Remember [link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gannon|Jeff Gannon]?

The FEMA "press conference" is out of the White House playbook, as [link|http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/057095.php|TPM] reminds us:

Late Update: You may remember that in the early days after Katrina, hundreds of firefighters sat in Atlanta awaiting deployment to the hurricane zone. When one group of firefighters was finally dispatched, it was to serve as a TV backdrop for the President's press conference.

Cheers,
Scott.