Gonzalez gone? Who noticed?
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, the subject of the lead editorial in the New York Times Thursday morning and on the front pages of newspapers nationwide, was the keynote speaker at a luncheon honoring civil rights leader Whitney Young, for the Boy Scouts, in Dallas, Wednesday, May 17.
But who knew? News media did not cover the speech – were they barred? – nor did anyone involved make any fuss. There was no press release from the Justice Department, no press release from the Circle 10 Council, B.S.A., no speech text . . .
One would think it would be news simply that the nation’s attorney general was speaking at an event honoring Whitney Young. One would think that any speech by Alberto Gonzales would get coverage by at least the major local news outlets. Heck, the luncheon was MCed by a local television weather guy – his own station didn’t bother to cover it?
If an embattled attorney general speaks up for civil rights and youth development, but no one is there to listen, does it matter?
Did I miss the coverage of the speech? Why the news blackout, and who asked for it?
New information, May 19: One of the purposes of Gonzales’ trip to Texas was the annual meeting with U.S. attorneys, in San Antonio. That meeting was off-the-record, private, etc., etc. See this report at Think Progress.
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