A Chappaquiddick comparison LOL

[Bonnie]

By Nina J. Easton, Globe Staff | February 19, 2006

Vice President Cheney's delay in reporting last week's hunting accident to the public drew comparisons from commentators to Senator Edward M. Kennedy's delay in reporting his 1969 Chappaquiddick car accident to the police. The outlines of that event by now are part of political legend: Capitol Hill secretary Mary Jo Kopechne was inside Kennedy's car when it tumbled off a narrow bridge and into the water. Kennedy waited eight hours to contact police, an action he later described as ''indefensible" and prompted by ''panic, confusion, and shock." The tragedy, along with speculation that Kopechne might have lived had Kennedy reported the accident earlier, has seeded a thriving industry of Ted Kennedy haters.

While no one died in the Cheney accident -- Harry Whittington was whisked to the hospital and the local police were called -- at least one TV talking head dubbed the affair ''Cheney's Chappaquiddick." Both incidents, wrote Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, illustrate ''how wealthy, powerful people can behave as if they are above the law."

When asked for a comment on Cheney's handling of the incident, Kennedy's office issued this statement: ''Whether it's covering up the absence of WMD [weapons of mass destruction] in Iraq, clandestine energy meetings with oil executives, or failing to own up to who was involved in the Plame case, this is the most secretive White House since the Nixon administration. The way they handled the vice president's shooting accident has only bolstered their cover-up reputation. This time it didn't work."

Asked about comparisons to Chappaquiddick, Kennedy spokeswoman Laura Capps would say only this: ''The White House is in crisis, and rule number one is to try to defuse a scandal by dragging others into it. But these campaign tactics aren't going to work and won't cover up their six-year record of abusing power and hiding the truth."

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/02/19/a_chappaquiddick_comparison/

Just as you would expect from him and his staff...non answers..

 

[dilloduck]

By Nina J. Easton, Globe Staff | February 19, 2006



http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/02/19/a_chappaquiddick_comparison/

Just as you would expect from him and his staff...non answers..

But these campaign tactics aren't going to work and won't cover up their six-year record of abusing power and hiding the truth.

There it is folks. The current liberal mantra to reduce support for the president.Get used to it. If these guys even try to piss in private it's a conspiracy.

 

[Gunny]

Vice President Cheney's delay in reporting last week's hunting accident to the public drew comparisons from commentators to Senator Edward M. Kennedy's delay in reporting his 1969 Chappaquiddick car accident to the police.