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Media Clamors to Report Jay's Announcement

Hundreds of reporters gathered yesterday in a posh meeting room of the Beverly Hilton Hotel eagerly awaiting Jay's announcement that he will run for president. Most of them had waited for several hours, passing the time by drinking coffee from silver coffee urns, playing cards on the floor, and chatting with fellow media colleagues.Said one well-known television network newsman, "Though we weren't sure whether Jay would even show up, we certainly didn't want to miss reporting this, so we brought camera, sound, and a satellite link just in case. If he does announce his candidacy, we want to be the first, or, at least, second or third to report it to the nation."

For weeks, Jay Leno for President campaign supporters have been anticipating an announcement from Jay about his candidacy. "He hasn't acknowledged the existence of the campaign yet," said campaign chairman, Howard Lester, "but we're confident it's part of Jay's overall strategy to make sure he's on top of the heap before declaring he's running. Grassroots support at the Jay Leno for President campaign has been so enormous, it shouldn't be long before he's on top, so the wait is well worth it."

There was no indication from Jay Leno, The Tonight Show, or NBC that Jay would attend the gathering of reporters at the Beverly Hilton, nor that he would use the news conference to formally state his intentions to run for president in the 2008 race. However, political insiders believed the timing of the news conference was just right, and, as word spread rapidly among local and national news media, the rush was on to get the story.

"This may be the biggest scoop of my career," said one nationally syndicated columnist who declined to be identified. "I mean, how often does this kind of thing happen? And, besides, even if Jay doesn't show up, I still would have won sixty bucks in poker from the guys at CNN ."

While reporters were waiting for Jay to appear, most coverage of other 2008 presidential candidates in the Los Angeles area went unreported. Few reporters in the room were aware of (and even fewer were concerned about) a cross-town speech on the fiscal responsibility that was being delivered by John Edwards to the National Association of Hairdressers.

Said one veteran newswoman, who has covered many presidential campaigns, "John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama are all old news by this point. We all know exactly where they stand on the issues. It's just more blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda, yadda. Hell, I could report accurately on Edwards' speech without even being there. But Jay Leno running for president? Now that's news!"

By 11:00 PM (PST), it was clear that Jay wasn't going to be addressing the news conference and most of the reporters left for the day. Few seemed disappointed, however. One camera operator for a cable news station was heard to remark, "We don't mind the wait, we're getting paid either way. Besides, it's Jay Leno and he's definitely worth waiting for, whether he shows up or not."

One correspondent for the New York Times summed up the event by saying, "Even though Jay didn't show, he's still the most interesting potential candidate out there. You think these news guys would wait thirteen hours for Rudy or Hillary? Half-hour, maybe forty-five minutes tops, then gone. But everybody loves Jay. So, if we don't see him here at the news conference, we'll see him tonight on The Tonight Show. Either way, it's a win-win situation."

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