Ted Koppel has a BGO

Blinding. Glimpse. Of. The. Obvious.

In a surprisingly strong Op Ed on Friday, Ted Koppel, the former "Nightline" host who is now an occasional columnist for The New York Times, argues that when it comes right down to it, the U.S. adventure in Iraq is, as some charge, "about the oil."

when i was managing united's operation in portland, maine, ted-of-the-perfect-hair showed up at the check-in counter and refused to show any i.d. except his washington press pass, claiming that it had his photo and was official enough to suffice as a "government-issued" i.d... (this was pre-9/11, btw...) the agent (no fool she) rightly insisted on seeing a genuine government-issued i.d... koppel became indignant and an argument ensued... finally, koppel's traveling companion leaned over his shoulder and said, "ted, show her your driver's license and let's move on," loudly enough for half the people waiting in line to hear... abashed, ted reached for his wallet and pulled out his license... i was watching from the sidelines, always preferring to let an agent handle things unless my intervention was absolutely necessary... i remember thinking at the time, "what a jerk..."

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