WASHINGTON — No one had any hard questions for the deputy administrator of FEMA, an agency deeply tarnished by its delayed action after Hurricane Katrina, when he held a news conference Tuesday to talk about the California wildfires.
"Are you happy with FEMA's response so far?" someone asked.
Indeed, the deputy administrator was. "I am very happy with FEMA's response so far," responded Vice Adm. Harvey E. Johnson Jr.
The news conference looked like a success in the Bush administration's effort this week to demonstrate it could respond competently to a disaster.
On Friday, however, the agency admitted that the softball questions were posed by FEMA employees, not reporters.
My goodness talk about propaganda and dishonesty. Surely these bureaucrats knew that there was something morally wrong with conducting a news conference, answering questions and such sans real reporters. Then again probably not - they thought this a good way to "get out their message" tot he American people - who needs anyone asking hard questions? This idiots just don't understand how hard it is to squander millions of taxpayers dollars. "We are the government and we are here to help."
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