August 09, 2008
— Ace Good stuff. As you may have already known from the Enquirer, Reille Hunter was head over heels in love with this douche, and figured they'd be married one day. So neither she nor her sister is cool with the insinuations she's a political groupie humping anyone with a DNC Guest Pass.
And his interview is grippingly cocksuckerish.
Old Media Dethroned (?): Tim Rutten says so. I say no.
When John Edwards admitted Friday that he lied about his affair with filmmaker Rielle Hunter, a former employee of his campaign, he may have ended his public life but he certainly ratified an end to the era in which traditional media set the agenda for national political journalism.From the start, the Edwards scandal has belonged entirely to the alternative and new media. The tabloid National Enquirer has done all the significant reporting on it -- reporting that turns out to be largely correct -- and bloggers and online commentators have refused to let the story sputter into oblivion.
Slate's Mickey Kaus has been foremost among the latter, alternately analyzing and speculating on the Enquirer's reporting and ridiculing the mainstream media for a fastidiousness that has seemed, from the start, wholly absurd. Like other commentators, he repeatedly alleged that a double standard that favored Democrats applied to the story. Like the Enquirer's reporting, the special-treatment charge is largely true, as anyone who recalls the media frenzy over conservative commentator and former Cabinet secretary William Bennett's high-stakes gambling would agree.
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...It's interesting that what finally forced Edwards into telling the truth was a mainstream media organization. ABC News began investigating the Edwards affair in October, but really began to push after the Beverly Hilton allegations. When ABC confronted Edwards with its story (which confirmed "95% to 96%" of the tabloid's reporting, according to the network), he admitted his deception.
With that admission, the illusion that traditional print and broadcast news organizations can establish the limits of acceptable political journalism joined the passenger pigeon on the roster of extinct Americana.
It's not yet clear that Brian Ross forced Edwards' hand -- it could have been pressure from the Democrats to resolve this before the election (Protect Barack > Protect Elizabeth).
And Edwards, of course, says that he granted an interview to spare the Youngs and Reille Hunter further harassment by the tabloids, which seems to me to be the most likely reason of all for the story breaking. (At least according to the David "Sucker of Cock" Shuster school of journalism, which states that "very credible" sources, such as Edwards and his campaign agents, must be trusted implicitly as regards scandalous allegations about Edwards.)
But assuming that it was ABC News' pressure -- then Old Media has not really been dethroned. They kept the story out of the news, mostly, and only when one reporter with a bit of license to dig independently on stories pursued it did it actually break big. (It was Brian Ross, I believe, who first or most aggressively pursued that "Stop Sexual Predators" guy's blog-allegations against Tom Foley, too, and thereby vaulted that story into the MSM.)
Still, the public may have some questions about why the media all but refused to report on this.
The AP's whine that it's just durned hard to confirm an affair is ridiculous. As is obvious to almost everyone at this point, people connected with Reille Hunter, including she herself, were leaking to the media. They wanted to talk. Hunter's sister Melissa is an obvious suspect: She's angry as hell at John Edwards for screwing over her sister, and the original Enquirer reports cited angered friends reporting on the affair. Whether it was Melissa or not, the fact is that it seems someone was going to the media, rather than waiting for the media to come to her.
Is it plausible that the Angry Friend would only talk to the National Enquirer and no one else? Is it plausible she didn't think of any other media organizations to spill to?
No, it's not plausible. In all likelihood, there are a dozen reporters working for the MSM who got a call from the Angry Friend -- obviously in a position to know -- and were told the whole sordid story. They were fed the story from a "very credible" source, as David "Sucker of Cock" Shuster might term her, and yet still chose to neither report it nor follow up. They chose from the outset to bury the story.
And the MSM will continue covering itself with inglory. There's a huge story yet to tell, so obviously newsworthy it's not even worth debating -- and I don't mean John Edwards 99% likely paternity.
I mean The Greatest Pal a Guy Could Ever Want, Fred Baron, a kinda sleazy trial lawyer paying off his candidate's mistress without, I presume, filing FEC disclosures for his largesse (and of course without telling his good buddy Edwards).
Far be it from me to cast aspersions upon The Greatest Pal a Guy Could Ever Want, but there is almost certainly both corruption and outright illegality going on here, including, not incidentally, the fact that a fundraiser would have had complete control over John Edwards should he have become president. John Edwards would have been the leader of the US -- but only when Fred Baron decided to let him be. It reality, it would have been Fred Baron making any decision he had a personal, or financial, interest in.
This is obviously important and newsworthy. But then, I thought Edwards' affair and love-baby were pretty important and newsworthy, too. The MSM could attempt to redeem itself by pursuing the Fred Baron story, but I think they'll choose to keep the story as sleazy and sexual and personal and trivialized as humanly possible-- having embargoed the story thusfar, they will attempt to confirm their previous judgment that the story was unimportant by deliberately tanking a crucial story that would expose their judgment as hopelessly naive.
They also want to Protect Barack, of course, and it won't do to have a Democratic contender exposed as both corrupt and so compromised by his sexual urges as to be a bona fide national security risk.
Reille Hunter/John Edwards Sex Tapes! Well, not really. But a lot of Edwards' language is suggestive.
You Know Who I Want To Hear From? The Angry Friend. I want to hear her name every single MSM Sucker of Cock she gave the story gift-wrapped to.
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How come Woodruff didn't ask Edwards:
How many times have you met with Hunter since you revealed your affair to your wife?
Have you met Hunter at this hotel before?
Posted by: grc at August 09, 2008 09:44 AM (h4JIA)
He must think she's soooo in love that she'll just wait her turn quietly while he drags her through the mud for awhile.
What a jackass.
Posted by: DrewM. at August 09, 2008 09:47 AM (hlYel)
Posted by: stace at August 09, 2008 09:56 AM (JO0c/)
Posted by: stace at August 09, 2008 10:00 AM (JO0c/)
Posted by: Grapson at August 09, 2008 10:03 AM (1cALf)
Jeesh. Then why pretend you are conducting an interview?
Posted by: grc at August 09, 2008 10:04 AM (h4JIA)
Posted by: grc at August 09, 2008 10:05 AM (h4JIA)
Edward's is safe as long as he keeps Baby Mama happy, and he knows it.
Of course, pissing her off will have drastic consequences, checks or no checks.
Posted by: stinky esposito at August 09, 2008 10:08 AM (MMC8r)
For Edwards to use her like that (and of course, pay her six figures of campaign donations for shitty webcam work), and then let the world think she was just fucking him for nothing but sex, has a child with another married man, and basically ruin her life, deny any love (and we all know he professed to her in bed), and etc. etc. has to be maddening.
For Rielle, she's got a kid she needs to feed, one that the father denies, and she has many other concerns that prevent her from commenting on John's sick comments about her. She's unable to defend herself from slander. Not to mention she probably still clings to hope that the rich douche will marry her when his wife dies (he obviously will move on to other chicks).
For rielle's sister, though, it's just obvious that Rielle has been used and discarded and called any name in the book for even the 1% shot at helping Edwards slightly. She clearly knows that Rielle did not sleep with Andrew Young, or she wouldn't ask and risk proving to the world what a slut Rielle is. Of course, they better choose an honest tester.
One thing the democrats always forget is that Bill Clinton slandered Monica too before the DNA on the dress proved he did have sex with his intern. She was powerless, and he wanted to squash her like a bug after getting his use out of her. For both these guys, they likely have had many mistresses, and probably a couple of fatherless kids out there.
but for John, it's a bit worse because he used his wife as a way to garner votes. Paraded her around, whines about her illness, insisted he was a great husband, and it was all a lie. he used his wife just as he used Rielle... without any concern for their personal welfare.
Of course, if his wife knew about this affair, and John was still having Rielle film him personally, then she had to know it was ongoing. That's sick. She was willing to let America elect a lie. She's an asshole for that, though I feel sorry for her. All those web videos where John asks Rielle if everyone knows what they do behind the scenes and giggling have taken on a more obvious meaning. He loved getting away with being a scumbag.
Posted by: ghy at August 09, 2008 10:08 AM (8jYMc)
Posted by: EnochF at August 09, 2008 10:12 AM (VXm6y)
You don't say.
Posted by: Eric at August 09, 2008 10:15 AM (xDwoq)
But that wouldn't have gone over too well at the next guild meeting so Woodruff just sat there and let Edwards run down the paper. Of course Woodruff didn't mind getting a big story off their labor, he just wouldn't give them any credit or protection.
Cocksuker.
Posted by: DrewM. at August 09, 2008 10:20 AM (hlYel)
Also, Sam Stein Huffpo dude says there are plenty of rumors the Youngs' are sick of the charade...
Posted by: Topsecretk9 at August 09, 2008 10:21 AM (YNoA/)
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Sleazy Sidney Blumenthal's handiwork
Posted by: Topsecretk9 at August 09, 2008 10:25 AM (YNoA/)
Hey, the coke whore has lots of options. She can prove Edwards is the father and sue for support. She can expose Fred to the IRS and get a reward for the tip.
She will write a book.
There will be a movie.
Want to bet she did a line or two with silky pony? I would.
This is NOT over. The NE obviously has more pictures. The McCain quip was a warning shot to the GOP let this go.
We WON'T ASSHOLE. You're fucking toast.
AND why are the taxpayers of NC paying him to run a bogus "Center for Poverty"?
Posted by: kempermanx at August 09, 2008 10:29 AM (ANRVq)
Posted by: grc at August 09, 2008 10:31 AM (h4JIA)
Posted by: mrobvious at August 09, 2008 10:40 AM (apDYv)
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at August 09, 2008 10:45 AM (0+Ggj)
Posted by: grc at August 09, 2008 10:55 AM (h4JIA)
Posted by: sherlock at August 09, 2008 10:58 AM (ojW85)
#18 is right.
What an asshole. I never loved her, er she was just a piece of meat for me to stick my dick in.
How's that going over in Kos land? What say you trolls?
She DID have the baby and didn't kill it. Must be upseting to the Kos folks, a right to life democrat brings down Silky Pony.
God IS Great!
Posted by: kempermanx at August 09, 2008 11:02 AM (ANRVq)
The MSM can't even work up the moxie the Miami Herald had twenty years ago.
They aren't in the tank - the're at the side of the road after passing the station with the sign 'Last gas for 150 miles'.
Did I hear a coyote howl?
Posted by: Mikey NTH at August 09, 2008 11:04 AM (TUWci)
Posted by: Legacy Media at August 09, 2008 11:11 AM (0+Ggj)
Posted by: stace at August 09, 2008 11:18 AM (JO0c/)
Man, old Hunter better watch GWTW.
Posted by: grc at August 09, 2008 11:24 AM (h4JIA)
Posted by: stace at August 09, 2008 11:43 AM (JO0c/)
Posted by: stace at August 09, 2008 11:57 AM (JO0c/)
So....was it Silky Pony's affair that the LA Times was hiding?
A major sex scandal story involving one of the leading presidential candidates is believed to be soon published by the LA Times, Big Head DC has learned. Details are slowly trickling in through people whove heard about the story, and with Larry Flynt saying hes set to reveal a huge sex scandal story involving a sitting senator in the coming days, the rumors seem to be gathering traction
Posted by: Warden at August 09, 2008 12:07 PM (QoR4a)
So....was it Silky Pony's affair that theLA Times was hiding?
Speaking of, where is Huma nowadays?
Posted by: Maetenloch at August 09, 2008 12:11 PM (SrqTU)
Hunter's a slut, plain and simple. She's no less guilty of adultery just because she couldn't get anyone to marry her.
That child was a lifetime meal ticket to her. Knocked up by a millionaire? By accident? O yeah I believe that.
And if she just had that baby out of love? What an idiot.
And if she just had that baby because it was the right thing to do for the child? Why how precious. But uh, shouldn't you have thought of a few values before you picked a married sperm donor? Shouldn't you have considered those lofty morals before you hopped between (at least) 2 men's beds? It's a tad late to rely on nobility as a defense, Dear.
Fortunately for her, she is currently a virtual saint thanks to circumstance; she's being out-slimed.
But, let us not forget she's a real piece of work and is as culpable as Edwards. 2 Wangs don't make a Right.
Posted by: Barbelle at August 09, 2008 01:41 PM (qF8q3)
Posted by: grc at August 09, 2008 01:56 PM (h4JIA)
Posted by: Lee at August 09, 2008 02:03 PM (+kJAy)
Either way, she's looking mighty sleazy right now.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 09, 2008 02:04 PM (qm2ea)
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 09, 2008 02:06 PM (qm2ea)
Posted by: Lee at August 09, 2008 02:07 PM (+kJAy)
Because if he were the father, why in hell would he go on TV and deny paternity while claiming to be willing to take a DNA test? He's backing himself into a corner and the consequences won't be pretty no matter what. Facts have a way of slapping us in the face and disarranging our exquisite coiffures.
I vote for the mental illness explanation. I think he and his wife entered into an unconscious pact to use their "great love" as a theme for a presidential campaign and are unwilling and unable to drop the pretense at this point. Remember how they used to brag that they celebrate their anniversary at Wendy's every year? The impulse to barf is ever more urgent.
Posted by: CornFedBeauty at August 09, 2008 02:15 PM (Z07/i)
Everyone is missing the most important thing in all this. The National Enquirer published something that was actually true. Think about that for a minute.
As a corrollary, suppose the MSM didn't figure it out, and are all innocent (yeah, sex scandals don't sell newspapers). Dude, you got scooped by the Enquirer? Really? That screams for a t-shirt in the newsroom:
"I Are An Investigatatamive Jurnalist"
Posted by: Allen at August 09, 2008 02:31 PM (Zo7G6)
Posted by: American Yum Yum Clown Monkey at August 09, 2008 02:38 PM (LIhTl)
Brilliant tactic. Exactly what we'd expect from a sleazy cocksucker like Edwards.
Posted by: Andy at August 09, 2008 02:42 PM (23Gys)
Ok, this is how this should play out. Reille and John goes on Judge Hatchett for the DNA Paternity test. Judge Hatchett uses some of her wonderful intervention strategies to rehabilitate John from lying, cheating, and becoming a 'baby daddy' outside of his marriage. Judge Hatchett should then have Reille in classes teaching her how not to commit adultery, because we all know that John will NEVER MARRY her. So what is she waiting for, those checks are going to stop now that the spotlight is on, so she better get child support now, and not try to use public assistance. LOL
Posted by: Right at August 09, 2008 03:43 PM (I0dWS)
Posted by: 141Driver at August 09, 2008 04:38 PM (bgelV)
Gordon seems like a pretty high-powered attorney to be involved with a paternity case like this but, undoubtedly, Edwards is trying to cover himself on this situation. BTW, the Center for American Progress is a socialist political organization that is sponsored by George Soros and headed up by a clintonesta John Podesta. Podesta is the former Chief of Staff for Bill Clinton.
Here is Gordon's bio:
Robert Gordon, Senior Vice President for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress, was the domestic policy director for the Kerry-Edwards campaign. Previously, Robert worked for Senator John Edwards, first as his Judiciary Committee counsel and legislative director in the Senate, then as the policy director for his presidential campaign.
Prior to his work on Capitol Hill, Robert was a law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a Skadden Fellow at the Juvenile Rights Division of the Legal Aid Society in New York City. Robert also served in the Clinton White House as an aide to the National Economic Council and the Office of National Service, where he helped craft the legislation creating AmeriCorps. Robert graduated from Harvard College with highest honors and from Yale Law School. He is also a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution.
Posted by: Ken Morrissey at August 09, 2008 04:41 PM (uaCdp)
Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie at August 09, 2008 04:47 PM (1hM1d)
Posted by: Toilet seat at August 09, 2008 05:11 PM (xOrB4)
David "Sucker of Cock" Shuster
to:
David "Sucker of the Barbed Cock of Satan" Shuster?
Posted by: Eeyore's Swinging Sack at August 09, 2008 05:17 PM (YgHC2)
Posted by: Dan Collins at August 09, 2008 05:23 PM (SohFK)
Two America's in the feminist asshole Democrat dictionary.
First: Jim Bakker is a piece of shit, as is Mark Foley, Larry Craig and that gay preacher, and Newt.
Second: let's knock up every slimy beast that looks like Bruce Dern in Silent Running we can find, fuck over cancer-ridden wives and the psychotic feminists will love it!
But we need to move on from all of this, it's so awful. So so so awful.
We all know some Repub is going to get his dick in a place it shouldn't be, it should be interesting, sort of, to see where our feminist nutbags go.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz at August 09, 2008 05:48 PM (vFeQi)
John Edwards fooled around on his sick/healthy wife and preached wholesomeness while using his family as a campaign prop. It all starts with him. However:
Reille Hunter fooled around with a married man. What's more, she decided to carry the conception to term knowing the consequences and perhaps even counting on them to get either a husband (should a cancer stricken spouse die) or a payoff (should the child's father opt out of marrying her).
Elizabeth Edwards calculatingly decided that remaining faithful to an untrustworthy man was the right thing to do. Whether she did it out of "love," desperation (as a sick wife), desire to maintain the benefits of wealth/power/prestige isn't all that material. She allowed herself to be used as a political prop so that a dishonest man that she knew was dishonest could continue on with a charade and rise to more power and lead others. Her behavior was pretty contemptible, too.
These self-centered adults created their own mess and now they'll have an innocent child thrust into a tawdry spectacle. What a cesspool of selfish shitheads.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at August 09, 2008 05:55 PM (sI5Ho)
Yeah, but have you seen how beautiful the Edwards' house is, it is GORGEOUS.
It's all that really matters, especially in the lala land of liberalism.
Money, possessions, banging women left and right, being dilletantes, just doing whatever they want, results and morality be damned.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
I mean, this asshole TOLD his supporters that he was a lawyer, did they not see how fucking RICH he was? Maybe that should have been the first clue that he is not supportive of liberal bullshit ideals.
The stupidity in the Democrat party is staggering.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz at August 09, 2008 06:13 PM (vFeQi)
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