Government Blasts CNN, Anderson Cooper Over BP (NYSE:BP) Reporting

In a well-prepared government report on the BP (NYSE:BP) Gulf of Mexico oil spill, CNN's Anderson Cooper was pointed out as manufacturing outrage from his strategy of pressing Parish leaders in Louisiana to search out angry people over the government's response to the disaster.

The report stated:

"Journalists encouraged state and local officials and residents to display their anger at the federal response, and offered coverage when they did. Anderson Cooper reportedly asked a Parish President to bring an angry, unemployed offshore oil worker on his show. When the Parish President could not promise the worker would be 'angry,' both were disinvited."

Cooper responded, giving this statement to the New York Post: "This unattributed statement is completely false . . . (the claim) that it was journalists who were encouraging residents and state and local leaders to ‘display their anger at the federal response’ is offensive.”

What's unique about this assertion from the government report is it goes beyond the typical sniping news organizations point at one another by coming from what was to be considered a serious statement from a formal and official report from the government.

When I said well-prepared report, that only alludes to the fact that it took about six months to put together, not that is was necessarily a well-done report.

This is also interesting because of the sometimes irresponsible stance by CNN concerning the Obama administration when it takes many steps contrary to the will of the majority of the American people.

It'll be interesting to see if the gloves finally come off with CNN and we begin to see some real reporting from them on the Obama administration, other than heaping underserved accolades on it.