themoderatevoice.com - 8/9/2008
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(1.) The mainstream media let us down yet again by failing to take seriously first rumors and then credible accounts of the John Edwards-Rielle Hunter affair until there was so much smoke that it’s a wonder that all of those notably uncurious political reporters weren’t barfing into their arugula salads.
(2.) The New York Times deserves special scorn after running an ...
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Can John Edwards come back?
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... Edwards’ case is similar; his paramour, Rielle Hunter, worked for the campaign, and apparently received money from campaign officials afterwards, which certainly suggests someone wanted her to keep quiet. (The self-admitted father of the child also received stipends, which suggests that Edwards and/or his staff wanted him happy as well.) We’ll get back to that in a minute. Under normal circumstances, should infidelity be a disqualifier? Shaun Mullen makes the character argument at TMV today: Political bloggers who say that they could care less about the affair and write ...
Can John Edwards come back? Update: AOL Hot Seat poll added
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Edwards’ case is similar; his paramour, Rielle Hunter, worked for the campaign, and apparently received money from campaign officials afterwards, which certainly suggests someone wanted her to keep quiet. (The self-admitted father of the child also received stipends, which suggests that Edwards and/or his staff wanted him happy as well.) We’ll get back to that in a minute. Under normal circumstances, should infidelity be a disqualifier? Shaun Mullen makes the character argument at TMV today: Political bloggers who say that they could care less about the affair and write ...
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