Judy G. Russell
October 26th, 2007, 10:07 PM
What is it with these people? Are they really as brainless as they seem?
Seems that the Federal Emergency Management Agency staged a phony news conference about assistance to victims of wildfires in southern California.
To quote the Associated Press:
The agency — much maligned for its sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina over two years ago — arranged to have FEMA employees play the part of independent reporters Tuesday and ask questions of Vice Adm. Harvey E. Johnson, the agency’s deputy director.
The questions were predictably soft and gratuitous.
So what IS it? Stupidity? Hubris? Both? Did they think nobody in the press corps would notice that (a) they called the press conference on 15 minutes notice and (b) none of the people asking questions were reporters?
Seems that the Federal Emergency Management Agency staged a phony news conference about assistance to victims of wildfires in southern California.
To quote the Associated Press:
The agency — much maligned for its sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina over two years ago — arranged to have FEMA employees play the part of independent reporters Tuesday and ask questions of Vice Adm. Harvey E. Johnson, the agency’s deputy director.
The questions were predictably soft and gratuitous.
So what IS it? Stupidity? Hubris? Both? Did they think nobody in the press corps would notice that (a) they called the press conference on 15 minutes notice and (b) none of the people asking questions were reporters?