Katrina Coverage

From Nikki Finke:
At first, only CNN appeared not to have thoroughly read the proverbial memo. It was the only network, on air and on its Web site, to compare and contrast the wildly contradictory statements by federal, state and local officials, sometimes within hours, but often within minutes of each other...
Then the fix was in.
On September 8, CNN anchorette Kyra Phillips was chewing into House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for "continuing to criticize the administration, and criticize the director of FEMA... I think it's unfair that FEMA is just singled out. There are so many people responsible for what has happened in the state of Louisiana."
Instead of smiling through clenched teeth, the San Francisco Democrat bit back: "I'm sorry that you think it's unfair. But I don't . . . If you want to make a case for the White House, you should go on their payroll."
Yes, it's a shame how CNN verged from the Democratic Party's memo.
...If big media look like they're propping up W's presidency, they are...
Is this column a HuffPo reject? Just asking!
I'm sure she's got somewhat of a point but her "liberalism" gets in the way of doing a complete treatment of the issue.