Why did you say that?

I really liked one of the comments in this NYTimes interview with Roman Stanek, the CEO of GoodData. In response to "Anything you have a particularly low tolerance for in your organization?" Stanek answered, "I have a really low tolerance for people making comments, especially managers, without actually positioning them." When asked to explain he said:

Somebody might say, for example, that our competition has a new product. But is it good news or bad news? Should we do something about it? I always expect my managers to have an opinion and they should not be just messengers. A manager is not a messenger. I don’t like my managers essentially talking to their people without being able to express their opinion and position what they’re discussing.

This is perfectly articulated and drives me crazy as well. It's so easy to send emails that people have a tendency to just shoot things off with comment or context. I don't want to know the news, I want to know what you think about the news and why you decided to send it to me.