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Madam Story Keeps Mum on Clientele '20/20'Declines to Identify Those Not Already Known
Washington Post ^ | May 5, 2007 | Howard Kurtz

Posted on 05/04/2007 9:25:12 PM PDT by Cinnamon

During several weeks of calls to possible clients of the woman dubbed the D.C. Madam, Brian Ross of ABC confirmed that some fairly important people had used her escort service. But when he put together last night's segment for "20/20," the network's chief investigative reporter decided against outing anyone beyond the two people who already had been identified. "They just weren't newsworthy enough," ABC's Brian Ross said of the names. (By Donna Svennevik -- Abc)

"Their names won't mean anything to our audience," Ross said in an interview. "They just weren't newsworthy enough." Instead, he said, "what we really wanted to do is demonstrate the range of official Washington" involved with the escort service. Their positions, as described by Ross, made them important, at least by the capital's standards: A federal prosecutor, who recently died. A handful of military officers, including the head of an Air Force intelligence squadron. A senior official at the World Bank and other officials at

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: choke; dcmadam; escort; madam; prostitution
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me thinks there are some big fish democrat names in that list. ABC would not go to these lengths for any others from the political realm.

one name springs to mind. funny how MSM is protective of this info yet when Abu Graib happened they were championing the disclosure of every person involved, names, ranks, the people had a right to know!! in this instance they decide it won't matter whether the remaining names are disclosed...

1 posted on 05/04/2007 9:25:14 PM PDT by Cinnamon
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To: Cinnamon

World Bank and IMF, huh?

ROFL! I should have known.


2 posted on 05/04/2007 9:27:54 PM PDT by SirJohnBarleycorn
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To: Cinnamon

Cut and run.


3 posted on 05/04/2007 9:28:15 PM PDT by Enterprise (I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
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To: SirJohnBarleycorn

ABC choked big time. Couldn’t take the heat.


4 posted on 05/04/2007 9:28:55 PM PDT by Enterprise (I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
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"me thinks there are some big fish democrat names in that list."

Yep.

5 posted on 05/04/2007 9:29:19 PM PDT by VaBthang4 ("He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep")
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To: Cinnamon

You just know that the MSM is not going to out the Dims on that list.


6 posted on 05/04/2007 9:31:11 PM PDT by vox humana
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me thinks there are some big fish democrat names in that list

Hillary?

7 posted on 05/04/2007 9:31:43 PM PDT by Nihil Obstat (Kyrie Eleison)
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From the end of the article:

There may be another shoe yet to drop. ABC did not push to obtain Palfrey's earlier phone records, which cover a nine-year period. But Ross said she has given them to three journalists investigating the Clinton administration.

Interesting.
8 posted on 05/04/2007 9:31:58 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
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"Their names won't mean anything to our audience," Ross said in an interview."

That may be true, but it means a LOT in D.C. I think ABC was afraid of Arkancide. But I will ask what someone else asked:

WHAT GOOD IS A FREE PRESS IF IT'S A FAKE PRESS???

9 posted on 05/04/2007 9:32:05 PM PDT by Enterprise (I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
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There may be another shoe yet to drop. ABC did not push to obtain Palfrey's earlier phone records, which cover a nine-year period. But Ross said she has given them to three journalists investigating the Clinton administration.

Let me guess: The three journalists are Paul Begala, James Carville and George Stephanopoulos!

10 posted on 05/04/2007 9:32:11 PM PDT by SirJohnBarleycorn
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I’m just glad my name didn’t show. What a relief!

I’m still feeling jilted at the Anna Nicole DNA test. I thought I was a shoe-in (no pun intended) with that case!


11 posted on 05/04/2007 9:32:23 PM PDT by occamrzr06
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To: VaBthang4

Yep here too!

You know if it had been Republicans on the list, they would have wet themselves getting that information out to the public, regardless of how important or not those people might be. :-)

Looks like ABC got punked by the madam, LOL!


12 posted on 05/04/2007 9:33:16 PM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Bible Thumper and Proud! RUN, FRED, RUN!!!)
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Nothing would surprise. I wonder what Bill O’Reilly is thinking now. Ross was on his show, and I could swear that he was telling O’Reilly that there would be some startling revelations. I hope O’Reilly lets him have it on Monday.


13 posted on 05/04/2007 9:34:04 PM PDT by Enterprise (I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
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And trust me on this: Bill O’Reilly got punked by Brian Ross!


14 posted on 05/04/2007 9:35:05 PM PDT by Enterprise (I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
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To: VaBthang4

Love him or hate him, but BOR had Ross on yesterday and kept him honest. BOR concluded the interview with something to the effect of...” Ross, I hope ABC plays this one fair and balanced” Ross had a sheepish worried look on his face.

Maybe ABC blinked


15 posted on 05/04/2007 9:35:13 PM PDT by DAC22
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Perhaps - though, I think, they behaved responsibly, if probably for the wrong reason (to cover up for Democrats).

Publishing that would have been tabloid-trash journalism at its absolute worst. There’s no news story here.

Frankly, in a world where we celebrate homosexuality on the streets, I’m just glad to know that there are still some straight Democrats out there.


16 posted on 05/04/2007 9:35:27 PM PDT by furquhart (Gingrich for President)
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To: pillut48

Or got Donked ...


17 posted on 05/04/2007 9:35:36 PM PDT by Tarpon
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To: DAC22

No maybe about it. They are covering demmie behinds.


18 posted on 05/04/2007 9:36:04 PM PDT by pillut48 (CJ in TX --Bible Thumper and Proud! RUN, FRED, RUN!!!)
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To: Cinnamon

They are sorting out the Republicans, and need more time.


19 posted on 05/04/2007 9:36:33 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Elections have consequences.)
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To: conservative in nyc

“Interesting.”

Very.


20 posted on 05/04/2007 9:38:05 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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