October 29, 2007

UPDATE: Philbin Speaks Out

T_dcpphilbin1MediaBistro's PRNewser has obtained internal documents about Pat Philbin's departure - including a response directly from Philbin.

First of all, Philbin sent a letter to his staff on October 18 stating that he was taking a new job at ODNI - long before the "fake press conference."

After the letter was posted, Philbin responded directly to PRNewser about the situation stating that what he did was wrong.

And, check out the internal all-staff memo that was sent to FEMA staff today about Philbin, the fake press conference and moving forward.

Do you think this will all be over on Tuesday or continue throughout the week? Your guess is as good as mine.

Posted by Laura Gross on October 29, 2007 in Administration | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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