Rep. Kennedy Goes Ballistic Over Press Coverage

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) railed against the mainstream media on Wednesday, calling the press corps "despicable" and saying that reporters are "not covering the most significant issue of national importance."

In a speech on the House floor, an angry Kennedy turned a speech on Afghanistan into a finger-pointing lecture to the Washington press.

"If anybody wants to know where cynicism is … cynicism is that there is one … two press people in this gallery," Kennedy said, angrily pointing to the press gallery where reporters sit. "We're talking about Eric Massa 24/7 on the TV. We're talking about war and peace, $3 billion, 1,000 lives and no press?"

"No press!" Kennedy repeated, his voice cracking. "You wanna know why the American public is fit? They're fit because they're not seeing their Congress do the work that they're sent to do." Read more ...