[hennie pennie]

It's not too surprising to me, I suspect that most of them have NEVER responded to a real trauma emergency of the sheer magnitude that this one was. Thus, they were all pumped up on adrenalin, HAPPY that Giffords survived, and prolly in a state of shock.

Bless them for their good work!!

[flaglady47]

Why in heaven’s name are you trying to slam the doctors who saved lives yesterday? Don’t like the premise of your thread. Bravo to the doctors, they were amazing and deserved their time in the sun. You’ve got a bad attitude it appears or an axe to grind.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I found it odd also. The first people Dr. Rhee thanked at the opening of the presser were the police officers who responded to the shooting. That’s weird. Eventually, he got to the paramedics who did so much to save lives.

[Mamzelle]

Here's a horrible little secret...firemen love a fire...sorry it offends your sense of probity.

ER teams run disaster drills all the time. Getting to see how their hard work paid off was a shot in the arm for some people who don't get much credit for saving the lives of drunks, druggies, car wreckers...

I know a lot of folks like this. They're excited, like someone would be seeing a successful rocket launch.

[Ted Grant]

Nothing strange about that. People are hot for their few seconds of fame these days, so when events conspire to give it to them they run with the ball.

[winodog]

I was suprised at how little talk there was of the other people who were killed by the deranged, evil possessed sob who pulled the trigger