In a move that that is sadly reminiscent of President Bush's "Mission Accomplished" fiasco and symptomatic of this entire administration, FEMA staged a fake press conference last week in which staffers posing as reporters and lobbed softball questions to John "Pat" Philbin, Director of Public Affairs, on the California wildfires.
The lesson that FEMA apparently learned from the harsh criticism of their inept response to Hurricane Katrina is to control public perception this time around by doing away with media altogether. This is merely the latest episode in a series of political circle-jerks in which it is painfully clear that the Bush administration does not give a rat's ass about transparency and accountability in the decision-making process.
What this administration does care about is that they are right, no matter what the evidence or pesky journalists may say. By giving the outward appearance of a free press but limiting discourse and demonizing opposing views, this administration is free to spread all their propoganda freely.
*update: Philbin lost a promotion and resigned. Bush not just yet, but sign a petition here.
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