Rummy was set up

Via Rush and Drudge comes this memo from Edward Pitts of the Chattanooga Free Press:

I just had one of my best days as a journalist today. As luck would have it, our journey North was delayed just long enough see I could attend a visit today here by Defense Secretary Rumsfeld. I was told yesterday that only soldiers could ask questions so I brought two of them along with me as my escorts. Before hand we worked on questions to ask Rumsfeld about the appalling lack of armor their vehicles going into combat have. While waiting for the VIP, I went and found the Sgt. in charge of the microphone for the question and answer session and made sure he knew to get my guys out of the crowd.

So at an event intended for the troops and not the press, the biggest news came from a question set up by a reporter, who then made sure his question was selected. This is creating news, not reporting it. The memo, which has been leaked and was not intended for the public, goes on to suggest why Pitts was so hopped up about armored vehicles.

I have been trying to get this story out for weeks - as soon as I foud [sic] out I would be on an unarmored truck . . .

A real selfless humanitarian, that Edward Pitts. He didn't consider armor (or lack thereof) a story until it affected him.Then he fabricated a news event and made sure it was covered nationwide. And he calls it his "best days as a journalist."