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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 ...
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Here are some John Edwards/Rielle Hunter jokes
Jim Treacher's Blog That Is on the Internet — ... lake? They both produce "bass-turds"! eh04.jpg What will John Edwards' illegitimate child be when he grows up? Older! eh05.jpg What's the difference between Rielle Hunter and the wind? The wind only blows your husband when he's outside! eh06.jpg How do you get John Edwards to play with his illegitimate baby? Put it in front of a mirror! eh07.jpg (Hey, I didn't say they were funny jokes...) Update: John Edwards was naughty The whole country's talkin' But it's not a story And P.S. Keep rockin'! Posted by Jim Treacher at July 24, 2008 07:13 PM ...

The Deciders: LAT bans blog talk of Edwards/Hunter scandal
Ace of Spades HQ — The Deciders: LAT bans blog talk of Edwards/Hunter scandal Yep, apparently its time for another thrilling episode of The Deciders , where the media thinks you need to be treated like a mushroom -- i.e. kept in the dark and fed shit . ...we have decided not to cover the rumors or salacious speculations. So I am asking you all not to blog about this topic until further notified... I suspect this gag order means Edwards is under serious consideration as the Messiah's VP pick.

LA Times Is Relevant - Why?
Winds of Change.NET — ... This is just too damn funny to pass up. Mickey Kaus (Mickey! permalinks, dammit!) shows up in my RSS feed (plus as a link in ...

La Times Bans Bloggers from Violating Rielle Hunter Blackout
Moonbattery — The mainstream media's advocacy of left-wing politicians increasingly resembles the editorial policy of Soviet-era Pravda. If you haven't heard much about the highly amusing tale of John Edwards running in terror from reporters when he was caught visiting his mistress, it could be because this story embarrassing to a prominent Dem and potential Obama VP candidate has been blacked out. At the Los Angeles Times, this blackout is official policy: In a move that has apparently stirred up some internal discontent, the Los Angeles ...

Getting Rielle - The Enquirer Files a Criminal Complaint in Edwards Love Child Case
Roger L. Simon — ... (her real name is Lisa Druck, by the way… then Lisa Hunter… her father-in-law was attorney Alex Hunter of Boulder fame) - gossip isn’t my thing (though I enjoy it like the rest of the world). But since the LATimes is now forbidding its bloggers from talking, I now thought I’d say a bit more…. especially since The National Enquirer is filing a ...

Gotcha!
A Blog For All — I guess the Los Angeles Times will have to report on this story after all. Their self imposed blackout on the news that John Edwards might have had a love child with a mistress was blacked out by the Times editorial board. Now, a ...

L.A. Times blog ban on damaging, scurrilous rumors doesn’t extend to celebs
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... bouncing off of Kaus’s item this morning about an alleged blackout of the Edwards rumors imposed by LAT management on its stable of bloggers. […] ...

Why is the Media in the Tank for John Edwards?
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... Mickey Kaus answers the question besides the obvious answer of bias and illustrates the “double standard” especially at the Los Angeles Times which has instructed its bloggers to not write about the story. ...

L.A. Times Censors Bloggers on Edwards
Patterico's Pontifications — ... L.A. Times bloggers have been told not to blog about the National Enquirer story on John Edwards and Rielle Hunter. Here’s the e-mail, quoted from Mickey Kaus’s blog: ...

Same “News” Media that Pounced on McCain Love Affair Rumors Won’t Touch John Edwards Caught in Hotel With Mistress/Love Child Story
Flopping Aces — ... Not only did the story not appear in the main print editions of newspapers or magazines, Mickey Kaus writing at Slate.com finds the email that the editor of the Los Angeles Times sent to the newspaper’s online bloggers directing them to hush it up: ...

LAT Muzzles Staff On Edwards Story, Trumpets Obama (Again) with HUGE Photo
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... 1. Slate's Mickey Kaus published a jaw-dropping item earlier today that the Los Angeles Times has banned its bloggers from writing about the ...

Links for 2008-07-25 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Day By Day by Chris Muir July 25, 2008 RealClearPolitics - Articles - Rudy's Back! But Will He Run For Gov? Rudy Giuliani Watch: On The Comeback Trail in New York LAT bans its bloggers from discussing Edwards charges. - By Mickey Kaus - Slate Magazine FOXNews.com - Guard Confirms Late-Night Hotel Encounter Between Ex-Sen. John Edwards, Tabloid Reporters - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum Why is the Media in the Tank for John Edwards? In the ...

links for 2008-07-26
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: rudy_giuliani) Rudy Giuliani Watch: On The Comeback Trail in New York (tags: Rudy Giuliani) LAT bans its bloggers from discussing Edwards charges. - By Mickey Kaus - Slate Magazine ...

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jimtreacher.com 7/25/2008 — Knock knock. Who's there? Rielle. Rielle who? You must get all your information from TV and newspapers! Folks, I don't wanna say John Edwards has an illegitimate baby, but the kid's got John's eyes and Rielle Hunter's meal ticket! Why did Rielle ...