In the Aftermath of "Shove It"

It would appear that "Shove it" could be the one slogan that America carries away from the Democratic National Convention:

Teresa Heinz Kerry's "shove it" phrase to a Pittsburgh editor was the most cited Kerry campaign message in the press last week — mentioned 381 times in American publications, according to Factiva,

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Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign mottos did not resonate with the press, according to Factiva. "One America" got 57 mentions, "Hope is on the way," 50 mentions and "America can do better" just 21 by week's end.

Helluva way to begin a campaign.

The most shameful result of this incident is the treatment of the questioner who triggered Heinz-Kerry's outburst:

. . .Mr. McNickle swiftly became the target of partisan ire, inspired by what he termed the "DNC's liberal attack machine."

In hundreds of e-mails and telephone calls to his office and home, and even on the street, Mr. McNickle's life was threatened. He was called a "Nazi" and a variety of obscene names, and had death wished upon him.

Whatever Mr. McNickle's stand on politics, freedom of the press deserves better treatment than others have given him. Such treatment smacks of Stalinist tactics to intimidate the press into submission. The left has there own brownshirts.