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MSM sitting on "sex scandal" story involving presidential contender
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Posted by Mike 2007-10-31 13:52|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ]  Top

#1 So I was down in DC this past weekend and happened to run into a well-connected media person, who told me flatly, unequivocally that “everyone knows” The LA Times was sitting on a story, all wrapped up and ready to go about what is a potentially devastating sexual scandal involving a leading Presidential candidate.

Dennis Kucinich and a space alien?
Posted by Dave D.">Dave D.  2007-10-31 14:25||   2007-10-31 14:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Dennis Kucinich and a space alien?

No, Hillary and Janet Reno!
Posted by Natural Law 2007-10-31 14:33||   2007-10-31 14:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Al Gore and Michael Moore?
Posted by Darrell 2007-10-31 14:34||   2007-10-31 14:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Obama!
Posted by Scooter McGruder 2007-10-31 14:38||   2007-10-31 14:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Obama for $400, Alex.
Posted by USN,Ret. 2007-10-31 14:39||   2007-10-31 14:39|| Front Page Top

#6 There are two scenarios here:

Do the Slimes want to maximise or minimise the damage?

If this is a leading 'pub, say Rudy, it's in their best interest to wait until AFTER he's nominated and then spring it to derail the actual campaign. Otherwise you give the rat bastard Rethuglicans the chance to nominate someone else and continue on.

If, on the other hand, it's their favorite 'rat, say Hill(spit)ary. They will pick the time that will do the absolute least damage, and bury it entirely if possible.

If it's Obama or Edwards they'll time it to do help Hillary the most for the primaries.

Simple, no?
Posted by AlanC 2007-10-31 14:54||   2007-10-31 14:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Update: Jim Geraghty @ National Review:

Put me down as a skeptic that the Los Angeles Times would really be able to "sit on a story, all wrapped up and ready to go about what is a potentially devastating sexual scandal involving a leading Presidential candidate." (Allegedly it's separate from the Enquirer's claims about John Edwards.)

I just don't think that the paper that ran a story on Fred Thompson's playing a white supremacist on the television series Wiseguy is going to suddenly get squeamish when it comes to a sex scandal.

So if we suspect they would run the story if it were Republican. Which leaves a second scandal involving Edwards (two? Would the man be so reckless?), Obama, or Hillary. I don't think Bill Richardson can accuratelyb be called "a leading Presidential candidate."
Posted by Mike 2007-10-31 15:25||   2007-10-31 15:25|| Front Page Top

#8 One of my college buddies (DEM) in DC said he saw Hillary & Vince (Foster) snuggling up at a party once.

Jeez, ya think that could be it?

Nope, that couldn't be the story. It might bring up WAY more than what the media wants out there....
Posted by Mullah Richard 2007-10-31 15:33||   2007-10-31 15:33|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, Slick Willie f*cked his way through the presidency and got away with it, so what's the big deal. The President is looked up to so he must be right.

/bad example setting
Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul  2007-10-31 16:22||   2007-10-31 16:22|| Front Page Top

#10 I too am skeptical about anyones ability to keep a story like this.

However, if it's about Hillary! and they can't keep it hush-hush, it needs to come out soon so they can do some damage control and have some time to move past the scandal. If that is the case, expect to see it come out over Thanksgiving because that's where news goes to die.
Posted by Mike N. 2007-10-31 16:32||   2007-10-31 16:32|| Front Page Top

#11 MSM is even worse at secret-keeping than politicians, or the CIA; I'd be very surprised if this story could stay buried - even if there isn't really any story, somebody'll make one up.
Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore  2007-10-31 16:39||   2007-10-31 16:39|| Front Page Top

#12 The one organization that can kill a story is the MSM. They would have spiked Lewinski successfully if it hadn't been for Drudge. That has changed all the rules, but the MSM doesn't know it yet.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-31 16:42||   2007-10-31 16:42|| Front Page Top

#13 Could just be a UFO sighting. However, as much as everyone jumped on Hilliary last night you would have thought she was getting boned by everyone on the stage. If this involved a Republican, the MSM would be quick to report the story; they might even make it up. The MSM is so in-bed with the leftish donks, they are not going to report such a story.
Posted by JohnQC 2007-10-31 16:44||   2007-10-31 16:44|| Front Page Top

#14 Was it yesterday or the day before (?) I was reading Instapundit and Mickey Kaus was quoted as saying that there was an impending "Scandal Star" about to burst on the scene to wreck havoc on our complacent political world. I didn't know at the time what he was referring to. I think I do now. My only wish it that it would be Hillary at the center of the scandal. Or even Bill. But it won;t be. Shucks.
Posted by Mark Z">Mark Z  2007-10-31 16:56||   2007-10-31 16:56|| Front Page Top

#15 The sex scandal is that Hillary's not a blonde.

Warning: link is NSFW
Posted by badanov 2007-10-31 18:09|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org]  2007-10-31 18:09|| Front Page Top

#16 That was close; I thought you were goins to say she wasn't a female. That would explain so much.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-31 18:13||   2007-10-31 18:13|| Front Page Top

#17 The LA Times was sitting on a (sexual scandal))story, Matt Drudge call your office.
Posted by GK 2007-10-31 20:57||   2007-10-31 20:57|| Front Page Top

#18 They certainly can't use the "it's not a trend" excuse...
Posted by Hyper 2007-10-31 21:07||   2007-10-31 21:07|| Front Page Top

#19 NSFW AND NSF pre-dinner....yeesh :-)
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2007-10-31 21:43||   2007-10-31 21:43|| Front Page Top

#20 Sen Obama had a fling

Big deal. Sen Kucinich probably had a fling or two; same with Sen Biden.
Posted by mhw 2007-10-31 21:57||   2007-10-31 21:57|| Front Page Top

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