Someone is grappling with a major conflict of conscience here.
On the one hand Cooper is saying that it's his job as a journalist to report the facts, while on the other hand he's admitting that by covering up, it "makes it very easy to hide failure and hide incompetence" ... playing both sides of the same coin.
Astonishingly, Mr Cooper betrays his real interest in saying that he wants to show "the hard work of cleanup crews and the Coast Guard", and goes on to beg the government impediment as "We are not the enemy here".
No mention whatsoever of the disaster itself, just a self serving complaint that the government isn't allowing him and his journalists to show the cleanup effort in a better light.
That's my take on this, your mileage may vary .....
-- MM
Perhaps, but I know what side they'll ultimately come down on.
The MSM are marxist ideologues, first & foremost. Journalism is merely a vehicle for their politics.
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