got to get right on that. given the varying accounts of what happened and out right lies that he told the media, why on earth is phillips being treated like a delicate flower? while a kid who did nothing is grilled? why haven't the media actually examined the background of mr. phillips as well? why didn't savannah ask him for instance why he passed himself off as a vietnam combat vet when in fact he was a research visit serving at home who was also arrested for a salt and even at one point escaped from prison? no big deal. perhaps mr. phillips gets the benefit of the doubt in this case and others because among the media elites he enjoys something you might call minority privilege. in other words his heritage and his grievances both real and imagined entitle him to special treatment and consideration. by the way if you dare question his motives or his opinions,