by NewsMax Intern Jackie Hickman
Thursday Oct. 17, 2002

The incident occurred when KOKH-TV anchorman Andrew Speno questioned the one-time football star about his whereabouts on Sept. 11, 2001. Largent was hunting in Idaho at the time and didn't learn of the attacks until two days afterwards.

However, while he was in the woods, his staff released a statement with Largent's reaction even though they hadn't been in touch with him.

Speno also pressed the former congressman on where he was during the last two airings of the State of the Union addresses.

That's when Largent got hot under the collar.

"This is nonsense the stuff you're asking about," he complained. "It really is. It's not consequential to this election at all. ... That's not policy, that's bull---t, all this stuff about where were you on 9/11."

Largent's political opponents were quick to jump on the episode. Independent candidate for governor Gary Richardson hit the air with a TV commercial that plays the bleeped comment not once, but twice. In the spot, Richardson tells viewers that the state of Oklahoma needs a governor who will show more respect.

Meanwhile, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Brad Henry claims he's received over 100 phone calls from people who were upset by hearing the vulgarism.

On Monday, the GOP'er apologized for his remarks. "I felt like it was an unprofessional and undignified interview. I lowered myself and gave an unprofessional and undignified response, and I regret that."

Jackie Hickman is a student at St. Joseph's by-the-Sea High School in Staten Island, N.Y.

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