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by Editor & Publisher
September 6, 2005 9:30 PM ET
NEW YORK
The seemingly carefree behavior of top Bush
administration officials early last week, who stuck to their vacations as
tens of thousands cried for help in New Orleans, gained another twist with
revelations that Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld was taking in a ball game
in San Diego last Monday night--nearly 24 hours after Katrina hit the
coast.
Rumsfeld has come under increasing criticism for the military's late
arrival--offshore or otherwise--for possible use in rescue operations.
An E&P reader tipped
us off to a column in last Tuesday's San Diego Union-Tribune by regular
columnist Diane Bell. One item reads:
"Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield wasn't the only VIP who joined
Padres President John Moores in the owner's box last night at Petco Park.
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, here to join President Bush at
the North Island Naval Air Station today, took in the game, too. Three
weeks ago, Winfield stopped by the Pentagon with his family and later
joined the Padres as they visited wounded soldiers at the Army's Walter
Reed Hospital during a road trip. "Winfield was very moved by the
experience," says his agent, Randy Grossman. So he invited Rumsfeld to the
Padres game.
"After the first few innings, the plan was to shift to dugout seats, for a
closer look at the action."
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