[FedCom] White House criticizes news media

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Quoting Bill <ecps92 at earthlink.net>:
> 
> IMHO there are too any Criticisms coming from the White House before engaging
the Thought Process first.
> 
> Bill Dunn    N1KUG


Really, Bill?  According to the Washington Post:

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said that it was "best not to
second-guess" the Coast Guard's decision that it needed to conduct the exercise
on such a sensitive date.

"I tend not to question law enforcement trying to keep the nation safe," he told
reporters. Gibbs said he did not believe the White House was notified about the
exercise.

He sharply criticized the news media for "reporting [that] was based on
listening to a police scanner" and was not "verified" before being broadcast.

"If anyone was unnecessarily alarmed based on erroneous reporting that denoted
shots had been fired, I think everybody is apologetic of that," Gibbs said.


So, exactly what part of the White House statement do you think was made "before
engaging the Thought Process"?  Personally, I think CNN's careless, unverified
reporting of this story created unnecessary public panic and deserves sharp
criticism.

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