Jerk of the year nominee

By Michelle Malkin  •  October 25, 2007 08:46 AM

This story has been making the rounds on the blogosphere the last 24 hours. A Knight-Ridder reporter, Bobby Calvan, blogs his snit fit in Baghdad, where one of our troops dared to ask him for ID–and, gasp, gasp, the soldier didn’t know what Knight-Ridder was. The nerve!!!

Blogs started mocking the troop-bashing MSM jerk…and now he has yanked his blog post.

Fortunately, a blogger saved the original post.

Once a jerk, forever a jerk, thanks to the Internet.

Knight-Ridder will now live in infamy, thanks to Big Bobby Calvan.

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  1. #155478
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:06 pm, ajmontana said:

    maybe geraldo and olberman can adopt him.

  2. #155479
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:06 pm, swj719AWG said:

    “Don’t you know who I am”

    “Yes, you’re the God-Damned Batman. Now show me some ID”

  3. #155481
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:07 pm, ajmontana said:

    ROFL swj….hahahhahaahahahhaha

  4. #155483
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:08 pm, granite said:

    #97 Monkeymom9901:

    Thanks for the tip, folks.

  5. #155484
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:08 pm, ajmontana said:

    still laughing.

  6. #155490
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:11 pm, Monkeymom9901 said:

    #98– Yeah, but we have already done the three stooges…

  7. #155499
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:16 pm, ajmontana said:

    but not the three crapweasels… :lol:

  8. #155505
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:20 pm, Monkeymom9901 said:

    aj- I see the potential for a new reality show…kind of MSM meets Jackass…

  9. #155510
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:26 pm, DesertLover said:

    Monkeymom9901

    sorry … that reality show would never work … you wouldn’t be able to tell the players apart even with a program … :lol:

  10. #155516
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:32 pm, Monkeymom9901 said:

    DesertLover- you are sooooo correct- maybe more like an updated version of Jackass?

  11. #155524
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:35 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    The Marine was probably thinking the same thing Condi Rice was probably thinking yesterday, “Can I just taz this moron and be done with it?”

  12. #155556
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:55 pm, ArmywifeArmymom said:

    Nope. I have never heard of Night Ridder either. I guess I had better pass this along to my son so that he doesn’t offend any pretentious and pompous media staff!

  13. #155560
    On October 25th, 2007 at 1:59 pm, DesertLover said:

    ArmywifeArmymom

    too late … they no longer are in business … if he encounters them I hope he takes them in custody …

    check my post # 83

  14. #155566
    On October 25th, 2007 at 2:03 pm, meatsss said:

    Was he doing his best John Kerry imitation of “You don’t know who I am?”

  15. #155573
    On October 25th, 2007 at 2:06 pm, DesertLover said:

    Wanted to update the quote we keep knocking around today …

    It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool full of crap than to open it and remove all doubt.…

  16. #155591
    On October 25th, 2007 at 2:36 pm, gunslingerpatriot said:

    I think he was doing his best Cynthia Mckinney imitation with a little zza gabor mixed in just short of the mandatory two slaps of a policeman.

    GSP :)

  17. #155606
    On October 25th, 2007 at 2:52 pm, trinitytim said:

    Somewhat off topic, but a little related because of their both “Jerks”.

    The cops that tazed the guy at UF have been cleared and Bro has been charged with Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest. :roll:

  18. #155621
    On October 25th, 2007 at 3:06 pm, DesertLover said:

    that’s good news tim …

  19. #155624
    On October 25th, 2007 at 3:12 pm, swj719AWG said:

    Nice!

    Now how about those smearing “satirists” at the university who spread those fake IFAW posters?

  20. #155625
    On October 25th, 2007 at 3:13 pm, conservativesRus said:

    I’ve heard the Clintons believe it was Al Gore who said that although it depends on what the meaning of better is.

  21. #155691
    On October 25th, 2007 at 4:27 pm, blues said:

    Thanks to doc weasel for pointing out one more example of “they just don’t get it”.In their e-mails,Calvan acknowledges that posting the story was stupid,but doesn’t get that posting it doesn’t make him an asshole-his actions and attitude make him an asshole.The Liberal mindset doesn’t allow for anything resembling common sense or common courtesy.
    29Victor–”butt stroke to the head”–my thoughts exactly.

  22. #155696
    On October 25th, 2007 at 4:33 pm, blues said:

    This clown must be related to Olbermann.

  23. #155697
    On October 25th, 2007 at 4:37 pm, swj719AWG said:

    He suffers from a chronic case of cranial/anal inversion.

  24. #155712
    On October 25th, 2007 at 4:52 pm, ajmontana said:

    Isn’t Calvan one of the Chipmunks?

  25. #155747
    On October 25th, 2007 at 5:52 pm, Redog70 said:

    That was the most amusing blog i have read in ages, Thanks Bob!
    True life is deffo stranger than fiction.
    sarc> Ehim a reporter don’t you know! /sarc>

  26. #155831
    On October 25th, 2007 at 7:03 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    blog Calvan, blog!

  27. #156004
    On October 25th, 2007 at 11:35 pm, swj719AWG said:

    Calvan has reposted the original post (with the comments, but has locked it (perhaps for the best).

    He’s also posted an appology. I have a comment awaiting moderation that I hope everyone would take the time to read and honestly consider.

    And prove “Been There” wrong, and give him a second chance.

  28. #156026
    On October 26th, 2007 at 12:36 am, 29Victor said:

    It was a pretty good appology, it was a lot more than most people do (hint…hint…Fauxchamp), but it kind of reminded me of The Simpsons episode 919 where Homer discovers that he can be forgiven for pretty much anything if he just says “it’s my first day.”

  29. #156115
    On October 26th, 2007 at 6:45 am, maine yankee said:

    Anybody care to drop a line to this kid’s bureau chief in bagdad ?

    http://washingtonbureau.typepad.com/baghdad/

    He’s also a staff writer for a california newspaper(what a surprise)

    the managing editor’s E-mail;

    jterhaar@sacbee.com jterhaar@sacbee.com

    Or you can contact him directly;

    bcalvan@sacbee.com

  30. #156351
    On October 26th, 2007 at 12:16 pm, dmartin said:

    Who’s Knight Ridder?

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