However, later in the day, after several phone calls from the Obama thought police at the WHite House in Washington , D.C.
I was following the Boston Marathon bombing on local Boston TV and scanners via the internet.
I noted in the Live Thread that all of the sudden, about an hour into local news reports, the reporters started mentioning that their latest reports were based on 'information from Washington'.
Later in the day, at one presser, one 'official' commented that they would 'search through out the world, to the ends of the earth' to catch those behind the attack. I thought that a strange comment, considering all the other 'officials' were patting each other on the backs for all their great work.
I noted in the Live Thread that all of the sudden, about an hour into local news reports, the reporters started mentioning that their latest reports were based on 'information from Washington'. Good catch. I was on the Live Thread most of that day, as well. The utter chaos of the media coverage was both entertaining, and instructive...