MEDIA IGNORING BOB KERREY'S "GO TO HELL" REMARK

Junkyard Blog ^ | April 18, 2004 | Chris Regan

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It appears that still not a single newswire or paper in the world has picked up the original NY Times report where Bob Kerrey responded to a critic of the 9/11 Commission's partisanship parade with, "He can go to hell for all I'm concerned." The Times buried it at the end of the piece of course, but at least it was fit to print. Shouldn't it have been picked up and highlighted by others though, right along with Tom Kean telling people to stay out of their business? Doesn't the combination make for greater insight into their arrogant mindset and the real story about a 9/11 commission credibility collapse and implosion? Yes, and yes.

But no, not even conservative outlets are reporting it -- and a measly four blogs have seen it as "fit to print" in proper context. Two more blogs covered the "go to hell" quote by itself. Come on people, let's get in their business. These commissioners are living in their own private 9/11.

UPDATE: Matt Drudge covered the quote tonight on his radio show. Yeah, that was me who called to thank him and see if my email prompted his coverage. He gave me credit for digging it up, though he's not impressed by blogs in general. Too bad he didn't link the blog and crash our server.

That most likely led to this mention in the Cincinnati Enquirer -- the first news sighting outside the Times after almost a week.

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Strange that no newspapers have covered this and I don't even see it discussed on Free Republic (which means it probably wasn't on radio either). It's just been covered by a couple bloggers. The quote is almost a week old now. Has anybody heard it mentioned on Rush, Hannity, Ingraham, Fox, etc? Searching Rush Limbaugh's website comes up empty.

[Old Sarge]

Down the Memory Hole, along with everything else the 9-11 Comm. says.

But The Lie remains, and therefore is the truth.

[Piquaboy]

Is it big news that it was not covered by the media? They are just doing their job of not reporting anything that might hurt one of theirs.

[Falcon4.0]

I think it's amazing that Henry Kissinger could not Chair this Committee, because of what some would have called "Conflict of Interests" and he had no plausible connection to 9-11. But Gorelick sits in judgment and has her finger prints all over intelligence memos.

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The moderators immediately moved the thread to a back alley called "bloggers only" where it will get less notice. LOL! They must have missed the irony of their decision.

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I'm fascinated that the mainstream NY Times even printed it at all (even if it was at he bottom of the last page). It was so buried that even talk radio seems to have missed it.

Maybe The Times meant to slam Sensenbrenner with the quote.

[pt17]

They must have missed the irony of their decision.

Either that or they, thinking we are irony-deprived, are trying to manufacture some.

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Sorry, actually Kerrey was trying to slam Mitch McConell, not Sensenbrenner.

[Old Sarge]

BA-HAHAAA!!

Not unless we ping the Bejeezus out of it...

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bejeezus ping

[ladyinred]

Nope, hadn't heard about it. Figures!

[Delta 21]

Kerry can go to hell...... Bump

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Crazy how Kerrey got away with it. He's lucky to have Kean and Gorelick to take all the media heat.

[Imal]

Memory Hole Bump

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You guys might not remember this. Looks like a pattern of contempt for those that question the commission.