Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 19, 1979

Transcript:

Voice from television: Good evening. Today the small town of Rosewater, Indiana, was hit suddenly hit by a three-network media event. It was the worst media event in recent memory. There had been no warning. When the tiny local Republican caucus convened last night for its presidential straw poll, only light coverage had been forecasted. But before it was over, the unsuspecting town would be buffeted by wave after wave of reporters, its citizens interviewed again and again, leaving them dazed and famous. Roland Hedley has details. Roland: People were just sitting down to dinner when Walter Cronkite's limousine glided up to Ray's tackle shop...