Patrick Kennedy should have shut up today

[Patsy Stone]

There was no need for that press conference. Porter Goss should have been the main story and, while the MSM would have mentioned Kennedy (mainly because he's a Kennedy), there wouldn't have been any new fodder for them to spin. I don't see what it would have changed if this "checking into rehab" news waited for Monday. ABC News (on the radio) did a minute on Kennedy, and about 5 seconds on Goss. Goss was the number two story.

Anyone?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. Are you kidding?

It was a perfect political move, he deflated the whole thing instantly.

[Patsy Stone]

6. In this culture. where hypocrisy rules

the MSM will cover ANYTHING that deflects attention from any story about the cabal and its doings. They will cover it with vim and vigor. They will make charts and graphs and call in experts. Let's count the stories they've covered, and those they haven't.

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. Political or otherwise, he de-fused a potentially damaging situation

Critics (even the whacko right) will be hard pressed to knock a man seeking proper help. It could be any one of us in his shoes.

[seabeyond]

2. but so many on this board alone, his supporters said he needed to fezz

up. now they were saying to drinking and driving but, so many wanted him to be out there and say it how it was.

cant win for losing huh. who is to know. done and over with anyway

[robbedvoter]

3. Uh, not his fault he's more interesting than HOOKERS & WATERGATE

he needed to clear his own life. What the whores chose to cover - if it weren't kennedy, then a shark, a blonde, an orange alert.

[Patsy Stone]

15. More interesting to whom?

The media? Don't make me laugh.

[xultar]

4. Ahhh Patsy. You got this one wrong. WAY wrong baybay.

[Patsy Stone]

12. Lemme 'splain.

When your enemy is destroying themselves, don't get in the way. I don't want him to hide it, to run from it, or to deny it. I am a Kennedy fan and I know that this is a problem he needs help with, and I hope he gets it. I'm saying that for one day, let the bad news coming out of the administration be the news. Adding anything to Kennedy's story today gives the poodles the perfect excuse to ignore the Goss story. I think that the CIA Director resigning, getting fired, possibly caught in a sex and corruption scandal affects waaay more people than one guy in a victim less car accident. That's all.

[EstimatedProphet]

22. Well, see, here's the thing

We can now slam the Repubs with impunity. We have the moral ground here, because our guys seek help when they need it, and their guys lie about it.

[slackmaster]

5. Disagree - He did the honorable, correct, politically wise thing

Kudos to him.

[KingFlorez]

7. He did the right thing

He needed to clear the air at least a little bit, you know how the Repukes are about this stuff. The media would have found some way to bury the Goss story had this not happened.

[Patsy Stone]

10. I'm saying that he didn't need to give them more to talk about.

Today. What's wrong with tomorrow? Or Sunday? I'm saying that for one damn news cycle, the corruption needed to be front and center, as much as possible without dragging the Dems into it.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. The quicker he addressed the problem the better, unlike Cheney did.

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. The man gets the help he needs. No denial or excuses. End of story

He faced the music in the open. Give him credit for that much.

[stepnw1f]

9. Oh Brother.... Pssssst.... PORTER GOSS/WATERGATE (nt)

[pinto]

13. Geez. The guy may have felt he owed it to his constituents

to make a statement. He's a Representative for the State of Rhode Island, not the TV talk shows. I see your point about the air time given to both stories...but c'mon...

Guess which story has legs?

Rep. K will be incommunicado at the Mayo. The Goss fallout will have plenty of play, especially as it seems we've only heard the opening installment.

Just my two cents.

[AlinPA]

21. Yep. People in RI are the people who matter most. In a CNN "interview"

with RI'ers they said they supported him and felt sympathy and praised his honesty.

[nickinSTL]

16. Kennedy's accident was top of the news BEFORE his press conference

afterwards...he dropped significantly, and Goss' resignation went to the top.

[WilliamPitt]

17. Who knew?

He probably decided to bust out that press conference this morning, and the Goss thing didn't pop until quarter of two this afternoon. You can't blame him for the timing. Besides, the Kennedy story will go away by the end of the weekend. The Goss thing has legs.

[Patsy Stone]

18. Hey, Will!

Welcome back. I hope so, because that's exactly what should happen.

[glitch]

26. Huge legs. Fat Bastard legs. This is going to be a wild summer. nt

[Frank Cannon]

19. He did the right thing at the right time

The weekend blowhards would have massaged this thing to death by the time Monday came around. As it is, they don't have a whole lot to talk about. The guy wrecked his car and now he's seeking treatment. End of story.

Goss, however, is a mystery, and that's fodder for talk for quite a while.

[AlinPA]

20. I completely disagree. What he did was to stick a pin in the balloon of

Faux News, CNN and the rest. By truthfully explaining his problem, he actually gained support and even some sympathy from Rhode Islanders. Thats what matters. I heard him say (after the press conference)that he would not resign and that he would "stay in the fight".

(edited for sp.)

[this_side_up]

24. Wasn't his leg amputated because he had cancer? n/t

[Obamarama]

25. That was his brother, Teddy Jr. eot

[AuntPatsy]

23. He handled it perfectly...