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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004 :::
Dorothy Rabinowitz at OpinionJournal has a somewhat lengthy write-up on the anti-Bush group of 9/11 widows, in particular their starting four.Others who had lost family to the terrorists' assault commanded little to no interest from TV interviewers. Debra Burlingame — lifelong Democrat, sister of Charles F. "Chic" Burlingame III, captain of American Airlines flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, did manage to land an interview after Ms. Rice's appearance. When she had finished airing her views critical of the accusatory tone and tactics of the Jersey Girls, her interviewer, ABC congressional reporter Linda Douglass marveled, "This is the first time I've heard this point of view."
That shouldn't have been surprising. The hearing room that day had seen a substantial group of 9/11 families, similarly irate over the Jersey Girls and their accusations — families that made their feelings evident in their burst of loud applause when Ms. Rice scored a telling zinger under questioning. But these were not the 9/11 voices TV and newspaper editors were interested in. They had chosen to tell a different story — that of four intrepid New Jersey housewives who had, as one news report had it, brought an administration "to its knees" — and that was, as far as they were concerned, the only story.
::: posted by dWj at 11:10 AM
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