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FEMA Sorry for Faking News Briefing

Posted by Zonk on from the if-you-want-a-job-done-right-do-it-yourself dept.

theodp writes "The Federal Emergency Management Agency's No. 2 official apologized Friday for leading a staged news conference Tuesday in which FEMA employees posed as reporters. All the while, real reporters listened on a telephone conference line and were barred from asking questions. In the briefing, Vice Adm. Harvey E. Johnson Jr., FEMA's deputy administrator, called on questioners who did not disclose that they were FEMA employees, and gave replies emphasizing that his agency's response to this week's California wildfires was far better than its response to Hurricane Katrina in August 2005."

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  1. Re:Cheeseburgers and circuses and... Blackwater. by ScrewMaster · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Excellent Youtube video [youtube.com] dealing with this stuff. . .

    That's really funny, man ... "This Video Is No Longer Available." I guess they caught on already. Have you noticed any unfamiliar vehicles following you lately? Any strangers in the area that seem to be taking an interest in you?

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  2. Remember Waco? Lying under oath? by HBI · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Where were the iron bars then?

    You get the government you deserve. Karl Rove was just taking notes on what Clinton got away with, and putting it into practice.

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