THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, June 5, 1994 TAG: 9406050079
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A15 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
DATELINE: 940605 LENGTH: Medium
The air time cost several thousand dollars, but North supporters said they weren't sure of the precise amount.
{REST} ``This time the liberals don't control the media - Ollie North does!'' proclaimed a flier advertising the broadcast.
Vietnam to Virginia: Too bad for Oliver North that Adrian Cronauer was supporting Jim Miller. North could have used Cronauer on his in-house radio station at the Richmond Coliseum.
Just imagine Cronauer bellowing into a microphone, ``Gooooood morning Republicans!''
Cronauer, the inspiration for the Robin Williams movie ``Good Morning Vietnam,'' was prowling the receptions, wearing a ``Veterans For Miller'' sticker on his shirt. He was a Miller delegate from Arlington County.
Piles of paper: Delegates were barraged with paper at the Republican conventions. Missives from both campaigns were piled on delegates' seats at the Richmond Coliseum, fliers were stacked in the hallways, and still more printed material was pressed into delegates' hands.
A newsletter passed out by North forces included advice on how to respond to the press.
``If they ask why questions have been raised by the media about Ollie, remind them that the media is liberal and doesn't want him to win,'' the newsletter advised.
Feeding time: With hot and cold hors d'oeuvres and a full bar, the National Rifle Association had the biggest spread of the several open houses at the Richmond Marriott on Friday night.
The Christian Coalition, a conservative lobbying group, offered vegetables and pretzels, the same fare offered by Oliver North's rally. A bartender at the North party said she was told at the last minute not to lay out any alcohol to avoid offending teetotaling delegates.
Allen snubbed: Gov. George Allen's assigned seat at the Republican convention was among the farthest from the podium, which many politicos took as evidence of the continuing split between Allen and state GOP head Patrick McSweeney.
Allen tried unsuccessfully to oust McSweeney as party chairman last year. McSweeney controls details like who gets seated where, and he placed the Albemarle County delegation, of which Allen is a member, in the nosebleeds.
``It's a Piedmont delegation, so it's just a little higher than all the rest,'' Allen said with a beatific smile Saturday.
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