Comments on: Edwards’s Affair: Why It’s Not News

By: Bradley J. Fikes

Bradley J. Fikes — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:30:21 +0000

I have changed my earlier opinion after being considering the media-gone-wild coverage of the non-story about McCain’s non-scandal-but-it-looks-improper-to-anonymous-sources relationship with a female lobbyist. I can’t think of any convincing explanation other than partisan bias for hushing up about Edwards and contriving a story about McCain. The double standard reeks.

By: Drumwaster

Drumwaster — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:01:28 +0000

Not for nothing but FoxNews has the story now, having interviewed the hotel guard... (Found out over at Ace's.) Link Liberals will say, "Bah, what else can you expect from FauxNews?" What else can you expect from liberals?

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:04:57 +0000

Kaus has word that L.A. Times is not allowing bloggers to blog about it,

“LAT Gags Blogs: In a move that has apparently stirred up some internal discontent, the Los Angeles Times has banned its bloggers , including political bloggers, from mentioning the Edwards/Rielle Hunter story. Even bloggers who want to mention the story in order to make a skeptical we-don’t-trust-the-Enquirer point are forbidden from doing so. Kausfiles has obtained a copy of the email Times bloggers received from editor Tony Pierce.”

http://www.slate.com/id/2195914/#latedict

I don’t believe the LAT to be so noble that they won’t run with an unsubstantiated story (see McCain’s ‘affair‘ front page…) but its always amusing to note when its a politician with a -D after his name, the opportunities to speculate and suppose are deftly ignored (or in this case, forbidden) because that would just be gossip.

It smells of an obvious bias…perhaps even… censorship.

Except that we know the LAT does not practice these…. in any way, shape or form.

By: jim2

jim2 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:33:36 +0000

Oops!

Link:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,391426,00.html

By: jim2

jim2 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:33:17 +0000

Fox is saying the hotel security guard that escorted Edwards out confirms the Enquirer account.

By: madmax333

madmax333 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:07:11 +0000

Interesting update to story in that reporters of National Enquirer involved in covering the Breck Girl’s late night rendezvous have filed a criminal complaint against hotel security. It seems the tabloid men were registered guests and Edwards was not and yet the reporters were treated wrongly as security bent over backwards for the Silk Pony. Mr Two Americas is looking a big peaked at the paper’s website. So will the great I-can-channel-dead-kids Edwards speak truthfully as a witness to the whole affair on cross examination or will he take the fifth? Is it not a bit suspicious that he would be visiting at such a late hour? Would be lovely to see whether the Edward’s and child’s DNA are a match or if the other dude taking responsibility is the real dad or just covering for Saint John.

By: assistant devil's advocate

assistant devil's advocate — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:09:40 +0000

i was wondering the same thing as #75. what if dick cheney knocked up miley cyrus? wouldn’t that be newsworthy enough to throw the baby’s feelings and reputation under the bus?

By: chas

chas — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:23:47 +0000

so NK you are saying if a public figure cheats and gets a girl knocked up the press should lay off the story?

Comment by nk — 7/24/2008 @ 10:57 am

By: gp

gp — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:26:55 +0000

Once Jon Stewart uses it, then it’ll hit the respectable media.

By: steve

steve — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:11:43 +0000

They must have reason to believe this story is pretty damn solid.

What makes this story “solid?”

“At 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, Edwards left the hotel and was greeted by several Enquirer reporters.”

And not one of them thought the moment should be saved for posterity. He goes into the hotel ALONE, and re-emerges with his alleged lover where “several reporters” are milling about. The couple then returns to the hotel together… and no pics????