Posted on 07/11/2007 4:12:46 PM PDT by goldstategop
Here’s another Double Standard on Morality Alert:
When Democrats commit immoral acts (or essentially any act for that matter), Rush ignites the flamethrower. When Republicans commit immoral acts, Rush points to the Dems’ alleged double standard.
It smells.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Gotta laugh when you mention Louisiana voters. Wow.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
True, they’re not priests or rabbis, but I don’t think the public is asking them to be. I think we’re just asking them to be reasonably upstanding, to not have sex with prostitutes and commit other acts of similar heinousness.
The media is OUR enemy as much as any other group! I can't think of any other American institution I'd like to more see brought to their knees.
The media is OUR enemy as much as any other group! I can't think of any other American institution I'd like to more see brought to their knees.
Our guys need to ask dems running for office if they feel sex outside of marriage is OK. Is it really "anything goes"? Maybe we should ask them while they're sitting with the little woman...
Put them on the record. Let's see if reporters are making assumptions...
Vitter not only disgraced his family but he broke the law.
“Does anyone remember when the Bush twins were caught drinking under age and the days of media “attention” given to them, compared to the media “attention” paid to Al Gore III?
The media is OUR enemy as much as any other group! I can’t think of any other American institution I’d like to more see brought to their knees.”
Al Gore is not a sitting president, as George W Bush was at the time of the coverage of his daughters. Had Al Gore III been arrested 8 years ago, you would have seen plenty of coverage. Plus, for what it’s worth, 2 young girls drunk in public as a matter of habit is a meatier story, more sensational and therefore more newsworthy in that the story could be expected to sell more papers and magazines and attract more viewers. Perhaps.
Also, tweak your assumptions and one could just as easily come to the opposite conclusion than the one you came to: if the media covers the sins of the children in direct proportion to the relevance the media places on the parents (i.e., highly relevant parents = more media scrutiny of the kids and vice versa), then a lack of coverage of Al Gore III could be interpreted to mean that the media doesn’t see Al Gore II as all that relevant. And isn’t that a good thing? I’m not saying this is true, just that it’s based on underlying assumptions that have just as much merit as those on which your post is based.
Regarding your desire to see the media “brought to their knees” (I wonder what that would look like in policy terms? I shudder to think, actually), I can’t seem to find your contentions reflected in the writings of any of the Founders. In fact, I find the opposite.
David Corn finds a Senate phone no on the DC Madam’s list—asks folks to track it..Dan Riehl does—it was Senator Moynihan’s office (probably one of his Dem aides).LOL
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/233290.php
By writing "bringing them to their knees," as you must know, but enjoy being argumentive, is not a literal statement. Or you sympathize with the conservative hating media who have absolutely despised Bush from the beginning.
If I spare you my sanctimonious defense of the media, will you spare me your simplistic world view?
Until a year ago I lived 3 blocks away from Jenna in Georgetown, DC, and saw her myself a couple times in neighborhood bars, and once in a diner on a Sunday morning after what looked like a hard night out. She wasn’t sober, but neither were there big bad media wolves salivating over her shoulder. There’s nothing sanctimonious about my defense—she had a reputation for frequenting the bar scene like many others of us her age. The media was inevitably there when the twins, as you pointed out, were underage. The point of my post was that I don’t see any evil media conspiracy here.
Yes I know “bringing them to their knees” is not a literal statement, but your point that you’d like to see the media institution essentially annulled (if not punished) was clear and, I would argue, somewhat misguided.
But maybe it’s because I make a living in part by generating media, and have done so for some of the most stalwart conservatives in Congress. The challenge has never been overcoming the media’s liberal bias. It’s always been finding that hook that’s going to sell.
One more thing: the volume of media coverage also largely hinges on the quality of the images, if there are images. In the case of the Bush twins, you had clear visuals of them in the act of underage drinking, so that also fueled the story. If you had photos or video of Al Gore III in handcuffs on the side of the police car (assuming there are none—I haven’t seen any at least), then you’d have seen those images all over the place, and they would have fueled the story.
What is Vitter’s position on the feds role on escort services? When has he legislated that?
I appreciate your replies and the time you took to explain your point.
Ms. Palfrey published her complete phone records July 9 - that's what started this round of the Vitter saga. Now that the list is out there. we'll see what turns up. There are enough people looking through the list from all sides of the political spectrum that I'm sure we'll get a pretty complete reckoning.
Are their marriage vows worthless? If they don't mean it when they take the vow, I assume their oaths are worth nothing as well.
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