Bush campaigner threatens magazine

[Another Bill C.]

Note: Because Irish Republican News is a paid subscription service the following excerpt is a little long.

"The former US ambassador to Ireland, Richard Egan, has warned
the publisher of an Irish American magazine she had 'better
think twice before trying to influence American politics' as
'the Irish are not the only ones with long memories.'

"Mr Egan, one of President Bush's top fund-raisers, also
complained in a letter to the magazine of increasing anti-US
sentiment in the Irish media, and accused Irish political
parties of 'dysfunctional behaviour.'

"The former envoy wrote the letter to protest at alleged bias in
an article in the latest issue of Irish America, in which the
positions of Mr Bush and Mr Kerry on Ireland were laid out
side-by-side."

<snip>

"The magazine's co-founder and editor-in-chief, Patricia Harty,
accused Mr Egan of misreading the article.

"Referring to the 'implied threat that I "better think twice
before trying to influence American politics,"' she said Irish
America was an American publication and she was an American
citizen.

"'I'm sure I need not remind you of the First Amendment, which,
in my opinion, is one of the greatest freedoms ever given to any
country,' she said in reply."

http://republican-news.org/

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Ah, the GOP

party of thugs and bullies.

[Cha]

2. The positions were laid out side

by side and the goon squad comes in?

"The former envoy wrote the letter to protest at alleged bias in
an article in the latest issue of Irish America, in which the
positions of Mr Bush and Mr Kerry on Ireland were laid out
side-by-side."

And :wtf: does egan think cnn, faux, msrnc,abc, cbs, nbc/ge do with regard to American Politics?

We some help from the outside to at least get Kerry's position Laid OUt!!

[Malva Zebrina]

3. She had "better think twice" ?

good grief--what has this country sunk to? I do not think the Irish will buckle to this type of bullying and bloviating.

[sam sarrha]

4. this is what is happening in Ohio, You better think twice if you want to

try to vote and effect the election.!!!!!11

They are running this up the flag pole and if it flies .. it will happen EVERYWHERE.......