The John Edwards scandal has finally been exposed and it is a tragic situation for his family. While many thought Edwards was a "Ken doll", it turns out that he is as typically a human as anyone else, capable of making terrible mistakes, and then covering them up. He states that he confessed everything to his wife back in 2006 and she has apparently forgiven him, judging by her continued support during his primary campaign. Unfortunately, there may be additional issues regarding paternity and use of campaign funds.
However don't count on reading about those issues in the New York Times. Those of us who regularly read the Times can now do away with any lingering doubts about whether this newspaper has a significant bias to Democrats. Compare their absolute silence on the Edwards story, which was first reported a year ago by the National Enquirer, with their rush to judgment on page one regarding alleged marital infidelity by John McCain. Further investigation about the basis of that story revealed that the Times had no facts and based the story on pure speculation. To this day, they refuse to apologize to the McCain family for their total lack of journalistic professionalism.
Nevertheless, I have to confess that I love the Times.
The Monday Metro section has a page 2 column about wonderful "only in New York City" stories.
On Tuesday, their Science section can't be beat for interesting and informative articles about the latest scientific breakthroughs.
Wednesday is the best - The dining section, chuck full of recipes and a great wine column.
Don't miss the Circuits section each Thursday which will keep you up-to-date on all things electronic.
And for you theater and movie buffs, reviews galore every Friday.
As far as the front page section one, not to worry. I use it to wrap up all those things in the fridge that are no longer edible. I think it's a good fit, wrapping up the inedible with the unreadable. After all, if you can't trust the accuracy of the reporting, what's the point?
So if you are wondering whether there is anything that could possibly be sadder than the Edwards story, rest assured there is. Nothing could be worse than a national newspaper losing its soul.
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I am surprised you feel so negative about the times. "Lost their soul" is pretty dramatic, espcially when there are articles like this one today explaining why it is understandable that McCain did not know how many houses he has. The Times took a lot of wind out of the democrats sails, undermining their attack on McCain being out of touch with common.
"Democrats have increasingly highlighted Mr. McCain’s wealth. Senator Barack Obama ridiculed him on Thursday for being unable to say how many homes he owned, saying it showed that Mr. McCain was out of touch with ordinary Americans. But with the McCains’ money in Cindy McCain’s name, as dictated by a prenuptial agreement, the senator’s finances are more difficult to assess and scrutinize than those of many other political candidates."
EXTRA CREDIT: Can you find one time where Fox news directly undermined a Republican PR strategy? I couldn't say that Fox news lost its soul as that would imply they had one once.
Forgot to put the link to the Times Artcile:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/us/politics/23mccain.html?em
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