Comments on: White House Pushes Blame For Coast Guard Exercise Panic To CNN

By: Magister

Magister — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:29:45 +0000

@locascioa: Not only did they not notify the media that they’d be doing a training exercise in a major metropolitan area, no matter the date, but they apparently didn’t inform their own spokesperson.

By: locascioa

locascioa — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:51:43 +0000

What exactly could have been the thought process from the genius at the Coast Guard that planned this? “Hey here’s an idea, let’s re-enact the War of Worlds on the most security sensitive day of the year in the most vulnerable place in the country…and just to make it interesting…let’s not tell anyone we’re doing it!” It harkens back to the scene in Animal House where Flounder spits out “ooh…this is going to be great!”.
However, does this mean that CNN needs only one single piece of information to build story? How about someone making a phone call first? Or was the need to scoop the network that kicks their butt every single day their only concern?

By: ChrisNH

ChrisNH — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:05:47 +0000

I enjoy observing the devolution of Robert Gibbs, a weaselly-looking ‘man-child’ with thin skin. Early in the administration, he was ‘The Man.’ You could see him up there, as proud as a peacock. “Look at ME! Look at what I am doing!” But these days, the little man child has grown more testy, more weary, more aggravated. He’s not a happy little man. It must be tough starting off and thinking that wherever you go and whatever you say you will be treated with some sort of haughty esteem. “HEY! Where did all that haughty esteem you had for me GO?” What a Tool this little man is.