Subject: Chat with Patrick Frey
From: Patrick Frey <patterico@gmail.com>
To: barriticus@gmail.com

me: okay, so Think Progress redacted the info for the guy's partner
Patrick: http://thinkprogress.org/2011/02/10/chamberleaks-target-families/
me: this is partner as in gay lover?
Patrick: Don't think so
me: yeah, I got it, you did give it earlier
me: so what you're saying is that Think Progress intentionally avoided using the name?
Patrick: I think it's for his "life partner" which is different from Kimberlin, his business partner
me: of the bomb enthusiast?
Patrick: Right
me: ok
Patrick: Who set off bombs and blew off a guy's leg
Patrick: More than an enthusiast
Patrick: Which guy later killed himself
me: yeah, I was being wry, it's very sad
me: much sadder than anything that hurts conservatives, of course
me: lol
me: anyway
me: frankly, I can see why
me: as an editorial decision
me: they would keep the info out of the story
me: even without knowing who the guy is
Patrick: Sure
Patrick: Doesn't help their cause
me: your background is in law, I guess?
me: not media
me: or
me: it could be what you're saying
me: there's not going to be any way to prove it by seeing the e-mails
me: unless I'm missing something
Patrick: They want to make the Chamber look bad. If the Chamber was gathering info on one of these people being a convicted bomber, that doesn't help
me: well
me: right now, Pat
Patrick: Well, if they redacted Brad's address which he puts himself on his site, it makes him less of a martyr