[Lokibob]

I have been listening to Chief Mooses words carefully. He speaks slowly, like he is talking to somebody who doesn't understand english well, and chooses his words very carefully.

Moose has a PHD (I know, piled higher and deeper), and he is walking a very fine line here. Most of us are frustrated cause he won't tell us anything, but not sure he can do it without spooking the sniper.

[RightFighter]

I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone suggest that the reason Chief Moose has been on television so much is that the sniper dictated that Chief Moose is the only person he wants to talk to. Since all of the recent press conferences have been attempts to communicate with the sniper, Chief Moose has been the designated speaker.

That said, I'm a little disappointed in all the negative attacks on the Chief here on FR. Until you see or gain knowledge of him doing something wrong in THIS CASE, give the guy a friggin' break. Clearly, lots of law enforcement resources are dedicated to capturing this sniper, and yet he hasn't been caught yet. I can't blame that on Chief Moose any more than I can blame George Bush that they haven't caught Osama bin Laden yet. Both men are doing their best in trying times. I may not agree with Chief Moose politically (I really have no idea what his politics are) but he seems like a nice enough man, and he has been thrust into a situation that was not of his choosing. He is doing an admirable job of attempting to appease the media's thirst for information, calm fears, and catch this rotten bastard all at the same time. For that, I'll give him credit. Any of you that think otherwise, so be it, but anyone who's making fun of him because of his name or his speech patterns is just plain wrong.