Reporters who cover hurricanes in person should be locked up. NOW.

[MikeG]

What is the rationale for this?

Everyone else is told to leave.

What if one of them dies?

[LisaL]

1. OMG-they will have a field day.

Think of the ratings-one of their own dies on air.

[salvorhardin]

2. What if one of them dies?

That's quality TV! :evilgrin:

[eaprez]

3. I overheard Deb Norville ask this same question on air....

...was actually kind of funny....she said something like 'why do you need to show us pictures of the wind blowing? we know the wind is blowing its a hurricane....isn't that dangerous?" At last a reasonable question!

[burythehatchet]

4. I COMPLETELY disagree

Anderson Cooper gave me the best laugh I had today. Watching him get whipped around out there was hilarious

[jdj]

5. Casualties of wind.

I heart Mike Bettes though, love him, love him, love him.

He was my weather man in Asheville NC, they did a segment on him while he was training for the Assault on Mt. Mitchell, a grueling-ass bike race straight up Mt. Mitchell.

He's a babe, and he's low man on the totem pole on the weather channel, so that's why he got stuck in Pensacola.

[Spinzonner]

7. Interesting subject line

but made me think of something else ...

[eaprez]

11. ROFLMAO!!!!!!

[TrustingDog]

6. a new twist to reality tv?

[Renew Deal]

8. I still want to see one get hit by a flying metal garbage can.

This has been a fantasy of mine for a long time.

[PA Democrat]

9. On the other hand, I can think of a number of politicians who

really should be sent to cover hurricanes. Wonder if hurricane force winds would budge the Brillcream slick hairdos of Senators Frist and Santorum?

[Cleita]

10. It isn't just them.

They have a camera person and maybe other crewmembers there with them too that are being put in danger.

[Gelliebeans]

12. this story reminds me of

2003 firestorm out here in California one reporter got too close to a blaze by the road and his toupee' caught on fire ha ha ha ha ha (he was ok)

[MikeG]

13. RON REAGAN'S IN PENSACOLA REPORTING NOW!!!

Nancy's gonna have a coronary.