, and actor. Dash is best known as co-founder of Roc-A-Fella along with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke.