TPM notes the latest CNN/CSM article about Jill Carroll. I read the same article earler, and was struck by an FBI agent apparently being quite miffed that Carroll's father chose NOT to follow his advice when being interviewed on television:
"The FBI wanted the father -- him -- to shake his fist, in essence; to go on TV and address the men who held Jill as murderers and thugs."
Instead, Carroll's father took a far less combative tone.
Marshall seems to hedge his bets in the post; however, when I read the article this morning, something about the tenor and tone of the FBI agent resonated with me...
Oh, yeah, that's right: wasn't there some sort of "professional negotiator" character in the comedy Best in Show? There sure was: Max Berman, and it turns out his "success rate" wasn't all that good...unless you think "they ALL end up jumping" is "success."
Berman demonstrates his "technique" in one scene, and his actual words are in the picture above (click to enlarge).
I never thought I'd see the day when a farcical comedy might well have been inspiration for a tactical decision in the midst of an enormously stressful crisis...but, then again, I thought this administration would be more the caretaker variety, considering the results from the 2000 "election."
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