And then Hupp said, “they brought six ‘fricking’ video cameras into my office”

by David Safier

It really looked like Huppenthal had dodged the bullet.Then he goes and shoots himself in the foot.

The high school journalism video that seemed to make him look like an idiot was downgraded to a mere embarrassment, only making him look goofy and unprepared.

Then he went and opened his mouth to The Republic.

[Huppenthal] also said he was surprised that Wagner brought multiple video cameras to the interview, crowding his Senate office.

"Part of the challenge was they brought six 'fricking' video cameras into my office," Huppenthal said. "These guys were loaded for bear.

"They brought enough equipment in there to bring an elephant down to his knees."

Poor me! Hupp moans, I was attacked by rampaging journalism students, armed to the teeth with loaded video cameras!

Listen, Hupp. If you want to be Ed Supe, you should understand something about the process of education. If a teacher can get a crew of students wielding 6 cameras to shoot an interview, every one of them gets that real life experience. Then they go back to the editing room, look at all 6 tapes and get even more experience cutting the story together. How great is that? It's not just one reporter and one camera person learning from the experience. It's a group, working together, sharing their abilities, pulling together a product. That's real education, even if it doesn't show up on standardized test scores.

You should have said how great it was that so many kids participated. You should have praised the teacher for creating that kind of enthusiasm in his/her class.

Instead, you made it sound like a gang of students assaulted you with "six 'fricking' video cameras," enough equipment "to bring an elephant to his knees."

Hupp, trust me, you do a fine job of humiliating yourself. You don't need much help from others.