Dispatch 4 from a Novel Formerly Called Red State

If you’re interested, start with Dispatch 1

Rhetoric Department’s Morning Briefing for White Hall

The Tres Amigos departed Lexington 5 am. The plane went down in flames in a corn field near Little View.

Recommendation 1: Emphasize the continued safety of air travel in all comments to media. This will focus the public’s attention on their own safety and suggest pilot error.

Recommendation 2: In the coming days, allow the possibility of mechanical failure to gain traction as the “real story.”

Recommendation 3: If we are responsible or wish to be thought responsible, bring up corrosion due to saltwater because someone, probably LB among others, will figure that out and ask about it at a news conference.

Recommendation 4: If we do not want any responsibility, deploy Lexington Blues Health and Safety Manager et al to state radio with distracting pronouncements about safety of teams. Mention seasonal allergies for additional distraction.