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Posted by leboheme at 11:00 AM

If YOU got an email with no subject from someone called "Mercy Schlapp" would you:

a) delete it right away and then check that your spam filter is working?

b) forward it to someone you don't like and hope that they open it?

c) throw caution to the wind ?

A few minutes ago, BL Blogger picked (c) and discovered...the latest in VNRs (video news releases).

Mehlman...Cheney...Bush...Roberts: Republican TV

Mercy Schlapp, it turns out, is the anchor of a "In The Know" new "news" show on gop.com. By the way, Schlapp means "flabby" or "floppy" in German.

Mercy Schlapp

Here's their first show rundown:

For our premier show, we take a "Front Page" look at the confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts and the nomination of Harriet Miers. We then take a look at the rebuilding efforts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and we bring you coverage in English and Spanish of the "Life of the Party" celebrating Hispanic Heritage month. We are "On the Move" in Pittsburgh, PA with Chairman Ken Mehlman at our Party's summer meeting, and finally, we wrap things up with a few interesting trivia questions in our "Did You Know?" segment.

More on VNRs from On The Media.

Posted by leboheme at 02:05 PM