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Posted on 03/15/2008 1:01:35 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
man authorities questioned and quickly cleared in connection with the bombing of a military recruiting station in New York's Times Square criticized the media's depiction of letters he sent to members of Congress.
David Karnes, a lawyer who lives in Hollywood, recounted what happened to him in a piece that ran in Saturday's op-ed section of the Los Angeles Times. He said he was relieved to be cleared of any connection to the March 6 bombing, but was disturbed at media accounts that labeled his letters an "anarchist manifesto" and "anti-Iraq war screed."
"Speaking out on political matters entails risks, but nobody should have to take the risk that the media will inflict personal damage without regard for innocence or content," Karnes wrote in the Times. "And while I can rest easy that my FBI file is clean, no such luck with Google."
Karnes was pulled over by FBI agents and had his home searched after members of Congress received anti-war letters that included a picture of him standing in Times Square with the words, "We Did It," printed below the photo. The envelopes, with Karnes' return address, had reached lawmakers the same day of the bombing, Karnes said.
It turned out that "We Did It" referred to the Democratic Party taking control of Congress in 2006.
Karnes said one investigator later told him he was "the unluckiest person in the world" to have his mailings arrive on the same day of the bombing.
Officials said the lengthy anti-war letters were sent to as many as 100 members of Congress. Karnes said he included the photo in the hope that it might grab their attention and get more people to actually read the 64-page pamphlet and 20-page "memo" he had included.
"The only ones to get it right," he said of his intentions, "were the law enforcement personnel who read what I actually wrote."
A lefty learns the hard way that the media are fickle allies.
This Karnes guy is a Moonbat with a capital “M”.
So what was his complaint again?
He’s anti-war and says he is now paying a high price because of how he was portrayed by the media, even tho’ his letters are in no way connected to the Times Square incident.. grow some skin would be my advice..
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