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2010-12-23 Home Front: Politix

Napolitano Scolds Reporter for Airing Complaints of Dead Border Agent's Family

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Posted by DarthVader 2010-12-23 14:29|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Don't you know? She has global warming to worry about.

Posted by Abu Uluque (new computer) 2010-12-23 15:34|| 2010-12-23 15:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Napolitano had delivered remarks for Terry's service. She pledged to punish those responsible.

Janet's gonna put a dragnet on the WH?

Posted by regular joe 2010-12-23 15:44|| 2010-12-23 15:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't you know? She has global warming to worry about

Plus she has to protect the country 364 days a year.

Posted by CincinnatusChili 2010-12-23 16:11|| 2010-12-23 16:11|| Front Page Top

#4 I will be contrary again: a funeral is no place for politicking. The reporters should back away and let the family and friends of the dead have their time, grief and peace. If the family has something to say they can call a press conference tomorrow.

Napolitano (whom, I wish to make clear, I detest) was trapped. It was her obligation to appear at the funeral as the representative of DHS. That's part of her job and it's good that she recognized it and was there. But she was completely correct: it was a moment to remember a fallen agent.

This is just another reason why many Americans view reporters as vultures.

Posted by Steve White 2010-12-23 16:17|| 2010-12-23 16:17|| Front Page Top

#5 It was her obligation to appear at the funeral as the representative of DHS.

And here I thought the Vice President was traditionally the funeral czar.

Posted by P2kontheroad 2010-12-23 16:44|| 2010-12-23 16:44|| Front Page Top

#6 VP Slow Joe? Not an improvement. TJ Bonner woulda been a better bet

Posted by Frank G 2010-12-23 17:27|| 2010-12-23 17:27|| Front Page Top

#7 This family had somrthing to say to the world. Did not privitize the funeral, did not request total seclusion from the press.

For ONCE a reporter LISTENED and had the courage wisdom to exercise the power of a free press to hold a beaurocrats feet to the fire. NOT scrpted, NOT orchistrated. No different than the media asking the head of a football team why they lost at the press conference after a game. Or a police chief if all was done to prevent this duneral as he leaves the services.

Not only does her man in the White House need to wake up. MSM had better wake up. This eactly what we need from jourmalists, to PREVENT more funerals of dads, husbands, sons and daughters from occuring.

Posted by wr 2010-12-23 17:30|| 2010-12-23 17:30|| Front Page Top

#8 When the reality and rhetoric don't match you have to either wake up or people will pay the price for your poor policy and cowardice. how many more good men and women must we lose before the dreamer in chief will wake up?

Posted by abu do you love 2010-12-23 19:56|| 2010-12-23 19:56|| Front Page Top

#9 We have two more years of this idiocy to suffer through.

Lord help us.

Posted by crosspatch 2010-12-23 20:34|| 2010-12-23 20:34|| Front Page Top

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