[GailA]

Congress Critters loathe talk radio because talk jocks are relentless in exposing their criminal activity, their fraud and their abuse of power. Never before in history has there been a medium so willing to expose the corruption, crime and abuse they commit, so they LOATHE you for doing it.

I've read all the printed news reports, NOT one of them did more that state facts as they came out. The newspapers can't help it if MORE cases surfaced. The TV news didn't do much beyond stating facts either. Neither media floormat allow the average citizen to voice their thought and opinions in these situations.

Talk radio not only reports these aweful situations, BUT they allow the common man to voice their thoughts and opinions. Yes, the thought had crossed many of our minds were there worse incidents to come? Did Taxquist and his buddies use them to blackmail Westmoreland into that yes vote on the IT? These are NORMAL thoughts in an horrible event like this.

In general the media has abandoned it's watch dog position on government. To often they cover up corruption by government officials they like. Clinton was a prime example of their wilingness to cover up their favorites corruption.

Westmoreland chose to be a flasher, talk radio didn't make him one, nor did they drive him to take the coward's way out leaving his family to face ALL the ugliness ALL of his actions brought on them. After the first incident (IF it was the just the first incident) in March had he'd sought professional help the other two incidents might not have occurred.

His targets were 13-15 year old girls..not grown women. As a lawmaker, a former lawman and a father he KNEW his actions were illegal, reprehensible and immoral. He WILLFULLY CHOSE to do them anyway.

This one statement bothers me..."Tell them a lot is coming down." it makes it sound as if there might be more incidents that could be surfacing or a MORE serious one. Flashing is often a prelude to other more serious sexual crimes.

[Shermy]

It seemed that with the Florida Flashing Vacation stunts came out, his local Tenn. crimes previously covered up by the local authorities started to come to light. Perhaps he feared the snowball effect.

This article is weird. They're blaming the Radio folk? My guess, if he was innocent of the numerous and growing charges against him, he wouldn't have committed suicide.

[sport]

The media covers up the democrat criminl acts.

They take great delight in exposing republicans.

[Shermy]

Even before the Westmoreland story broke in the mainstream media, Valentine trumpeted the news that a man who voted for the income tax had been accused of sexual misconduct.

I assume they mean themselves, rather than some small paper in Florida. How many calls and tips from local parents did they suppress in favor of their boy?

[TomServo]

In an emotional speech last Thursday, Rep. Chris Newton (R-District 22) accused the news media of hounding Westmoreland to death.

Newton needs to have his damned diapers changed and someone to pat his fat rotarian ass. He needs to shut his fat stupid mouth before he ends up out of a job (which ain't a bad idea) and changing urinal cakes in the local high school. (Which is a better idea)

[Lancey Howard]

LOL !!!
So this "Patsy Bruce" is a big government liberal scumbag who is all bummed out because somebody on her side turned out to be a pervert? Sheesh!! And she now takes it out on radio talk show hosts? Man, how pathetic....

I stand by my theory that Westmoreland was blackmailed by the scumbag pro-taxers into supporting the IT. His proclivities were not suddenly discovered out of the blue last week.

[Ancient_Pistoll]

So she's telling us that if Steve or Phil got caught in a "compromising position" the media wouldn't use that against the anti-income tax people....if she really believes that, I've got some ocean front property in Williamson County I'd like to sell her. : )