The Dems seem to be looking for something that they can sink their teeth into. I guess anything is better than dealing with reality. So how 'bout this phony FEMA news conference thing? Much bigger than the Limbaugh thing, don't you think? I mean, this is right out of
1984.
Yes, we're pretty much living in 1984, but, I mean, even CBS Radio is referring to the phony news conference as a "phony news conference." Can't the Dems in Congress cross the same line CBS did?
Can you imagine putting the Pukes on the spot on this one? I mean, who cares if they vote in defense of FEMA, in defense of Chertoff. That leads right back to Katrina, doesn't it?
Bad taste? To revisit Chertoff's role in Katrina? And the Chimp? I think not.
AP: FEMA workers masquerade as reporters30 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - One way to get decent coverage in this rough-and-tumble city is to arrange to have your own employees interrogate you at your news conference.
That would seem to be the strategy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, much maligned for its sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina over two years ago.
FEMA scheduled an early afternoon news briefing on only 15 minutes notice to reporters here Tuesday to talk about its handling of assistance to victims of wildfires that were ravaging much of Southern California.
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At the news conference itself, some FEMA employees played the role of reporter, asking questions of Johnson — queries described as soft and gratuitous.
"I'm very happy with FEMA's response," Johnson said in reply to one query from a person who was an agency employee, not an independent journalist.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071026/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fema_faux_news_conference_6 
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