Prostitution scandal has Washington in new 'shock and awe'. Will the MSM cover this

still_one

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Sun Apr-29-07 12:40 PM
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Prostitution scandal has Washington in new 'shock and awe'. Will the MSM cover this

Edited on Sun Apr-29-07 12:45 PM by still_one

as much as they did bill clinton if high powered republicans are involved?

It would really be a kick if some on that list were high-powered news media whores from fox and other hypocritical jerks

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Viva_La_Revolution

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Sun Apr-29-07 12:47 PM
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1. It does seem to be heating up...

When the 60 Minutes interview runs, the sheeple will get hooked. :popcorn:

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still_one

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Sun Apr-29-07 12:52 PM
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4. I hope so, I am tired of this double standard that is propagated through the MSM

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merh

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:33 PM
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14. which interview?

:shrug:

and when?

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Viva_La_Revolution

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:56 PM
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19. next week, I think

there's a thread floating around here somewhere... I'll see if I can find it.

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merh

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:58 PM
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20. thank you

:hi:

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Zan_of_Texas

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Sun Apr-29-07 02:52 PM
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21. It will be on 20-20 on May 4th.

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merh

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Sun Apr-29-07 04:16 PM
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23. thanks

n/t

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OHdem10

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Sun Apr-29-07 12:49 PM
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2. An official at State Dept Resigned because he

had received Massages there. He said No sex was involved.

This was reported just this matter of factly on Fox.

Nary a word anywhere else. It was so matter of fact, I missed
the guys name.

no, the MSM will not cover any scandals re Republicans and
for the most part will not report unless forced to.

Corporate Owned Media consider Republicans as their allies
and the double standard goes on. Reporters are afraid of
losing their jobs, so they do not rock the boat.

The Republicans used the Religious Right to call EMail
and write letters to Media. This cleared the way for MSM
who hate Bill Clinton as much as the RR.

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still_one

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Sun Apr-29-07 12:54 PM
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5. I really hope this starts to gain momentuem. It sometimes seems the only thing people care about

is this rather than if their constitutional rights are being taken away

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Gabi Hayes

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Sun Apr-29-07 12:49 PM
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3. they IGNORED it on This Week. they might have mentioned it, but that was IT.

there was ZERO discussion of it during the freeperall, with Will, Fareed, and the blonde woman (Radatz?)

and if THEY aren't talking about it, who will?

I watched Kurtz...no mention... the longest segment was on Rosie!

one thing Kurtz said was that Brian Williams' debate questions were just FINE.

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still_one

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Sun Apr-29-07 12:55 PM
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7. Isn't it funny how the media seems always mild in their criticism of themseleves?

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alfredo

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Sun Apr-29-07 12:55 PM
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6. Was Rudy or Romney involved? What about leaders of the

Christian right like Robertson, DeLay, and Dobson. Yes I put DeLay in there because he is good at beating us over the head with his holiness.

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Warpy

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:02 PM
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8. There was a deafening silence from the pious

souls leading the religious fascists: Robertson, Falwell, Dobson, and even old Phelps himself were silent about Guckert/Gannon's sleepovers at the White House.

Mmmm hmmmm. Maybe this is the one, but I see most of those old boys sneaking out and using rent boys instead of erotic escort services.

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alfredo

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Sun Apr-29-07 04:22 PM
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24. If they were Dems, you know they will be all over TV and Radio

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tabasco

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:34 PM
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15. Pat Robertson is only turned on by money.

He orgasms every time he signs a new contract with a murderous dictator with gold mines.

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alfredo

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Sun Apr-29-07 04:23 PM
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25. I have the feeling you don't like him.

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madmom

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:11 PM
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9. it depends on whether they want to hide something else from the public eye..n/t

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Atman

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:14 PM
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10. I doubt it. Half of them are probably involved.

Maybe Pajamas Media will massage the truth...for fifty bucks. And an extra hundred for a happy ending.

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badgerpup

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:15 PM
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11. Here's the money question...

"Just massages."
:sarcasm:
OK...were they 'full release' or 'happy ending' or some other kind of euphemism?
That means the massagee ACHEIVED ORGASM, kiddies...and that constitutes S-E-X as defined by the GOP's very own anti-Clenis ammo.

Learn the argot, ask the questions...then step back, cos the walls are gonna tumble.

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malaise

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:17 PM
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12. Yep this will hit MSM

Sex means ratings.

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Bitwit1234

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:32 PM
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13. I was just thinking the same thing.

Maybe a lot of the "high and Mighty" newsreaders are customers. Wouldn't that be a hoot..and you know they won't rat each other out.

Truthfully, I don't see why prostitution is not legalized. Run it like a business and then their wouldn't be any underhanded stuff and all the pimps and johns out there.

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charlyvi

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:34 PM
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16. Will they cover it? A sex scandal?

Most definitely yes. If it's exclusively an "R" scandal, which I doubt, it allows the MSM to stick it to the people whose water they carried for these last six years, people who have lied to them repeatedly. The media is feeling the heat these days for all those planted leaks, lack of investigatory cajones, stenographic style of journalism, and cocktail weenie coziness with the people towards whom they are supposed to maintain an adversarial stance. But most of all, it's a ratings booster that transcends partisan politics.

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splat

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:43 PM
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17. Cover it? Sex?? ABC is running it May 4 for sweeps week n/t

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Tierra_y_Libertad

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Sun Apr-29-07 01:50 PM
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18. �America is a nation without a distinct criminal class...with the possible exception of Congress."

Mark Twain

Things haven't changed much, (well, maybe for the worse), since Mark wrote those lines.

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Hubert Flottz

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Sun Apr-29-07 03:53 PM
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22. We need to remind Keith Olberman about HolesaleGate...

And in some cases prolly RetailGate.

Bush prolly already knew since he was spying on everybody.

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Babsbrain

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Sun Apr-29-07 04:34 PM
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26. Fox not acknowledging it....

I just sent Foxnews.com a news tip that Deputy Secretary of State Tobias resigned due to a sex scandal. I figured they hadn't heard about it since it wasn't noted on their website.

I'm sure they would appreciate more people to bring that to their attention. Go to foxnews.com, go to Fox and Friends and click on 'submit news tip'. They'll thank you.

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