maybe because it s a local story. but what s a local story in the internet age? that s a dodge. ignored when there s a story the press wants to tell. jeffrey should be a national story. his death is not fashionable. his face will never be seen on a shirt worn by a big star. hell, i d have to do a monologue on jeffrey every day for a year to strike a balance. his death is a reminder of evil and the cowardice that fumels i. the least we can do is condemn such acts. you want to talk about crime? sure. let s talk about crime. let s talk about all of it. giving less than half the story is worse than no story at all. this is yet to be judged as a hate crime. but i m guessing when somebody is walking through union square in new york city saying i m going to hit the first white man i see, i would call that a hate crime, dana.