Why is the White House even giving a press conference? What information can they add?
This is a state matter and if the state needs help the feds could give it to them. All of that could be covered in a press release.
By having a press conference, the white house is just opening up the debate for more gun laws.
it must be the normal daily presser.
Bill Sammon on FNC now - two of his kids attend this school.
“Why is the White House even giving a press conference? What information can they add?”
It may be a daily press briefing where the msm decided they could ask questions to advance their agenda.
It is the daily press conference that the White House gives. It is not done specially for this shootings in Virginia Tech.
This is a (nearly) daily press briefing that is held supposedly to discuss White House matters.
It's the idiot reporters who are bringing this crap up.
The White House probably doesn't know much more than we do at this point.
Unless they are on the FReepublic, probably less.
I liked the part the spokes lady added at the end about sending all the help they can 'if the State of Virginia asks for it'.
I agree with you, but since the administration's Katrina PR debacle, I suspect they'll be holding showy press conferences everytime two sparrows collide midair.
Obama and Edwards gave statements earlier. The White House didn’t want to be upstaged this afternoon - it would have been fodder for cable news pundits tonight like wacky Oberman.