Jerk of the year nominee
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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#97 Monkeymom9901:
Thanks for the tip, folks.
still laughing.
#98– Yeah, but we have already done the three stooges…
but not the three crapweasels…
aj- I see the potential for a new reality show…kind of MSM meets Jackass…
Monkeymom9901
sorry … that reality show would never work … you wouldn’t be able to tell the players apart even with a program …
DesertLover- you are sooooo correct- maybe more like an updated version of Jackass?
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?”
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!
ArmywifeArmymom
too late … they no longer are in business … if he encounters them I hope he takes them in custody …
check my post # 83
Was he doing his best John Kerry imitation of “You don’t know who I am?”
Wanted to update the quote we keep knocking around today …
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
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.
that’s good news tim …
Nice!
Now how about those smearing “satirists” at the university who spread those fake IFAW posters?
I’ve heard the Clintons believe it was Al Gore who said that although it depends on what the meaning of better is.
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.
This clown must be related to Olbermann.
He suffers from a chronic case of cranial/anal inversion.
Isn’t Calvan one of the Chipmunks?
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>
blog Calvan, blog!
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.
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.”
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
Who’s Knight Ridder?