Friday, September 02, 2005
Pardon Me, Senator, But Fuck You
The Cognito Clan has been watching the news a lot over the past few days. And in between all the horrible news out of New Orleans, we're seeing something we haven't seen in a long time: frustration from the press corps at politicians who are diddling during the disaster.
Last night, I saw Anderson Cooper bitch slap Sen. Mary Landrieu after she put off his questions about the responsibility of the federal government to deliver an "I'd like to thank the Academy"-esque speech in which she managed to kiss the ass of everyone holding office. I saw Paula Zahn as she appeared two steps away from throttling the head of FEMA when he kept putting off her questions to toss out talking points and half-truths. I saw anger coming from people who had seen too much, and couldn't take any more.
At least one thing's working at full capacity these days.
Last night, I saw Anderson Cooper bitch slap Sen. Mary Landrieu after she put off his questions about the responsibility of the federal government to deliver an "I'd like to thank the Academy"-esque speech in which she managed to kiss the ass of everyone holding office. I saw Paula Zahn as she appeared two steps away from throttling the head of FEMA when he kept putting off her questions to toss out talking points and half-truths. I saw anger coming from people who had seen too much, and couldn't take any more.
At least one thing's working at full capacity these days.
