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| 2004-02-13 |
| According to news reports across the Internet and in various international publications, Democratic Presidential front-runner John Kerry may have had an extramarital affair with a 22-year old blonde intern. As first reported by the Drudge Report on Thursday, a full-scale investigation into this is underway at Time Magazine, ABC News, the Washington Post, the Hill, and the Associated Press. But the real story today may be the lack of coverage by the major American news media. Tap, tap...nope According to a story published today in MensNewsDaily.com, "A source at one of the major television networks (said) that they are specifically forbidden to talk about (the Kerry sex scandal) on the air until one of the other major television networks reports on it first." As opposed to the hint of a rumor about Bush A quick search on Google News at this hour shows that only two major U.S. newspapers are running stories on the emerging Kerry sex scandal: The Philadelphia Daily News and the Chicago-Sun Times. Yesterday, MensNewsDaily.com (MND) posted a brief story on the Kerry sex scandal, but the story was never indexed by Google News. I looked as well, only overseas publications had the story. The last time Google News failed to index and MND news item was when MND published the name of Kobe Bryant’s accuser. Internationally, the Kerry sex scandal story has been covered by the UK Sun, the UK Telegraph, various Australian papers. Many more have it today. The New York Times today published a piece defending Kerry against Republican attacks, declaring "the beginning of what party officials said would be an attempt to undercut Mr. Kerry’s reputation at a time when he is riding high from repeated victories in primaries and caucuses." The Times piece did not mention the sex scandal by name. Didn’t have to check the meter According to an exclusive report released overnight by political gossip guru Matt Drudge, Kerry is preparing a response to the groundswell of questions surrounding this developing story. "I did not have....... |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #9 At the same time, we have no proof of anything, and John Same principle as the Bush Texas Air Guard story -- there's no proof of any wrong-doing whatsoever, and the media shouldn't have reported that either. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-2-13 6:49:10 PM |
| #8 a big problem for Kerry is that he may have canoodled (or tried to canoodle) with more than one intern - even if one of the interns is now in Africa, another may sell a story |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-2-13 3:33:27 PM |
| #7 "A source at one of the major television networks (said) that they are specifically forbidden to talk about (the Kerry sex scandal) on the air until one of the other major television networks reports on it first." Is anyone else struck by the irony of this statement? What happened to getting the story first before the other guy? |
| Posted by: Doc8404 2004-2-13 3:26:09 PM |
| #6 #4 Chris Lehane has a reputation for digging up dirt. Lehane worked in the Clinton White House. Lehane worked for Gore's 2000 campaign and knew of Kerry's philandering then. Gore endorsed Dean- 2004. Lehane worked for Kerry, knifing Dean, 'til he got fired. Lehane then worked for Clark. Clark leaked that Kerry had an intern problem that was about to explode. Intern problem is now in the news. Still wondering MOJO or was that just a rhetorical question? |
| Posted by: GK 2004-2-13 3:11:15 PM |
| #5 Amazing. The elephant is in the room but nobody can see it. |
| Posted by: john 2004-2-13 3:08:34 PM |
| #4 Fascinating. I wonder who's fingerprints are on the knife? |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-2-13 2:17:37 PM |
| #3 Let's see so far Kerry's resume: 1) Medal thumping "war hero" 2) Viet Vets think he's a traitor or close to it for his anti-war activities 3) Jane Fonda association 4) Anti defense (based on voting record 5) Wife contributed to far left organizations (she would make a great 1st lady lol) 6) Following in Dimmycrats "womanizer" policies and a real moral leader for our nation. 7) Unclear on anyting except that Bush is evil I know I've missed a lot else but a start. |
| Posted by: dataman1 2004-2-13 2:15:05 PM |
| #2 I don't see any Republican fingerprints on this one; I see some Democratic prints (Lehane, anyone) from the "Anyone But Kerry" movement. I might actually donate to the ABK if they get their act together. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-2-13 12:46:19 PM |
| #1 I love it when the left accuses Republicans of "Dirty Tricks" when they call the President AWOL and focus on his National Guard attendance 30 years ago. Kerry has a lot of dirt in his closet. It won't take long to shovel it out. |
| Posted by: remote man 2004-2-13 12:33:22 PM |