2004 Democratic National Convention
In 2004, he produced the Democratic National Convention. He was caught on microphone yelling out a profanity during the end of CNN's coverage of the convention. After John Kerry's acceptance speech, there were supposed to be balloons and confetti on the ground of the convention. However, Mischer was not satisfied with the results, and his displeasure was aired accidentally by CNN.
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