Matt Frei

[hatstand]

anyone else think he's fab? He's so clearly been moved by Katrina and his anger at times is palpable. I know objectivity is key to being a good journalist but sometimes caring is too

[puff]

Yes, his opening words on his report a few minutes ago really made me sit up!

[flashingnose]

Agree, hatstand. Would love to know where he's staying though - he looks suspiciously clean and well groomed each day. Do you think he's airlifted in and out by the BBC ?

[Earlybird]

I think he's a good reporter too. Must say I thought that it looked as if he was wearing a recently purchased shirt in tonight's newscast. I don't imagine there's anywhere to do laundry, and that heat/humidity/general muck means you couldn't possibly wear the same shirt twice!

[flashingnose]

Aah, didn't think of the Beeb airlifting in a shirt - that's far more likely .

[motherinferior]

I love him.

[MarsLady]

who is he?

[bakedpotato]

Where's he from? Last night he sounded very South African.
(motherinferior, it sounds as if you are casting around desperately for an A Marr replacement)

[bubble99]

He is asking why bodies are being left in the streets. Cut to a speech by Bush, talking about respect for the dead, and it doesn't make any sense. The national guard or whoever, are saying that they need to help the living first, but surely they have the ability to remove the bodies which are adding to the health problems they are trying to avoid.

[motherinferior]

Takes one to know one, BP.

[aloha]

But it is disgusting. No wonder they've f**ked up so appalling in Iraq if this is what they do at home. Beyond belief. I have actually never read or seen such angry reporting before. And I'm not surprised. Bush is a terrible, useless person. Why is our prime minister trying to climb out of his mouth via his arse?

[jodee]

I like him too, seems to have put on a bit of weight lately, maybe?

And where's his wedding ring gone? he wore one when doing his usual reporting outside the White House? (I always look at a man's ring finger!)

[bubble99]

Bush was told that the levees needed strengthening. Money was taken away from the project. If this had happened in New York (not below sea-level obviously, but YKWIM) the work would have gone ahead and if the worst happened victims would have been airlifted out immediately. I think this is an attempt at social cleansing on a massive scale.

[Janh]

DS1 said today that he's been discussing this with his Politics teacher and that according to him the "real" reason the money wasn't given was because some of it would supposedly have lined politicians' pockets.

Hm.

Republican politicians' pockets OK to be lined apparently - eg contracts in Iraq - but not Democrat ones in a predominantly black area.

Any chance of Bush being impeached over this, or is withholding funds and therefore causing the deaths of thousands of US citizens not an impeachable offence?

[hatstand]

anyone else start spitting blood at a country that can seek aid in the aftermath of a natural disaster whilst simultaneously doing everything they can to blow the millenium development goals out of the water, and fighting setting aid commitments at whatever per cent of gdp the rest of the world seems to think is acceptable. Because teh two things are entirely different of course. . Matt pisses on Andrew any day

[RedZuleika]

Did anyone hear the Vice-President's wife on the Today programme this morning telling the BBC reporter that he was asking the wrong questions - and that no one on the ground (I think they were in Gulfport) was interested in the speed of response / neglect etc...? Yeah, right.

I thought Matt Frei was pretty good on last night's news too, btw.

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[dinosaur]

I felt a bit worried about him on the 10 o'clock news last night. He seems to be taking it all very much to heart. I hope he's okay.

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[puff]

Mark Austin is a serious hunk. Didn't he lower himself a couple of years back by presenting a reality show? I seem to remember being thrilled because I could ogle him for extended period of time.

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[puff]

Dh thinks Julie Etchingham on Sky is a babe.

[Marina]

I love Matt Frei too (although possibly not enough to scope his ring finger Jodee )
and have also been impressed and moved by his disgust with the way the Katrina disaster is being handled. Hurrah for British journalists asking these awkward, angry questions.
His hair looked a mess though! Maybe we should Fed-ex some of that vile dry shampoo as well as e-mailing our lurve.

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[puff]

Yes, BBC here too except dh like a sneaky ogle.