Don Imus Reports Administration Won’t Allow Him To Tour Entire Walter Reed Facilities

[Ian David]

This morning on his radio show, Don Imus continued to call attention to the deplorable conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Imus has highlighted the issue every day this week. On yesterday’s show, he revealed, “I haven’t heard from anybody about whether I can come down there and take a little tour.”

This morning, Imus updated his audience, reporting that administration officials called him and said he could take a limited guided tour of the facilities. Imus explained, “They will cherry pick some places for me to go look at, but they don’t want me just going down there looking at the entire facility. I’m not interested in having that.” Watch it:



Imus said that all he has received from the administration is talking points. “The Veterans Administration called me — they keep trying to cherry pick a couple of situations you have that you are doing what you are supposed to do. Don’t think that is going to shut me up, because it’s not. So just save your breath on all that stuff. It’s annoying and it’s insulting and it’s a waste of time,” he said.

Email the Walter Reed Public Affairs office, and tell them to let Don Imus tour the full Walter Reed facilities. mailto:[e-mail]

More:
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/22/imus-reed/

[Mark E. Smith]

1. Hard to believe this asshole is doing something worthwhile

Must be a catch.

[durrrty libby]

2. He and his wife champion autistic children and

children with cancer.

Are those not worthwhile endeavors?:shrug:

[Shipwack]

4. What? People ar complicated individuals, not wholly good or bad?

Now that's deucedly inconvenient.

:evilfrown:

[LSparkle]

3. He can be a good squeaky wheel on this issue, though

The Beltway DOES listen to him and the longer he beats this drum, the longer the story will stay front and center.

I'm curious what CHER may be thinking -- wonder if she's called in to C-Span since the expose (??).

[niyad]

5. how are they going to keep him out? or is it because it's considered an actual post? DAMN IT, we

PAY for this facility and every piece of equipment in it, AND all the personnel--and we are being told that some parts of it are off-limits?

good thing I don't live in DC, I would be in jail by now.