AAAAAAAAGH!
Lowerlobe,
You raise the question that other/another poster(s) are assuming that cabin crew are dumb/stupid/silly. Well frankly, no, the statement, the way I read it is that in another's opinion you may not have the experience or knowledge to make comments on this topic in the areas you are.
For my part I'm guessing that the media may have been in situ at the field already,(having read that the Herc blasted off from there with the PM on board).