[Mo1]

Fox News' story was instantly denounced by former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, a Democrat. "All of us who have provided background briefings for the press before should beware," said Kerrey, a member of the anti-terrorism panel. "I mean, Fox should say 'occasionally fair and balanced' after putting something like this out, because they violated a serious trust."

Ummmm .. Sen Kerrey .. what about the trust of the American People??

Are we not allowed to know the truth

Are you saying they you believe ... you a member of the 9/11 Commission who swore to find the truth of what happen and what went wrong on 9/11 .. Thinks that the TRUTH should be hidden from us .. The American People??

Please Sen Kerry .. please do explain to us why WE should be kept in the dark about the Truth??

[BigSkyFreeper]

The light of truth has blinded Mr. Kerrey and Mr. Clarke.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I should also add that FOX et. al., is in the free speech business, it is their duty to duly inform the voting public of who said what and at what time!

[Cincinatus]

Fox News' story was instantly denounced by former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, a Democrat.

Someone wrote to Jonah Goldberg at The Corner over at NRO:

The confidentiality claim belongs to the White House, not Clarke. I say that as a 20-year veteran journalist in television and print, including many years as a television anchor, producer, and reporter for four different television stations in three states, and as an editor, columnist, and reporter for two newspapers. Clarke's background comments were on background at the request of the administration, not Clarke personally. The White House has every right to waive the claim, FOX has every right to ask them to waive the claim, and FOX has every moral and ethical justification to run with the story once the claim is waived. Case closed. Mike Reeder

[mewzilla]

Shoot the messenger much, Kerrey? Don't blame FNC for your being suckered.

[eeriegeno]

said Kerrey, a member of the anti-terrorism panel. "I mean, Fox should say 'occasionally fair and balanced'

FOX management should demand an immediate public apology from Kerrey. Kerrey may not be interested in getting to the truth BUT that doesn't mean that FOX should drink his kool-aide with him....... What FOX did was report the truth...

[NonValueAdded]

Kerrey should know better. There is a trust when information is provided as background but there is no way that the "backgrounder" should be able to use that trust as a shield to lie - that's right, lie - about the same subject in public. Fox had a right AND A DUTY to expose Clarke's obvious lies. Mr. Kerrey, Richard Clarke is the one who violated a serious trust here.

And by the way, I'm willing to wager that there are HUNDREDS of instances where Members of Congress make public statements that contradict information they have received in classified briefings but they do so anyway, safe in the knowledge that the administration will not break security to out the lying Senator or Representative. You all got so used to that protection, that Clarke assumed he could get away with the lies here.

[Mamzelle]

Kerrey was made a fool of, so he had to whine. He looked like an idiot and a weakling.