What motivates FOX's Griff Jenkins?

by: AdamGreen

Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 15:22

Yesterday, after Griff Jenkins botched his day-long attempt to crash an ACORN gathering, commenter Ferg at Daily Kos summarized the high point of Griff's day:

Fox news guys whines about 1st amendment for 4 minutes while dodging questions about Fox propaganda from Adam, and while standing on a red bath mat in a tuxedo.

What did Griff Jenkins have to show for his work yesterday? Apparently, just this:

The sad reality is: that was the best part of our interaction that Jenkins could highlight to save face. (It was evidently the best part of Jenkin's entire day that he could highlight...and will highlight again tonight on Glenn Beck.)

But I have to ask: How can it be satisfying to be Griff Jenkins? What on earth motivates someone to stand outside on a bathmat all day waiting for moments like the one above. How do you wake up in the morning and think, "I want to do that again!"

Here's another moment that makes me ask what motivate's him, from Wonkette's DC teabagging coverage:

After wading through a sea of mud to reach the nothing on the other side, we saw these Fox News equipment bins, with a River Cuomo clone casually guarding them. (PSST: WE WANTED TO STEAL THE BINS!)
This guard was, as it happened, Griff Jenkins, but we did not recognize him. We did not recognize the most important celebrity at Teabagging Central!
We tried to spark a conversation with this lonely Fox News Equipment guard and asked, completely earnestly, “So are any famous Fox personalities going to show up today?”
He was silent for a few seconds and then mumbled something about Greta maybe coming later, but with the rain and the cold, ya know…

Wow. Griff, I'm sorry...but that sucks.

So, why do it? Why have Glenn Beck sending you out to do weird, embarassing stuff that moves the ball forward on no real agenda (did your conversation with me accomplish much for you, Griff? How about that picture above of you in the rain -- did it move mountains?)

Maybe someone else has an answer. I don't.

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My full chat with Griff yesterday.

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What motivates FOX's Griff Jenkins? | 6 comments

Set up and a pay check (4.00 / 2)

The camera man push was so sudden and unmotivated it looked like a set up or a flop (like the NBA fake fouls that don't convince officials).

Maybe Griff is motivates, like so many other, by his pay check. It is rough out there and what talent does he have?

by: David Kowalski @ Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 14:42:02 PM CDT

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What motivates FOX's Griff Jenkins? (4.00 / 1)

If your name isn't Cheney or McCain, you've got to pay your dues before you get to be a in-studio sycophant.

by: Tentakles @ Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 15:12:41 PM CDT

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$$$$ and the hope for (4.00 / 1)

fame.

It ain't the groupies.

by: Tom Wells @ Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 16:21:09 PM CDT

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and the need for psychic punishment (4.00 / 1)

All power to The Green Man for giving Griff the opportunity to riff on Nothing In Particular.

The Fox crew may have no shame, but they have limited stomach for deep embarrassment. I only hope that Adam had as much fun making those interviews as folks around the country are having watching 'em.

by: mbayrob @ Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 17:17:50 PM CDT

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