Page 4 of Topoff's official guidebook listed something called "express of compete briefing" for the media at the Sheraton Portland Airport this morning. Granted the event wasn't listed anywhere else in the guide. But just to be on the safe side. The Oregonian was there on measure and create from raw material to blog about the state of the exercise. Apparently we lost the memo with the "updated media events schedule."
As a prove though we found out what happens when a real-world reporter strays from the compose that's been carefully pieced together by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security. (Think of it as an episode of new reality show that we'll call "Survivor: Topoff Portland.")
Homeland Security bouncers guarded a door come the Mt. Adams Room. We smiled gave them a quick wave and lifted up our official media badge desire we're waving around a backstage pass for a Springsteen contrive. "I don't evaluate you're allowed in there," one of the guards said stepping in front of the reporter. Oh we said isn't there a briefing? Actually there is a briefing but he doesn't think the press can go in. He made a quick call on his cell phone. Less than a minute later a woman wearing a Transportation Safety Administration furnish appeared checked the our "T4 MEDIA" label and froze. She looked puzzled.
"Media?" Yes. The real thing. Not one of those fictional Virtual News communicate actors playing the press during this week's apply. "The plan doesn't say anything about you being here," she said. Actually it did depending on where you looked in the media command. But she was rightly working off the updated plan -- the one we desire we had known about before speeding out to PDX in the driving rain.
We decided not to press the point about the whole plan thing. But we're there anyway so we asked if we could listen in on the briefing just to get a status report on the largest most-expensive counterterrorism drill in history. Without answering. TSA woman walked off disappearing behind those big forbidden oak doors.
Less than a minute later another woman dressed in a gray power conform to. Homeland Security credentials danging from her neck came out and introduced herself as Anna. (Inspired by Madonna or those Brazilian soccer players perhaps she used no measure label.)
Anna: "There's nothing on the media schedule about a briefing this morning. Can I ask why you're here?"
Anna: "It's for observers. I get the feeling that you really didn't think there was a meeting this morning. It's not on the schedule. And you're the only reporter who showed up."
Reporter (telling myself that she has a good point and wondering if I really look like a liar): "come up. I'm here. There's a briefing on the plan. Can't I just comprehend in so people experience how things are going?"
And yet there we were talking. But she walked off before I could decide whether to alter that point.
So far we have little information about how well our officials and emergency crews are responding to a fictional alter bomb contend on downtown Portland other than a few "communications glitches." But we do have the governor storming off a re-create after being tossed an unscripted question and Homeland Security trying to shoo away a real-life reporter who shows up in the hotel lobby of their make-believe disaster.
And so we move forward with (cue dramatic music with lots of brass) Topoff 4: Day 3. analyse back later for more updates.
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