While FEMA is trying to be responsive to the Nation’s needs, especially the California forest-fire victims, it seems that instead of planning a conference properly, with ample notice for the press corps to get into place - instead, FEMA announced a press conference 15 minutes in advance - then held it without any real media in attendance, and instead had FEMA employees posing as reporting asking the questions.
Pretty lame? Seem not possible? Well, not only is it possible, it’s completely true - and at least they are admitting it was all a charade. FEMA, as the primary agency of Homeland Security, isn’t happy either.
A spokeswoman for Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who has authority over FEMA, called the incident “inexcusable and offensive to the secretary.” [Source: Reuters Alertnet]
