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And to contrast this coverage how Bill was treated during the '90's when there was any hint that there was something sexual going on between him and another woman! By god. The press has gone over backward to make sure this story gets buried. It's the old double standard again. Republican sex lives and indiscretions are protected but the press goes full bore on Dems and sex.
Besides, now it's out there, they are letting it slide and they will henceforth treat it as a non-issue. It will be treated like a non-issue much like Bush's missing TANG records were in the 2000 cycle.
What gets me is when the talking heads admit that they've heard "rumors" of this stuff but never did any follow-up? What other "rumors" are these reporters sitting on? And why? What good is access to the "political elite" if you don't use it to inform the public? One of the big stories here is that the media is falling on its sword again. Worse, they're doing it to benefit a Republican! The media seems to favor having access over reporting news. It is all about being a news personality, not a news reporter. They are news repeaters. They repeat only what their friends want them to repeat.
When did political sexual liaisons become moral in nature? Back in the day, the big fear of sexual indiscretions was that a spay could gain access to sensitive documents or that one of the parties would be opening themselves up to blackmail? The Profuma Affair and Mata Hari's sexual escapades were stories in their time because of the espionage angle, not that there was something morally deficient about the participants. It just seems that in more recent years "sex" scandals are treated more as whether a person is morally fit than why it actually matters. Or, whether it matters at all.
Is someone doing favors for their lover? Is someone being blackmailed or is in danger of being blackmailed? But, when the press finally gets the hint of a sexual relationship of a major political figure - McCain - they pretty much blow off the corruption angle and then dismiss as strongly as possible that there is independent verification. Give me a break. McCain was sucking up to the press back in 1999 and 2000. They heard from him about affairs he had. They were on the bus with him and they would voluntarily take him off the record. They knew there was more than just rumors but they liked McCain so they covered for him.
Finally, at least on the subject of the press and their access, did any of them ever see Vicki Iseman in 1999/2000? Do any of them know her or remember seeing her? Are there pictures? Is there film footage somewhere? Why aren't looking into travel records to see if Iseman traveled with McCain or if she took separate flights? Why are they going after phone records to see if there were (and when) phone calls to/from McCain and Iseman? Are they interviewing/hounding family and friends like they did back in the 90's? Are they looking into other possible corruption on the part of McCain?
In the end, you are so right, the Dem nominee will have to fight and the Republican will get the pass.
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