Posted on 09/09/2005 6:28:50 AM PDT by pissant
The Fox News Channel's Major Garrett made another appearance on the program this evening, following up on his blockbuster story yesterday. Among other things, Garrett got confirmation from the head of the Red cross --on camera-- of the Louisian State Department of Homeland Security's blocking of the delivery of relief supplies to the Superdome and the Convention Center. In addition, Garrett received confirmation from senior Salvation Army officials in Washington, D.C. that the Salvation Army's efforts at supplying the evacuees were also repeatedly blocked. Radioblogger will have the transcript up later, but the key takeaway was when I asked Garrett if characterizing Louisian's preparation for the storm as "abysmal" was accurate and he confirmed that indeed it was. Read the whole thing.
I also asked Garrett why no other network is on this story. He can't offer an answer for that, event hough he points out that this isn't a hard story to get, and Fox News needn't be credited. All CNN has to do (or MSNBC or CBS) is call the Red Cross and get a camera over there.
Of course that would interfere with the "blame Bush" conclusion being pushed by Jacked-up Jack Cafferty and Campbell Brown etc.
NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen, a thoughtful lefty, as a long post up on the conduct of MSM these past two weeks. He gently raises the issue of whether all the preening by MSM talking heads, all the faux anger and all the "hard-hitting" commentary is really worth a bucket of spit. Read his commentary here. Radioblogger will transcribe my interview of Professor Rosen and have it up on the web later.
You can guess what I think.
"faux anger"
I agree 100%. While watching cable news over that past week, I truly thought the newsfolks anger about the situation was insincere. I think they were just channeling their hatred of Bush.
Great!
I've got a brand-new cliche to add to the latest version of "Bullshit Bingo!"
They are starting to realize that Bush acted perfectly in this situation and the state of Loiusiana was pathetic.
But they will continue to lie and focus on the FEMA directors parking tickets. The MSM are traitorous scum.
That squirrely little guy on CNN was a real drama queen. The guy with two last names. Fullbright Hobson or McGyver Holstein or something.
Agree! Their (FOX) bulldogging of oil for food and some of Carl Cameron's work are invaluable today. Amy Kellog and Jennifer Griffen have some unknown sympathies I suspect but get past them and provide excellent coverage. And, finally, although she doesn't contribute as much in the reporting dept as the others, Molly Hennenberg makes up for it in other ways.
I was hoping a door would open behind them showing Dan Rather working feverishly on a XEROX machine. No such luck.
It's not. I doubt anyone cares what the MSM talking heads think or feel about anything. They haven't figured it out yet though.
Good work.
In your thanks to some great investigating reporting did you forget someone?
What about Geraldo?
Didn't you like his academy award winning tear on friday night at the convention center?
What about his rendition of Moses as he is screaming into the camera to let his people go, go across the bridge to get something to eat?
Was he not the biggest nitwit ever??
Anderson Cooper. He looks like a weasel.
Wait, I mean he looks like a ferret.
I'd like to know just who Blanco consulted prior to turning down the President's proposals.
It's interesting that she turned to a Clinton crony to serve as her personal advisor after turning down the President.
Who did she speak to at the national level? Hillary? Bill? Howie? Pelosi?
How people died because Blanco played politics?
It's obvious the DNC-MSM did not want the President to step in and fix the situation. Did Blanco do her bit in order to secure a cabinet position in a future dem administration?
The things ya can learn on FR!
Yeah, that's her.
A professional journalist shouldn't sniffle when discussing rising water levels.
Andrea Mitchell is a commie skank of the highest order
He was there alright. It's just that the door has been nailed shut because of exactly that reason. ;)
Build their gallows high
Major Garrett is on Laura Ingraham right now.
They haven't. I hope they keep on this "Bush is an incompetent Racist" crap. They are digging their own grave.
I purposely left out Geraldo.
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