***** Press Conference on Clinton Hostage Siituation *****

[helderheid]

http://www.wmur.com/video/14738085/index.html

[helderheid]

1. HAPPENING NOW

[TwilightGardener]

8. Wolf?

[helderheid]

10. !

:spray: :rofl:

[H2O Man]

2. Yep.

Strange day.

[helderheid]

3. surreal!

[stellanoir]

4. Won't load on my Mac

or I'm just too much of a cyber ninnie to figure it out.

Fill us in please.

Thanks and

:hi:

[helderheid]

13. good to see ya! You didn't miss ANYTHING!

[Fleshdancer]

5. not confirming the hostage taker

not confirming whether they are talking to him. I guess they're still heavily involved in negotiations right now. :shrug:

[HughMoran]

6. Answer to all questions: "I can't confirm ANYTHING!!"

So why have a news conference? lol

[StarryNite]

9. My thoughts exactly!

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. Control

The primary purpose of a news conference in a situation like this is to control information.

The secondary purpose is to make the agencies in charge look good.

[underpants]

18. Of course that is the answer-they can't

You have the press conference so that the citizens simply know that everything is under control etc.

[HughMoran]

25. I won't get my underpants in a knot!

I know the answer to the question, but you have to laugh out loud at the redundancy of it all.

[malaise]

7. A complete waste of time

Guess MSM are desperate for some new video. He's outdoing Gonzo with non-answers.

[eleny]

14. Maybe he wanted a little face time on the tv

[eleny]

11. Seems premature

He can't talk about much of anything. Understandable. But they probably could have just released a statement in writing to the press.

[Ediacara]

12. What a waste of time!

"I'm not going to answer any question you ask me."

[RB TexLa]

15. They actually are covering this on CNN

[Catherine Vincent]

17. Is it dark already in New Hampshire?

[graywarrior]

20. It gets dark around 2:30 pm

Well, more like 3 pm.

[Catherine Vincent]

21. Really?

What time is daybreak?

[graywarrior]

22. 6:30 am-ish.

It's dark during the winter. Which is why I live in Florida even tho I hate it here, I get SAD when I stay in NH during the winter.

[Catherine Vincent]

23. Thanks for your replies.

Why do you hate it in Florida? Because it's not home, I guess. Have you ever been to Fort Walton or Destin. I love those places.

[graywarrior]

26. It's flat, it's humid, it's red, hurricanes, no jobs, crazy seniors with 'tudes.

And I miss the mountains, the moose, the bear and the granola hikers.

[blogslut]

19. I'm glad the police chief is being so tight-lipped

Shuts the sensational element down. He gave the proper answers. The surrounding area is safe. The situation is a hostage situation and it is ongoing. We're on it. Good bye.

[H2O Man]

24. Right.

That's the proper way to handle it.