NBC's Reid: DC is "surprised" by Vitter-"Madam" connection because Vitter says he's a conservative

Media whores, doing what they do best.


from Media Matters:


NBC's Reid: "Washington" is "surprised" by Vitter-"D.C. Madam" connection because Vitter says he's a conservative

Reporting on Sen. David Vitter's (R-LA) apology after the disclosure that Vitter's phone number was among the phone records of alleged "D.C. Madam" Deborah Jeane Palfrey, NBC News congressional correspondent Chip Reid said that "Vitter's website says he is 'focused on advancing mainstream conservative principles,' which is one reason many here in Washington are so surprised by this revelation" -- suggesting that a conservative is far less likely to be involved in a prostitution scandal than a liberal or Democrat.

Palfrey was indicted on racketeering charges stemming from allegations that she ran a prostitution ring. As Media Matters for America noted, the disclosure of Palfrey's phone records previously led to the resignation of Deputy Secretary of State Randall L. Tobias, the first director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. ABC News noted that "long with his wife, Marianne, Tobias donated over $100,000 to Republican candidates and political committees, according to the campaign finance Web site OpenSecrets.org."

Further, as the weblog TPMMuckraker noted, on the May 4 edition of ABC's 20/20, ABC News chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross indicated that the phone numbers linked to Palfrey included Republicans: "The phone numbers also tracked back to Georgetown mansions and prominent CEOs, officials at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and lobbyists, both Republican and Democratic."

The media have previously suggested that illegal, predatory, or unethical sexual conduct is more antithetical to conservative principles than to those of progressives and have downplayed alleged sexual misconduct by Republicans, particularly that of former Rep. Mark Foley, by comparing it to conduct by Democrats:

On the May 3 edition of CNN's The Situation Room, host Wolf Blitzer observed that Washington is "no stranger to sex scandals," then provided viewers only with examples of alleged misconduct by Democrats.

* In the week following reports that former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) had allegedly sent sexually explicit messages to former congressional pages, numerous media figures -- including Newsweek columnist Howard Fineman, MSNBC anchor Amy Robach, CNN host Paula Zahn, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, CNN congressional correspondent Dana Bash, and Roll Call executive editor Morton M. Kondracke -- suggested that conservative Christians were most likely to react negatively to the scandal. ........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://mediamatters.org/items/200707100004?f=h_latest

Especially since he's a conservative and they're well known for their perversions.

www.armchairsubversive.com

A) Naive; B) Stupid; C) Paid off D) All the above.

coporatemediawhore..he's not naive or stupid.

In my book there is no lower scum of the Planet Earth than a Fookin' CorporateMediaWhore.

Oh for them to have their at The Hague.

Assholes is what they are.

Let me count the ways that "conservative"(read fascist hypocritical prigs)have taken "family values" and shat upon them.

haven't had some sort of extra-marital affair - be it with a hooker, or some young staffer or whatnot.

I'm not saying Dems are pure, but I think Republics are probably worse due to the Republican sense of entitlement.

that conservatives are somehow more moral than others.
I see it as hiding behind a slogan to cover it up.

Cheers
Drifter

I never use the word conservative when I refer to republicons because they have spent our tax money like durnken sailors, and trashed the environment for short-term profit. republicons are radical right-wing crony profiteering fascist elitists.
End of discussion.

They are a crime syndicate.