{"id":3536,"date":"2008-07-24T07:35:24","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T15:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=3536"},"modified":"2008-07-24T07:35:24","modified_gmt":"2008-07-24T15:35:24","slug":"why-is-the-msm-ignoring-the-john-edwards-love-child-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=3536","title":{"rendered":"Why Is The MSM Ignoring The John Edwards Love Child Story?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mickey Kaus blogs<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Edwards, <\/strong>Rielle<\/strong><\/a> Hunter, <\/strong>Busted:<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>HuffPo<\/em> ‘s Sam Stein, who got the story rolling<\/a>, appears to be vindicated. … P.S.:<\/strong> Always trust content<\/a> from<\/a> kausfiles<\/em><\/a><\/em>! Never trust content<\/a> from Jerome Armstrong<\/a>. … P.P.S.:<\/strong> Will this be the first presidential-contender level scandal to occur completely in the undernews, without ever being reported in the cautious, respectable MSM? <\/strong>That’s always seemed an interesting <\/em>theoretical possibility–a prominent politician just disappears from the scene, after blogs and tabloids dig up dirt on him, but nobody who relies on the Times<\/em>, Post, <\/em>network news or Mark Halperin has the faintest idea why. If this is that case, it will have come along sooner than I would have thought<\/a>. … P.P.P.S.:<\/strong> But it’s hard to believe the MSM can ignore<\/a> the story now. Don’t think Obama will! …<\/p>\n

"Get it first<\/a>, but first get it second." <\/strong>The old Newsweek<\/em> rule! I hope that’s the rule the MSM is following. If so, here’s an MSM mention<\/a>! And here<\/a>. Business Week<\/em> is what, chopped liver<\/a>? And doesn’t Jack Shafer<\/a> count? … I fear there is a new rule: "We don’t want to get it at all. Not even just a mention of the ‘allegation.’ Not even second."<\/strong> Why? Jon Fine’s Business Week<\/em> piece summarizes some likely reasons<\/a>. A couple of points:<\/p>\n

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–Fine notes that "Edwards isn’t considered a likely vice-presidential candidate by the press." That’s true. But he is<\/em> a likely Obama cabinet official<\/strong>. Many Dems would like to see him as Attorney-General. That’s what’s at stake in the love-child coverage. The Enquirer<\/em> has killed him as a VP candidate. But if the MSM goes into full "protect Elizabeth" mode the damage might yet not quite<\/em> be enough to stop his confirmation by a Democratic Senate next year. "Protect Elizabeth" = "protect A.G. John."<\/p>\n

—If <\/em>the Enquirer<\/em> story is true, Edwards didn’t just cheat on his sick wife after making a big deal of his loyalty to her in the campaign. He also presided over an elaborate cover-up<\/strong>, involving lies and duplicitous lobbying of the MSM. What is it the CW says about cover-ups? Eliot Spitzer looks like a Boy Scout in comparison.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

P.S.: <\/strong>If the MSM can discuss the charges in meta form ("It’s so easy to jump to conclusions—and I admit, this looks bad"<\/a>) in blogs, chat rooms, and in press commentaries, why not on the front page in political commentaries? As things stand, here’s a rundown of media performance on the John Edwards front:<\/p>\n

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–The New York Times<\/em> doesn’t tell you what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n

–The print edition of the Washington Post<\/em> doesn’t tell you what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n

—Newsweek <\/em>doesn’t tell you what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n

—Time <\/em>doesn’t tell you what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n

–Katie Couric didn’t tell you what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n

–Brian Williams didn’t tell you what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n

–Charlie Gibson didn’t tell you what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n

—RealClearPolitics<\/em> doesn’t tell you what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n

—HuffingtonPost<\/em><\/a> <\/em>doesn’t tell you what happened yesterday (and it’s their story!<\/a>). I blame the commenters.<\/p>\n

–Mark Halperin doesn’t tell you what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n

–Mark Ambinder doesn’t tell you what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n

–One Roger Simon tells you what happened<\/a> yesterday–but the other Roger Simon<\/a> doesn’t!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Has the gap between what the MSM lets you know and what happened–and what you can easily find out happened<\/a>–ever been greater? …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mickey Kaus blogs: Edwards, Rielle Hunter, Busted: HuffPo ‘s Sam Stein, who got the story rolling, appears to be vindicated. … P.S.: Always trust content from kausfiles! Never trust content from Jerome Armstrong. … P.P.S.: Will this be the first … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5859,160,5860],"tags":[10377,10581,29883,10582,1570,10580],"class_list":["post-3536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-john-edwards","category-mickey-kaus","category-rielle-hunter","tag-jack-shafer","tag-mark-halperin","tag-mickey-kaus","tag-presidential-contender","tag-vp-candidate","tag-what-chopped-liver"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t