Typical FEMA press conference
-Headline of the day-
"FEMA Meets the Press, Which Happens to Be . . . FEMA." At a press conference on the California wild fires, the deputy administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Vice Adm. Harvey E. Johnson, took questions from reporters.
Well, not so much reporters, really. More like shills pretending to be reporters. Writes WaPo's Al Kamen, "The media seemed to be giving Johnson all day to wax on and on about FEMA's greatness."
"Of course, that could be because the questions were asked by FEMA staffers playing reporters," Kamen continues. "We're told the questions were asked by Cindy Taylor, FEMA's deputy director of external affairs, and by "Mike" Widomski, the deputy director of public affairs. Director of External Affairs John "Pat" Philbin asked a question, and another came, we understand, from someone who sounds like press aide Ali Kirin."
Another missed opportunity for an actual puppet show -- I guess we'll have to settle for a figurative one. (Washington Post)
-Bonus HotD-
"CAUTION Cheney going hunting this weekend." The bloodbath begins monday. Residents of Dutchess County, NY are advised to remain alert and cover their faces with a frying pan at all times. (Think Progress)
-More FEMA news-
Via Don Asmussen's Bad Reporter strip:
Also featuring Dumbledore, Mitt Romney, and the gift that keeps on giving, Not Gay Sen. Larry Craig. (SF Gate)
