Is this Gary Condit's

September 14, 2001 7:38 AM

Is this Gary Condit's Wag the Dog? The heat is off.
posted by zanpo (8 comments total)

Unless you're implying that Gary Condit masterminded the attacks, no. The complaint was rejected Monday, anyway, before the attacks.
posted by turaho at 7:47 AM on September 14, 2001

The heat may be off, but this article (posted September 11 8:35 AM EDT) has nothing to do with the attack. It was dismissed because no criminal offense took place, and the state had no jurisdiction.
posted by skyline at 7:47 AM on September 14, 2001

Gary Condit may be a womanizing scumbag, but he isn't a terrorist.
posted by revbrian at 7:48 AM on September 14, 2001

Sure, he's tugging at his collar in relief from being chased by the media hounds of hell...but unless Condit manages to definitively and single-handedly stop another suicide squad, he's still effectively been fired from his job.

He could always ressurect his reputation by becoming an American kamakaze and blow himself up after riding his harley up to the Afghani parliament building. But err, he's still not getting elected.
posted by BentPenguin at 8:09 AM on September 14, 2001

I think the point is the media has focused away from him, so he's probably relieved.
posted by jaustinspace at 8:15 AM on September 14, 2001

hey, you know what? i bet he's not "relieved" -- if this is what it takes to get the spotlight off, i think ANYBODY would choose the spotlight.
posted by palegirl at 10:19 AM on September 14, 2001

maybe not henry kissinger.
posted by kliuless at 7:26 AM on September 15, 2001

palegirl--Just suppose the guy's guilty--and I'm not saying he is; I certainly believe you're innocent until proven otherwise--and has been terrified every day by the intense public and private scrutiny. And if the guy's guilty, and is thinking authorities are getting closer to the truth, wouldn't a desperate man take any event like this as a "blessing"? This is assuming he's a)guilty and b)irrational. You're supposing otherwise, and I understand that and pray that's the case.
posted by jaustinspace at 1:07 PM on September 15, 2001