genat
9/15/2008 7:01:00 AM
I missed Geraldo, 'that' would have been funny.
But so many of those newscasters were out in the wind and rain, why? I mean
the one CNN guy had his back turned coz he was afraid some roof that just
blew off was gonna hit him!! And Anderson Cooper up to his waist in water?
Ridiculous. And what if that supposedly 'sturdy' structure came down, I mean
how do you know it won't? They are asking people to evacuate or be killed
and you have all these news people sticking around just to be the first to
send back live pics. I can wait to see them after the storm subsides, really
I don't need to see the eye of the hurricane putting folks in danger.
"The Mighty TB" <partyslammer@sowcal. ahrahr.com> wrote in message
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> "genat" wrote:
>
>> Well, it was headline news you know. My only problem is the anchors that
>> head there in harms way just so they can broadcast it while it is
>> happening. I find that totally unnecessary.
>
> Speaking specifically about the live coverage as Ike made landfall over
> night this weekend, most of the reporters at least from KHOU shown outside
> were broadcasting either from the well-shielded parking structure at The
> Hilton next to Nassau Bay positioned so the structure blocked much of the
> wind and rain or from the front entrance to The Hilton itself. Once winds
> got pretty dangerous by nightfall, no one was actually standing
> unprotected outside. The way the cameraman and reporter would usually be
> positioned, it looked like the reporter would be in imminent danger of
> being clobbered by a tree or something. Still, I understand those KHOU
> reporters did get a bit of a scare when the lobby filled with at least 5
> feet of water late that night.
>
> I will add it was hilarious seeing Geraldo being knocked down on his ass
> by a wave while grandstanding at the waterfront Friday morning.
>
> T.B.