Car drives into Bourbon Street crowd, kills at least 10

[outofplace]

Fox News stated that the truck came over the border at Eagle Pass....then retracted it, but the "news" is still rattling around the interwebs. Dial M for misinformation. Dial M for Murdoch.

Of course they did, and I'm sure they messed their shorts when they found out the guy's name. Then their excitement diminished when they found out he was born in the United States and served in the U.S. military.

 

[outofplace]

Holy fork, the Louisiana governor can fork right off with this press conference.

What makes you say that? I turned it off after Rep. Troy Carter spoke. It seemed like they were letting everyone get a word in rather than sharing new information by then.

 

[Deskgrunt50]

Postponing the Sugar Bowl was a no-brainer. Maybe it took them a bit longer to get to the decision than it should have, but I assume there are ton of moving parts with that.

 

[Batman]

What makes you say that? I turned it off after Rep. Troy Carter spoke. It seemed like they were letting everyone get a word in rather than sharing new information by then.

Reporters started asking nuts and bolts questions about things the FBI mentioned in their statement, and he comes to the podium playing the bully by saying, "We'll tell you when we have more information and if it's going to be more of these kinds of questions then we're not going to do this."
Then what are we even doing here?

I get there are things you don't want to share, but this was two questions in — and both questions were very logical follow-ups and clarifications about things the FBI had already said.
One question he shut down, citing "the investigation," was about how many people were shot vs. how many were run over by the truck. Another was asking if the identities of any victims had been released. Another was a follow-up about how many potential suspects the FBI thought was involved, after the FBI said they didn't think he acted alone.
The reporters are just trying to nail down what happened, and Landry is coming back at them. Then he talks about how they're going to be "transparent."
You can not answer a question and cite the investigation without getting hostile as fork and threatening to shut down the first real press conference that can help get needed information to the public.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

What makes you say that? I turned it off after Rep. Troy Carter spoke. It seemed like they were letting everyone get a word in rather than sharing new information by then.

Having pols speak at a press briefing in which the headline is that this is an urgent ongoing investigation premised on the idea this guy had partners who're still at large is insane. It's not like the FBI doesn't know how to stonewall and/or deflect questions it doesn't want to answer.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Hey, don't worry, the Sugar Bowl will be played as scheduled.

Yeah, about that …

 

[Twirling Time]

Landry was an ass later in the presser but it's hard to top Kennedy's political conspiracy shirt. He'll be singing a different tune 20 days from now.

 

[jr/shotglass]

I knew what Fatfork would have to say about this. It doesn't make it any less infuriating.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Honestly, I'm surprised this kind of thing hasn't happened more often at smaller towns during the football homecoming parade or Christmas parade, or a Hanukkah or other religious event. Or a big running event, like the Peachtree 10k with a bazillion people crammed in a small area.

I remember back during the Super Bowl in 2002, when there was considerable talk of how heavy security was there in the wake of 9/11.

I remember there was one random NBA game being played that day (something like Clippers/Grizzlies or some other non-descript team). I thought that if the terrorists really wanted to fork up the American psyche, they would attack the NBA game to show that even when we're on high alert, there's cracks to exploit. Thankfully, nothing happened.

 

[Smallpotatoes]

I knew what Fatfork would have to say about this. It doesn't make it any less infuriating.

Doesn't everything have something to do with illegal immigration?

 

[Jesus_Muscatel]

I'm hoping the Sugar Bowl is pushed back 24 hours.

John Fascist Kennedy.

Kennedy's behavior during that press conference was reprehensible.

He seemed to be suggesting the government, or SOME elements of the government, were responsible for what happened.

And yes, Governor Landry was combative, for no apparent reason. He's an ass.

 

[Driftwood]

Whenever something like this happens, I hate all the "What if" and "Whose to blame" questions. Sane people can't game plan for every insane scenario. "You had 10 feet of barrier, but he drove around. Why didn't you have 15 feet?" Because he would have just driven at the 20-foot mark.