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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-29-07 12:13 PM
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Oops! FEMA Faker's Promotion On Hold
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2007/10/fema_spokesmans_new_job_on_hol.php

FEMA spokesman's new job on hold

Intelligence Chief Delays Former FEMA Spokesman's Start, Reviewing Fake News Conference

PAMELA HESS
AP News

Oct 29, 2007 12:41 EDT

The director of national intelligence is weighing whether to hire the federal official who organized a fake Federal Emergency Management Agency news conference.

John P. "Pat" Philbin, FEMA's external affairs director, on Monday was supposed to take over the public information shop at the Office of National Intelligence Director headed by Mike McConnell. But that was put on hold so McConnell could review Philbin's record, according to DNI spokesman Ross Feinstein.

Philbin's work has come under question after he arranged a hastily-called televised FEMA news conference last Tuesday on the California wildfires. The session was announced on short notice and featured questions for FEMA's deputy administrator, Vice Adm. Harvey Johnson.

No genuine journalists attended, although they were given a conference call number they could use to listen in — but not ask questions. A half-dozen questions were asked at the event — by FEMA staff members posing as reporters.

Philbin was among the six questioners, according to The Washington Post. The questions included: "Are you happy with FEMA's response so far?"

FEMA later apologized for the phony news briefing and said it was reviewing its procedures for dealing with news organizations.

McConnell had offered Philbin the director of communications at the intelligence office prior to the FEMA event, according to Feinstein.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-29-07 12:16 PM
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1. Aw C'mon, Mike.
It was just ONE fake news conference after all. No one really expects a "director of communications" at an "intelligence office" to be, you know forthright or anything.. He'll fit in just fine, you'll see.

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Loisenman Donating Member (101 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-29-07 12:41 PM
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2. Fake conference clearly planned higher up
The offer of a promotion instead of the demotion that would be called for if this fellow was acting without direction cements my feeling that the fake news conference was orchestrated by higher-ups. It has the feel of the Bush White House.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-29-07 12:44 PM
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3. I agree, I'll bet the wh choreographed it despite their faux denials. nt
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-29-07 12:44 PM
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4. K&R
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-29-07 12:45 PM
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5. i'm sure they thought they were just gonna slip that through.....
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