How many times have you seen and heard the questions reporters ask at press conferences and wished the recipient of absolutely dumb and repetitive questions would tell the reporter his questions were just that? Well, I heard it today. CNN was carrying a live press conference with Mayor Nagin. Nagin described the evacuation plan for Rita which was "go to the convention center, busses are waiting to pick you up." He said that no one would be housed at the Convention Center. The press, showing that they have both hearing, memory and intelligence impairments kept asking the same questions, all based on Katrina. LTG Honore finally moved Nagin aside, asked for the reporters' help in getting the message out. The message was (a) go the the convention center; (b) busses are there to pick you up and transport you; (c) 4000 soldiers are there; and (d) military trucks are available if there aren't enough busses. Our press, then started asking the General the same questions they were asking Nagin. Honore answered them, reminded them that this wasn't Katrina and there was a plan and again asked for their help in spreading the message. The reporters continued with the idiotic questions and Honore used the famous "don't get stuck on stupid" and then to a repeated question, "you are stuck on stupid."
It is about time someone told the press that they ought to tie their brains on a little tighter and listen to what was being said.
Congratulations, LTG Honore.
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