neo-ambivalence

am·biv·a·lence [ăm-bĭvə'-lən(t)s]
n.
the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings towards the same object/person


neo-ambivalence
n.
the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings towards closely related objects/events

sample usage: "the recent terrorist bombings in one of the world's most populous cities evoked a natural feeling of sadness, but a statement issued by a minister to the media evoked laughter, changing my feelings to neo-ambivalence"

from the news . . .
> the home minister told reporters that authorities had some information an attack
> was coming, "but place and time was not known"

i don't know whether these people make a conscious attempt at being stupid or whether it is a gift they possess by birth. every news source carried this quote from him. what i fail to understand is the point of that statement. what good is any information about an attack without the place or time? how can that be called 'information' in the first place?

i guess i have to coin another word for "the coexistence of pity and sympathetic laughter towards a nutcase holding an important position in the government who doesn't know what to, and what not to say to the press"