First the Natl Enquirer-now the Globe

[liveoaktx]

at the store today, saw a copy in the tabloid stands for the Globe with a photos of a disgruntled looking Laura and * prominently on the front and the caption "Bush Marriage Crisis! The truth about The Drinking... The Fights... and more"

Bought it and in the very center is the article "Bush Marriage Crisis". Photos of Jenna humping some guy's leg at the post-Inaug party, mugshots of Jeb Bush's kids John Ellis and Noelle...

and the callouts

"Does Laura Want out because the prez is drinking again?"

and
The Word around Washington is that his drinking has been going on for a while

At the top is a recent photo of Bush holding what looks like a glass of wine in his hand.

Heh. Looks like the tabloids have decided to go after his ass.

[opihimoimoi]

1. If the Tabs run the story, Bush is really TOAST.

[electropop]

16. To Bush's base, the Enquirer

is the NY Times, Edward R Murrow, and Walter Cronkite all rolled into one.

[grace0418]

25. Yeah, they won't believe a credible story from the NYT but the same

story in the Enquirer is gold. Whatever it takes to wake people up I guess.

[YouthInAsia]

38. Kick

:kick:

[Jack from Charlotte]

It's time for a reporter to ask AWOL/Moron if he's drinking alcohol

again or better yet..... "When was the last time you had a drink of alcohol?"

[opihimoimoi]

2. Oooops, dupe, plz delete

[Arugula Latte]

3. It's about frickin' time Joe and Joana Sixpak learned about these freaks

instead of the sanitized version of them as patriotic 'Murkins. :puke:

[existentialist]

4. tabloids after his ass . . .

Aside from my fist reaction of (Gosh it couldn't happen to a nicer (as in more appropriate) person) three serious questions arise:


1) Is it true?



2) Is it a sign of a change in political climate?



3) Might it help bring about a change in political climate?

[sleipnir]

6. If the Nat Enquirer runs the story, it's very, very likely true.

They have a huge CYA legal department, so I'm certain they've either confirmed the story with at least two independent, notable sources or have found some odd loophole that might prevent a libel suit.

These guys have learned their lessons from the late '80s after a deluge of lawsuits. I'd say the N.E. motto for the last 10 years is, "Don't Print Anything You Can't Legally Defend."

[grace0418]

26. True. Of course they'll still print alien abduction stories, etc. but

that's because no one will sue them over that. I think they know better than to mess with BushCo unless they had backup.

It's also a sign of the times that the NE thinks it's readers will WANT to read such a story. A year ago they probably wouldn't have printed it even if they had the facts to back it up.

[hang a left]

5. I saw the cover Saturday morning at the super

I just smiled and thought "who cares if it's true".

And I heard Leno brought it up tonight.

[napi21]

8. Yep, he sure did! "Word has it that Bush is drinking again.

Do you know what that means??? All those decisions he made before...HE WAS SOBER!"

I'm listening to lib radio, and had Leno on in the background. That one caught my attention! AND MADE ME LAUGH!!!

[blue agave]

7. Ahhh - something the repuke voters can relate to ...

a sex scandal !

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. Time to get even for the anthrax murder of the NE publisher, eh?

It's about time.

[electropop]

17. When will our Congressional Dems get even

for the Republican Anthrax attacks on them?

[NYCGirl]

28. The publisher was not the one who died, it was a photo editor.

Relatively low in the totem pole.

[MelissaB]

10. kick

[Theduckno2]

11. Didn't the NE editor state that the story was being investigated by

a respected news outlet too. I doubt he meant the Globe. :popcorn:

[Mabus]

37. That's what someone reported

I think they were repeating what they had heard the editor say on Ed Schultz's show. It was supposed to be a "credible" MSM paper.

[spinbaby]

12. Web site must not be up to date

They still have "HILLARY ATTACKS BILL'S SECRET LOVER."

http://www.globemagazine.com/

[distantearlywarning]

13. Wow. This might do more damage than all the internet blogs combined.

There are a lot of really dumb Bush voters out there who get a lot of their news from the tabloids and consider everything in them to be 100% true. I don't think tabloids are seen as partisan and they reach a lot of "Nascar Moms". The Bushies should be worried about this one. But how sad will it be if a tabloid is what finally brings this administration to its knees?

[Richard Steele]

14. A fake newspaper destroying a fake president? Seems fitting to me. nm

[DaytonOHDem]

15. A fake newspaper bringing down a fake pResident, that is good.

I don't care what brings him down anymore, I just want him brought down.

[Richard Steele]

30. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Ignis]

42. I think it'll be the dirty money...

But I'll take anything that puts these crooks in jail, at this point.

[Maraya1969]

24. The National Enquirer has won some journalism awards

They are different than some of the others. And like I just read in a post above, they double check all their information now because they have been sued too many times.

What they are guilty of is exaggerated headlines that make you think you are going to read something really juicy and then it turns out to be nothing.

Besides, The MEN IN BLACK use them as a primary resource.

[Richard Steele]

27. Wasn't referring to the ENQUIRER, but rather "the Globe".

I havn't read the Enquirer for years,
but lots of folks seem to vouch for its integrity these days.
I havn't seen anyone making the same claims for the Globe.

(And I'm pretty sure that the MIB use the "Weekly World News, lol)

[NYCGirl]

29. What journalism awards have they won? NT

[Maraya1969]

40. I just remember them getting some award for being the first ones

to get a story out or something like that. I might be wrong though.

[Mabus]

41. They were the first to report Clinton's black love child

If they got an award it was from a foundation connected to Scaife.

[mtnsnake]

18. Amazing how the tabloids are doing what MSM should be doing....

going after the imbecile in one way or another!!

[the_real_38]

19. That's the one story the ass-kissing mainstream media ....

.... will never deliver, and it would completely undermine Bush's support among his base - a big part of his shtick is presenting himself as 'redeemed' (by Jesus and right-wing ideology) after his earlier troubles. It's a point of identification between him and his (deluded) followers.

[npincus]

20. NE link (and article) was all over the Web- I can't find the Globe article

linked or mentioned ANYWHERE.

Does anyone have it?

[drbtg1]

21. tin hat time

Wasn't American Media (the owners of the National Enquirer and the Star) the ones who had an anthrax attack in 2001, back when certain media outlets and prominent Democrats also had anthrax attacks?

Has anyone been indicted for the anthrax attacks?

I think American Media would be pretty pissed for that and would want some measure of revenge.


hmmm.....

[populistdriven]

23. It was, and Giuliani's Company cleaned up after the Neocon's Anthrax

http://www.giulianipartners.com/press_bioone_011304.aspx

[drbtg1]

32. A very interesting tangent

Thanks for that angle.

[Generic Other]

22. I love picking up a magazine like that and making vocal comments

so everyone in line can hear. I just went off on him. Before long the whole line was looking at the article.

I hope just such behavior is replicated nationwide. That's called facing the judgment of the masses.

[Mr_Spock]

31. I saw that at Target checkout - I chuckled out loud

I was enjoying the headline :D

[MADem]

34. I saw it at my local supermart

They were flying off the shelves, they restocked the slot while I was waiting in line!

The tabs are doing a classic story--pull down a guy who has, by his own statements, inferred that he is "better than" the average guy, what with his Jeeebus, his strong will to quit boozing all by hisself, his so-called "honor and integrity..." -- calling out a bullshitter always draws a crowd!

[wryter2000]

33. I think this could backfire

1) He'll engage in a very public self-castigation and reform, which will arouse sympathy, and

2) It'll serve as a great excuse for his miserable performance recently.

Now, if we could catch him having sex with JimmyJeff Gannon-Gukert, that might get us somewhere. :evilgrin:

[MADem]

35. He has one failing, he can NEVER ADMIT HE WAS WRONG

Look at his limpdick rationalizations post-Katrina: he used phrases like "To the extent that the federal government...." -- the bum could not bring himself to say, plainly, WE SCREWED UP.

A politician who CAN do that turns a two week story into one line on the early news, and then it is on to other stories.

He is incapable of saying "I WAS WRONG." It's his big downfall.

[SlipperySlope]

36. Is there an online version of the article? (N/T)

[Pathwalker]

39. I wondered why he kept saying "DIVORCE" over and over

this morning - hmmmmm.